Why Buyers Like the Cooperative Concept
One-Stop-Shopping
The Cooperative offers a broad range of vegetarian, organic, sugar-free, Kosher, functional, gourmet and other specialty food and
beverage products for retail and food service. Its broad line of products range from confectionery products to
snack foods, to sauces and dressings, to cheese and pasta, to vegetable and meat products.
Supply Consolidation
An important advantage in purchasing from the Cooperative is that customers may order a wide variety of products at competitive prices. Products are then consolidated and shipped (Internationally, via ocean or air freight) permitting customers to obtain the quantity of products they need at the best possible price.
Promotion (International)
If foreign buyers import food and beverage products from the Food Marketing Cooperative of Pennsylvania, they may be able to receive product promotional support. Marketing-related expenses such as advertising, in-store and foodservice promotions and demonstrations, international trade shows exhibits, promotional publications, and public relations are eligible for reimbursement under a U.S. Department of Agricultural program, to which the Cooperative subscribes.
Promotion (Domestic)
The Cooperative is a member of PDA's PaPreferred Program, which encourages Pennsylvania retail and food service companies to buy local products.
Buyers outside of Pennsylvania by meeting with or contacting the Cooperative's food broker have access to the Cooperatives broad range of products and the potential to carry out joint promotions and benefit from the Cooperative multi-product marketing program.
