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Membership Benefits

By becoming a member, you gain access to a unique, independent and global consumer goods network. This network is based on privileged access to information and contacts and brings to your management the ability to learn about and influence the main trends affecting our industry today.

Being part of the organisation brings you:

  • Preferential access to the network, in over 150 countries of the world
  • Access to The Consumer Goods Summit
  • Preferential rates for the other programmes: Future Leaders, Marketing, IT, Supply Chain, Food Safety, Global Social Compliance Progarmme
  • Free subscription to the publications
  • Access to a series of tailor-made membership services

Join the network and benefit from the finest “Network & Knowledge” in the consumer goods sector!

Who Can Become A Member ?

The membership is on a company basis and is made up of over 200 major consumer goods companies drawn from some 50 countries and an equal number of their suppliers world-wide :

  • Food-based retailers, drug stores, consumer cooperatives, wholesalers, buying groups, food service operators, retail cooperatives and voluntary groups.
  • Manufacturers of food, drinks and fast moving consumer goods as well as suppliers of equipment, services and technologies directly related to retailing.

Each member company is represented by a main contact at the level of chairman, president or chief executive officer.

As soon as a company has become part of our network, all management representatives of the member company have access to the organisation services and offers. For more information on our activities.

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are based on the global sales of the member company, including all subsidiaries and all companies in which the member holds more than 50%. Those companies will thus be covered by membership also. A joining fee is charged for the first year of membership.

For further information on dues and Membership, please contact: Marc Van Der Liet, Director Marketing & Membership Services or the The Consumer Goods Forum office in your region.