Affiliate Member Services

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Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers members can receive the following discounts and benefits from our affiliates:

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Affiliate Member Description/Offers
ACCEO Solutions Inc. offers powerful management solutions and POS systems. ACCEO Logivision point-of-sale software is easy to use, easy to manage, and designed specifically for fast retail environments, such as supermarkets, c-stores, liquor stores, and specialty retail stores.

For more information visit: www.logivision.com

Alliance Merchant Services Canada Alliance Merchant Services Canada Inc. is an independent sales organization (ISO) powered by First Data serving retail businesses, and specializing in the sale, installation, replacement and customer support of credit and debit card processing devices and electronic payment solutions. We are a select service provider to Distribution Canada Inc. and the Retail Merchants Association of Canada as well as a member of CFIG.

Find out more by visiting our website: www.allmerchants.ca

Canada Beef is the cattle producer-funded and run organization responsible for domestic and international beef and veal market development.  It has offices in Canada, Mexico, Japan, China and Taiwan.  Canada Beef works to enable and sustain loyalty to the Canadian beef brand and build strong relationships with trade customers and partners around the world.  These efforts increase demand for Canadian beef and the value producers receive for their cattle.

Visit Canadabeef.ca for more information.

Brencar Brencar is Canada’s leader in supplying the finest Government Approved, NSF, User Friendly, Bulk Food Dispensing Systems available in North America.

Bulk, The Ultimate Green Packaging™

BULK UP!

Brencar Canadian Food Safety Group offers:

  • Food Safety Certification Online, In-Class, Private Seminars, Train-the-Trainer
    • Online Food Safety Certification to CFIG members as low as $28 per person
  • Brand Protection Services Confidential Food Safety Audits
    • Scheduled or un-announced
    • Designed to be educational, not punitive
    • Bundled with our certification program, we are able to help build Food Safety Culture
  • Food Safety & Quality Consulting Services
    • HACCP program development
    • Audit preparation

Contact us today:
866.258.0643 | info@canadianfoodsafety.com | www.canadianfoodsafety.com

Direct Energy Business is part of a leading energy and energy-related services provider that is focused on helping customers make their businesses better. Through energy choice and a suite of innovative products and services, customers can buy less electricity and natural gas and better manage the impact of energy on their operations. Visit directenergybusiness.com to learn more about how we can help your business navigate the energy opportunities in your area.

Direct Energy Business is proud to offer these two unique programs for CFIG Members to help save you money.

Electricity Program
Gas Program

For more information Contact Mark Gibson
416-434-2688
mark.gibson@directenergy.com

Eflyn specializes in the design and development of next-generation interactive digital signage along with cutting-edge marketing applications.

info@eflyn.com
(905) 814-4464
6535 Millcreek Dr. Unit 43
Mississauga, ON L5N 2M2
www.eflyn.com

Eautopia Biological Technology INC. is dedicated to delivering quality and value to our customers.
The water source located in Marchand, Manitoba, Canada is perfectly situated within the pristine nature of the Sandilands Forest Reserve.
This area offers a natural filtration process leaving our spring source with a perfect composition and amazing taste.
We bottle both brand and private label products in the following product line:

Natural Spring Waters
Natural Sparkling Waters
Natural Flavored Waters
Natural Flavored Sparkling Waters
Purified Waters

Contact us for more information:
1-888-966-8855 or WWW.EAUTOPIABIOTECH.COM

EXECULYTICS CONSULTINGWHERE EXECUTION AND ANALYTICS CONNECT Who buys and sells fresh produce.Using USDA and Ag Canada data the nearly 500-page Almanac gives readers the following:

  • Growing region seasonality
  • Historical costing
  • Organic premiums
  • Retail pricing

All this plus insightful commentaries, predictions and tools that will prove to be invaluable as you strive to improve your produce offer for your customers.

Visit www.execulytics.ca/Almanac-CFIG

To get your 20% Discount

Federated Insurance Customized insurance solutions for CFIG members

The risks you face in the grocery business are unique. Federated Insurance can design customized and comprehensive insurance programs specific to the needs of you and your business.

Federated Insurance is committed to providing more than just insurance to their customers, which is why every Federated customer also has access to Risk Management Assist*. This service is available at no additional cost and provides customers with unlimited telephone access to Federated Insurance’s team of Risk Services Specialists. They can provide knowledge, guidance and insight on things like operational hazards and liability loss prevention all while shedding light on any regulatory, legislation or code requirements for your industry.

Visit Federated.ca/CFIG to learn more.

