QCS Purchasing Cooperative
Lori Watkins is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in marketing, member relations, and event management within the food and beverage supply chain industry. Since 2014, Lori has held various leadership roles at QCS Purchasing Cooperative, including Director of Member Relations and Director of Marketing & Meetings, where responsibilities have encompassed marketing communications, conference management, and member support services. Prior to this, Lori served as the Marketing & Events Manager at the Water Quality Association from 2000 to 2013. Lori holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Elmhurst 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.