National Associations for the Food Industry

Resources for the Food Industry

National Associations

Analytical Testing Standards
Cereals & Grains Association (formerly AACC International, American Association of Cereal Chemists)
3340 Pilot Knob Road
St. Paul, MN 55121-2097
(612) 454-7250
https://www.cerealsgrains.org/

Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC International)
481 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 500
Gaithersburg, GA 20877
(301) 924-7077
www.aoac.org

Bakery
American Bakers Association
1350 Street NW, Suite 1290
Washington, DC 20005-3305
(202) 789-0300
www.americanbakers.org

Grain-Based Foods Information Site
www.sosland.com

Beverages
National Soft Drink Association
1101 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 463-6732
www.nsda.org

Candy
National Confectioners Association
7900 Westpark Drive, Suite A-320
McLean, VA 22102-4203
(703) 790-5750
candyusa.org

Dairy
American Dairy Association
6300 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 696-1880

Diet and Health
The American Dietetic Association
216 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
(312) 899-0008
www.eatright.org

National Environmental Health Association
720 South Colorado Blvd.
South Tower, Suite 970
Denver, CO 80246-1925
(303) 756-9090
www.neha.org

Distributors
National Food Distributors Association
401 N. MIchigan Avenue, Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
(312) 644-6610

National Automatic Merchandising Association
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3500
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 346-0370
www.vending.com

Food Proccessing
National Food Processors Association
1350 I Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 639-5900
www.nfpa-food.org

International Association of Food Protection
6200 Aurora Avenue, Suite 200W
Des Moines, Iowa 50322
(515) 276-3344
www.foodprotection.org

NSF International
(National Sanitation Foundation)
PO Box 130140 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113-0140
(734) 769-8010
www.nsf.org

Food Service
Society for Foodservice Management
304 W. Liberty Street, Suite 201
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 583-3783
www.sfm-online.org

Hospitality Institute of Technology and Management
670 Transfer Road, Suite 21A
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 646-7077
www.hi-tm.com

Grocers and Supermarkets
Food Marketing Institute
800 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006-2701
(202) 452-8444
www.fmi.org

Meat
American Meat Institute
1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 1600
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 841-2400
www.meatami.org

American Meat Science Association
1111 North Dunlap Avenue
Savoy, Illinois 61874
(217) 356-3182
www.meatscience.org

Livestock Conservation Institute
1910 Lydia Avenue
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42104
(270) 782-9798
www.fb.com/lci/index

National Meat Association
1970 Broadway, Suite 825
Oakland, California 94612
(510) 763-1533
www.nmaonline.org

North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP)
1920 Association Drive, Suite 400
Reston, Virginia 20191
(703) 758-1900
www.namp.com

Packaging
Institute of Packaging Professionals
481 Carlisle Drive
Herndon, VA 20172-4823
(703) 318-8970
https://www.iopp.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Pet Food
Pet Food Institute
1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 857-1120
www.pfionline.org

Processors
National Food Processors Association
1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 639-5900
www.nfpa-food.org

Produce
Western Growers Association
www.wga.com
California Tomato Commission
www.tomato.org/
National Watermelon Promotion Board
www.watermelon.org
National Mushroom Council
www.mushroomcouncil.com

International Fresh-Cut Produce Association
1600 Duke Street, Suite 440
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 299-6282
www.fresh-cuts.org

International Sprout Growers Association
P.O. Box 2214
Amherst, MA 01004-2214
(413) 253-88965
www.isga-sprouts.org

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
(610) 832-9500 www.astm.org

Restaurants
National Restaurant Association
1200 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-3097
(202) 331-5995
www.restaurant.org

Seafood
National Fisheries Institute
1901 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700
(Arlington, Virginia
(703) 524-8880
www.nfi.org

Snack Food
Snack Food Association
1711 King Street, Suite one
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 836-4500
[email protected]
www.sfa.org

Technologists
Institute of Food Technologists
221 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 782-8424
www.ift.org

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