About Us
Benefits of Membership
- Volume Purchasing Discounts
- Quality & Food Safety Technical Training
- Management Performance Seminars & Human Resources Services
- Captive Insurance Program
- Marketing and Sales Programs
- Export/Import Network Opportunities
- Strategic Quality Assurance Partnerships
- QCS Purchasing, LLC was incorporated in 2005 and is owned by SECO, Quality Chekd Dairies and Allied Purchasing. The three owners have a combined presence in the food and beverage industries of over 175 years, servicing a membership base of well over 450 companies and plants.
- QCS is also one of the most diverse organizations of its kind in the United States. The community represents agricultural-based companies with a focus on producers of dairy, fruit, beverage, vegetable and other food products.
- The partnership has resulted in the combining of common supply requirements for the specific purpose of leveraging the communities total spend. As a result, the organization has grown by over 40% since its inception.
- The QCS Purchasing members are located all over the U.S. as well as in Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Costa Rica and New Zealand.
- This diversity, along with over 175 (combined) years of experience, provides QCS Purchasing members’ major benefits in creating more efficient, cost saving operations and a wealth of national market resources.
- QCS Purchasing also provides an array of training programs for employees featuring interactive web based training, a dedication to smaller classes with dedicated facilitators, and customized to meet each companies training objectives. These technical training needs are found throughout the food industry.