Federated Insurance Company of Canada is the insurer of Federated Insurance policies. Terms, conditions, and exclusions apply.

* Services provided by our Risk Services specialists and are intended to augment your internal safety, compliance and risk management practices, and are not a substitute for professional advice. Services are not an insurance policy or legal advice. Not all policies are eligible, contact us for details.

FMS Since 1974, FMS has been providing independent grocers with accounting and payroll solutions, decision-support services, and industry best practices. Today, FMS serves over 3,500 retail locations in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean by giving them the tools necessary to succeed in a changing and competitive industry. FMS is proud to be a CFIG member and a DCI vendor of record.
Health Cost Solutions Inc. markets individual long term care insurance policies to members of Chambers, Corporations, Associations, Groups, Unions, etc.
CFIG Members: Long-term care insurance is NOT included in your group insurance benefits.
Long-Term Care Insurance:

  • Provides a monthly tax-free benefit, whether in your own home or a facility.
  • Allows you to use the monthly benefit to pay a family member or friend to provide the care you need, if you choose.
  • Protects your assets and savings when the need arises.

Note: You do not have to turn in receipts for the monthly tax-free benefit you receive.

Visit Our Website: www.healthcostsolutions.ca/CFIG
Toll-Free: 1-844-823-2100  Email Us: info@healthcostsolutions.ca

Ideon Packaging Ideon Packaging is a privately owned packaging company specializing in custom corrugated boxes, folding cartons and POP Displays. Ideon Packaging has the only large-format digital printing press in Western Canada.
IRi | Aztec IRI-Aztec delivers growth for clients across the globe by pinpointing what matters and illuminating how it can impact their businesses across sales and marketing.  We provide leading CPG retailer/supplier collaboration programs in Canada for key retailer partners.

Our clients use our services to understand unique basket and shopper metrics at retail that are the critical foundation to enabling informed decisions on strategies for distribution, pricing, promotion and merchandising of new and existing products that will drive category growth.

Find out more by visiting our web site: www.iriaztec.ca 
Email us at: support@azteccanada.com

Metro Authorized Dealer

Imaginex Solutions

imagineXsolutions, an authorized Metro dealer, specializing in a boutique approach to grocery retail and display  solutions for the Canadian marketplace.

Offering a full range of genuine Metro shelving solutions in wire, solid steel and polymer. 

  • Fixed, Mobile and Adjustable Shelving:
  • Grocery  and Retail Display Solutions
  • Patented Antimicrobial Shelving
  • Wire Shelving and Racks
  • Solid Steel Shelving and Racks
  • Beer and Wine Storage
  • Wall Shelving and Wall Mounted Task Stations
  • Walk in Cooler Shelving
  • Security Storage
  • HD Super (Heavy Duty) Storage
  • Dunnage Racks
  • High Density Systems
  • Custom Colours

www.imaginexsolutions.com

Info@imaginexsolutions.com

jcwg logo - global retail advisers J.C. Williams Group is one of North America’s leading boutique retail consultancies with over 40 years of industry experience. We provide a wide range of retail expertise, including strategic planning, branding and marketing, omni-channel, e-commerce and digital, real estate, merchandising and operations, human capital management, and market research expertise.

We work closely with retailers and brands in the grocery sector to help expand their businesses while leveraging their existing assets. We also work closely with federal and provincial governments to advise on policy in order to understand and stimulate growth in the food and beverage sector in Canada.

J.C. Williams Group has written books and research articles for the National Retail Federation, International Council of Shopping Centers, and Retail Council of Canada as well as self-published specialty books. You can access many of these publications on our website.

If you are looking to grow your business or make it profitable, contact us to discuss your concerns or needs.
Telephone:       (416) 921-4181
Email:              info@jcwg.com
Website:          www.jcwg.com

murphys-logo-small Murphy’s Food Sales is a team of grocery industry insiders, dedicated to delivering retail success to manufacturers and distributors of consumer food products. With over twenty years’ experience as brokers in the Canadian market  (and as much as manufacturers), we have the insight, relationships and logistics to take our clients and their brands to where they want to go. Our primary focus has always been on relationship marketing. In essence, we work to build long-term loyalty between our principals and retail partners.

