Frequently Asked Questions

• What is AFPA?
• What Does AFPA Do For Its Members?
• How Does AFPA Help Grow Your Business?
• How Can AFPA Help?
• How Does AFPA Expand Your Network?
• How Does AFPA Help Develop Your Markets Cost Effectively?

• What is AFPA?
  The Alberta Food Processors Association (AFPA) is a non-profit organization representing all segments of the food and beverage industry: growers, processors, retailers, foodservice buyers and service suppliers.
• What Does AFPA Do for its Members?
  AFPA brings many benefits to its members by helping them to build capacity and improve their competitive advantage. AFPA provides members with top-quality programs and services including safety and quality program development, training, marketing and logistics and innovation so that members can best serve their customers and improve their businesses.

  Here are just some of the benefits of AFPA:

  • Affordable quality training: AFPA workshops have flexible schedules and are close to where you work.
  • Boost your influence: as a AFPA member, you become part of a network of 300 organizations that carry a strong voice on government and trade issues.
  • Stretch your funding dollars: AFPA offers cost sharing on many eligible expenses to make your money go further.
• How Does AFPA Help Grow Your Business?
  With AFPA's expertise and experience, you won't need to go anywhere else to get access to important information for your business. Want to improve your bottom line? Let our staff and broad network of partners get the expert help you need. If we don't have the information, we'll scour our network to find out who does.
• How can AFPA Help?
  Membership means you get quick access to up-to-the-minute advice, plus help with market intelligence, technology assessment, plant operations and human resource management. Let us help you with:
  • Market Intelligence and Product Sharing
    Join AFPA missions to learn about competitors, market trends and opportunities.
  • Technology Assessment and Advisory
    Call AFPA's Technology Advisor to seek out the latest technology available in equipment and packaging.
  • Technical Mentoring
    This program lets you hire what you need for the day-to-day operations, and draw on us to coach your staff when advanced or special skills are needed - saving your time and money.
  • Human Resources Management
    Recruitment and Placement
    • AFPA's database has industry-specific resumes for your next new hire.
    • AFPA will help you write job ads.
    Retention Strategies and Training Assistance
    • Plant Specific coaching and counseling.
    • Wage Subsidy Procurement.
    • Executive Development Bursary.
    Workplace Development Coaching
    • On-site needs assessment.
    • Tailor-made training plans.
    • Individual or small group tutoring.
    • English in the Workplace (cost sharing available).
    • Plain language writing to support your training materials.
  • Pathfinding
    Utilize our networking and information sourcing processes, and save yourself time and money. We draw on government, members and partners to put you in touch with resources or people - when you need it.
• How Does AFPA Expand Your Network?
  Not only does membership in AFPA put you in touch with beneficial workshops and events to enhance your business, you'll meet valuable contacts in the industry, too.
• How Does AFPA Help Develop Your Markets Cost Effectively?
  You know how time consuming, costly and risky it can be to enter new markets. Let our information services - and network of experts - help you enter new markets seamlessly and affordably.
  AFPA offers:
  • trade leads and market intelligence
  • seminars on current topics
  • missions and trade shows to match members with brokers, distributors and buyers (ask about cost shared funding)

For more information email: info@afpa.com or contact the AFPA Team.