Benefits of Montana Cooperative Services Membership
By joining forces through Montana Cooperative
Services, you and your organization will save time, money, and aggravation!
- Lower prices for goods and services --- MCS
leverages the collective buying power of schools, using strength in
numbers to secure the lowest possible price. Although we can’t guarantee
the lowest price, savings are usually at least10% below the regular
discount received --- in some cases such as with School Specialty the
discount averages 47% verses the usual 20%.
- Much of the time you will not change vendors.
- MCS is a member of the AEPA (American Purchasing
Association). This group of 23
states attracts some of the lowest bids due to the fact that it represents
about 20 million students.
- Time and expense of bidding for yourself is
eliminated. Montana law allows members of
cooperatives to purchase bid items without bidding again.
- The School Food bid with FSA will save you 5% to
20% depending on how you are purchasing now.
- Purchasing is done through the vendor that has
the bid with MCS and in many cases can be done online.
- Prices are readily available.
- Convenient online Ordering guide for members on
our website, www.mtcoop.org using the
“How to Order” icon on the left side.
- Reasonable cost of joining. Full membership for the 2008-2009 school
year is only $1.00 per student. (Maximum dues $1200.00)
Child Nutrition Cooperative
---- Benefits
- Contract pricing, prices readily available
- Online ordering available, Inventory Manager,
Menu planner & Recipe Manager
- Weekly deliveries by Food Services of America
- High quality food--- Signature & Elite labels
- Manufacture support
- Nutritional available online
- Training --- ServSafe
--- 1 person per School fees paid by Coop
$80.00 value
- Help with special diets
- Safety manuals HACCP Monthly from FSA
Frank
Loehding floehd@mtcoop.org 406-488-6247
Rhonda
Houston rhonda@mtcoop.org 406-698-4941