Like most others, today’s grocery industry is highly innovation-centric. We maintain a select roster of manufacturers who share our interest in long-term success based on market intelligence, relationship management and product development.

www.murphysfoodsales.com
(905) 826-3242 x21

Nimbus Water Systems Since 1986, Nimbus Water Systems has been providing water treatment products and services to the supermarket, foodservice, residential and commercial sectors.
Our services include:

  • Canada-wide service by certified technicians
  • Water treatment equipment sales, installation and service
  • All-inclusive preventative maintenance programs for departmental water treatment equipment
  • Bottleless® water coolers for employee lunchrooms
  • Water dispensing equipment for water refills with metered billing and revenue share options
  • Purchase, lease and rental acquisition options
  • Proven expertise in meeting regulatory requirements

Find out more by visiting our web site: www.nimbuswatersystems.com
Email: steve@nimbuswatersystems.com

NSF International is a global independent organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the food, water and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment. Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide.  NSF International’s global food services provide expertise and accredited services across all supply chain sectors, including agriculture, animal feed and welfare, produce, processing, distribution, seafood, quality management software, retail and restaurants.

Find out more by visiting our website: www.nsfcanada.ca

Email us at:  nsfcanada@nsf.org

peco-pallet-logo PECO Pallet is simply the best rental pallet provider in North America, and the company’s passionate commitment to quality and service saves its customers millions of dollars. PECO’s superior quality wood block pallets are used to ship products to retailers and distribution centers throughout Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. PECO now provides both GMA (48×40) and half-size (48×20) block pallets in Canada.

PECO maintains the exceptional quality of its pallet pool by inspecting, cleaning, and repairing pallets each time they cycle through a depot. PECO also takes pride in providing responsive 24/7 customer service, delivering pallets on time, and offering a simplified “all-in-one” price per pallet. The company works in a genuine spirit of collaboration and has built strong working relationships with many of the nation’s top manufacturers and retailers.

PECO Pallet is also dedicated to safety and environmental sustainability. PECO’s high-quality pallets work smoothly in fast-moving automated environments, and pallets are maintained to the strictest repair specifications in the industry to reduce the risk of employee injury, damaged product, or retailer rejections. Switching to “red” is also a great way to “go green,” since PECO’s pallets are continually repaired, reused and recycled. No harmful chemicals or hazardous materials are ever used on PECO pallets, and nothing goes to the landfill.

PECO Pallet is based in Irvington, New York, and maintains over 1,500 service centers and manufacturing plants throughout Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.

For more information, visit www.pecopallet.com.

RCS Rotobale is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of waste compaction and recycling equipment in Canada. Since 1968, our company has manufactured and installed thousands of recycling and compaction equipment products all over the country. We specialize in Grocery compaction equipment, customizing your compactor to fit your needs. Our Balers can produce mill size bales to optimize your rebates; they are also the safest as they have a closed back design which eliminates pinch points. All Rotobale compactors and balers come with Pre-Start Health and Safety Certificates.
Thomas, Large, and Singer Inc. Thomas, Large and Singer Inc. provides Canada wide consolidated value chain distribution services to many leading brands.  Combined logistics allow these brands to take advantage of TLS’ warehousing and freight synergies while providing the brand owner full control of their pricing, sales and trade marketing plans as well as providing full transparency to their business.  TLS’ proprietary IT systems allow each brand owner real time control of their strategies in the Canadian market.  Additionally, TLS provides sales brokerage services to companies wishing to supply private label products to Canada’s retail grocery chains and ingredients to Canada’s food manufacturers.  Please contact TLS to discover what over 100 years of experience and leadership can do for your brand.

To find out more, please go to our website www.tlscanada.com

Unitex Unitex Sales Ltd. is a Business Excellence Award winning company, providing your business the positive recognition it deserves with branded corporate apparel, work-wear, and promotional products.
A consistent, professional appearance turns all of your staff into the best advertising money can buy – your brand making a good impression!

  • Corporate Apparel
  • Reusable Grocery Bags
  • Custom Ball Caps
  • Embroidery or T-Shirt Printing
  • Grocery Store, Pharmacy & Spa Uniforms
  • Security Clothing & Safety Wear
  • Custom Neck Ties
  • Promotional Products

Find out more by visiting our web site: www.unitexsales.com
Email at: info@unitexsales.com

Established in 1998 Wonderland Food and Equipment, your fun food connection, welcomes you to the world of concession supplies and equipment.

As a leading Canadian dealer and distributor for the world’s largest manufacturer and supplier of fun food, we’ve been providing profitable solutions to our customer for almost 20 years. Be it Popcorn, Slush, Nachos, Cotton Candy or other concession favourites we have what you need! Are you taking advantage of popping gourmet popcorn in your stores, you should.

We can suggest innovative solutions for your business, home theatre or fundraising needs. We have a fully trained sales staff, showroom, parts and service department and warehouse. We are a friendly, approachable team. Drop in or call us today!

www.wonderlandfood.com

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