What Does It Mean to Be a CIFT Member?
Membership at CIFT is about more than a list of benefits. It’s about having access to trusted expertise, practical solutions, and a network of peers who understand the unique challenges facing manufacturers and food processors.
As a member, you gain preferred access to a range of services that support your business, whether you’re navigating regulatory requirements, pursuing third-party certifications, improving operational efficiency, or exploring innovation opportunities. Our team works directly with you to implement improvements that create lasting value.
CIFT membership is designed to be flexible and supportive. From technical assistance to peer collaboration, the resources available can help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
How Membership Supports Your Goals
Cost-Effective
Access to Expertise
Members receive reduced rates on services such as site assessments, workforce training, process optimization, and product development.
Implementation
Support
CIFT doesn’t just provide recommendations. Our team partners with yours to help turn ideas into action, delivering measurable results.
Opportunities to
Connect
Membership opens the door to exclusive roundtables, learning events, and project collaborations, giving you a chance to learn from and work with others in your industry.
A Practical
Return on Investment
Many members find that a single project or connection through CIFT more than offsets the cost of membership.
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Premiere Innovation Members
Our Innovation membership represents established food processors as well as industry leading service providers in the food processing space.
They are investors in collaborative projects with the CIFT team and other members for exploratory technologies that will have long term impact for their businesses as well as the food industry as a whole.
Standard Signature Members
Our Signature level membership represents mid-sized and growing food processors, manufacturers for the food industry supply chain, and associations from across the state of Ohio.
Signature members work closely with our CIFT team and other members on projects designed to accelerate growth and competitiveness.
Our Values = Integrity,
Passion and Commitment
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Hear From
Current Members.
Membership is your connection to share best practices with industry leaders, while accelerating overall innovation.
“As we look to innovate and add new technology to benefit our customers, we are very pleased with the results of our CIFT membership and look forward to continuing the partnership.”
– Bob Grote – CEO, Grote Company.