QCS Purchasing Cooperative
Ken Klug serves as the President and CEO of QCS Purchasing Cooperative since January 2015, where significant achievements include spearheading the merger of multiple companies to establish the largest purchasing cooperative in the food and beverage industry. In 2024, Klug was appointed as the Partner Representative on the IDFA Yogurt and Cultured Products Industry Segment Board, focusing on policy and strategic initiatives within the dairy sector. Prior roles involved business development and supply chain management at Quality Chekd and SECO from 2015 to 2022, as well as leadership in end-to-end supply chain processes at Kraft Foods and Ecolab between 2000 and 2015. Klug holds an MBA in Marketing from Lewis University and a Bachelor's degree in International Business from Valparaiso University.
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QCS Purchasing Cooperative
QCS Purchasing Cooperative is a member-owned buying group for companies engaged in food and beverage production. It is the largest purchasing cooperative of its kind. QCS focus' on producers of dairy, fruit, beverage, water conditioning, vegetables and other food products. QCS Purchasing consolidates members' spend at a category level which allows us to: -Create buying leverage with our supply partners -Provide members with more competitive pricing than they could achieve on their own -Gain deep market knowledge to help member develop optimum sourcing strategies -Help members solve sourcing challenges with our team of category experts -Maintain low overhead to ensure our members receive maximum benefit from their ownership -Provide backup supply securing in the even our members need another qualified supplier QCS members also have access to Food Safety & Quality services. QCS Purchasing Cooperative was formed in 2021 when QCS Purchasing LLC, SECO, Quality Chekd Dairies, and Allied Purchasing joined together. The combined presence in the food and beverage industries have over 175 years, servicing a membership base of well over 800 companies with over 2000 locations. QCS Purchasing Coop members are located all over the U.S. as well as in Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and New Zealand.