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SQF365 Sponsorship
Packages
Sponsorship
Opportunities
Thought
2023 Leadership
Opportunities
As of 11/7/22
SQF365 Sponsorship Program Goals:

Provide the SQF community of 11,000+ certified sites in

more than 40 countries across 6 continents the opportunity
to:
• Connect with each other via in-person local, regional
gatherings.
• Discuss timely topics in virtual forums, roundtables and
digital seminars.
• Learn from thought leaders from commercial companies.
• Explore partnerships with service providers.

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 SQF365 Elite Premier Partner Sponsor
Available 3 4 8 7
Cost $15,000 $11,000 $8,500 $4,750
Community Virtual Benefit
Items 4 2 1 1
Food Safety Digital Seminars,
Roundtables, Workshop Host,

SQF Regional Onsite Days

Host Opportunity 3 2 1 1
Focus Days are 1 day and additional
Workshop is ½ day

Recognition on SQFI.com 1 1 1 1
Advertising Package
SQF Newsletters A B C D
SQF SmartBrief
Community Virtual Benefits
You can work with the SQF Team to craft your selection of Food Safety Digital Seminars,
Roundtables, Workshop Host, and other virtual formats focused on discussing timely topics
and bringing the food safety community together.

You will gain from your investment by:

• Showcasing your thought leadership and team to the SQF community.

• Follow up leads from full contact information.
• Brand awareness .

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Sample Virtual Event Overview
• Select a topic (FSC or • Prepare a max of 7
• Allow 8-10 weeks for
general) and agree with slides for the Welcome
The Sponsor will: • Select a month SQF promotions to be
SQF Technical team that & Introduction and
in place
the topic is a good one. Q&A Segments;**

• Prepare a max of 2 • If you team does not

• Designate team
slides for the Wrap Up have enough breakout
members to act as • Participate in a • Provide speaker
showcasing additional rooms moderators, the
hosts and round table practice rehearsal photos and titles
resources & contact SQF team will be happy
moderators;
details; assist.

• Co-promote

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Virtual Event Overview – SQF Support
SQFI will:
• Host the registration process and provide the Sponsor all leads with full contact information
• Write the event copy and publish with Sponsor review;
• Collect Sponsor leads and provide full contact information to the sponsor
• Promote event on SQF Monthly and Training Newsletters;
• Promote event on social media, tagging Sponsor;
• Put together final presentation deck;
• Host event on Zoom; provide the Zoom operators
• Record and publish the recording on sqfi.com and send a follow up to all attendees.

Sample Round Table Format:

Welcome & Introduction 15 Minutes
Q&A Segment 10 Minutes
Breakout Rooms 15 Minutes
Wrap up 20 Minutes

Total Session Time 60 Minutes

*SQFI can offer guidance on date and time zone selection depending on desired audience turnout.
**The slide count is a guideline with the goal of maximizing the amount of time attendees can spend in breakout
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rooms.
SQF Regional Onsite Days Hosts

•Work with SQF Team •Discuss Focus Day • Participate on the

The Sponsor will: to help determine Agenda and timely agenda and host a
region & location, date topics tabletop

• Prepare a max of 2
slides for the Wrap Up
showcasing additional • Provide speaker
• Co-promote
resources & contact photos and titles
details;

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Recognition on SQFI.com
A. Includes two sponsor provided video for sqfi.com home page (different months), 2 monthly surveys or poll
on home page, 4 blog posts (final reviewed by SQFI team) .

B. Includes a sponsor provide video for sqfi.com home page, a monthly poll, 3 blog posts.

C. Includes a sponsor provide video for sqfi.com home page, a monthly poll, 2 blog posts .

D. Includes a sponsor provide a video for the SQF Resources page, 1 blog posts .

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Advertising Packages
A. SQF365 Elite -
Includes $6,000 advertising allowance on SQF SmartBrief – 38k subscribers
Two SQF Monthly Newsletter banner advertisements
Two SQF Training Newsletter banner advertisements

B. Premier –
Includes $4,000 advertising allowance on SQF SmartBrief – 38k subscribers
Two SQF Monthly Newsletter banner advertisements
One SQF Training Newsletter banner advertisement

C. Partner - Includes $3,000 advertising allowance on SQF SmartBrief – 38k subscribers

One SQF Monthly Newsletter banner advertisements
One SQF Training Newsletter banner advertisement

D. Sponsor -Includes $2,000 advertising allowance on SQF SmartBrief – 38k subscribers

One SQF Training Newsletter banner advertisement

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Audience Overview
The Premier Education & Networking Community
for SQF Stakeholders & Food Safety Professionals
About the SQF 365 Community
SQF U365 Community is more than 40,000 food safety professionals who rely on SQF to provide unique education and
networking opportunities, providing SQF stakeholders and food safety professionals with practical knowledge and skills to
improve the efficacy of their food safety and quality assurance programs and ensure compliance with government food safety
regulations, corporate policies, and the SQF Code.

Attendee Profile
SQF Stakeholders and food safety professionals such as:

• QA & QC Professionals
• SQF Practitioners
• Food Safety professionals and consultants
• Retail Food Safety Personnel
• Compliance and Training Staff
• Regulatory Advisors
• Internal and 3rd Party SQF Auditors
• Product & Solution Providers
• Certification Body Personnel
• Food Safety Business Development and Marketing Managers
 Abbott Nutrition Golden Peanut North Star Seafood, LLC.
Company
American Beverage Pacific Coast Producers
Corporation Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters Pacific Fishing Company
American Crystal Sugar Ltd
Company HelloFresh
Publix Super Markets,
Archer Daniels Midland Hillshire Brands Co. Inc.

Sample SQF Co.

Bay Valley Foods

Jack Daniels Robinson Pharma Inc.

Kellogg Company Sara Lee Bakery

365 Bimbo Bakeries USA

Buckhead Beef
Keurig Green Mountain,
Inc.
Schnuck Markets, Inc.

Smithfield Foods

Community Cabot Creamery

Cavendish Farms
King’s Hawaiian

The Kroger Co.

Stemilt Growers, Inc.

Corporation The Hershey Company

Companies ConAgra Brands

Lund Food Holdings, Inc.

Mastronardi Produce
Tyson Foods, Inc.

Costco Wholesale Wakefern Food

Merchants Distributors, Corporation
Daisy Brand, Inc. LLC
Wawona Frozen Foods
Diamond Crystal Brands Michigan Sugar
Company Wegmans Food Markets,
Fairfield Gourmet Foods Inc.
dba David's Cookies Niagara Bottling

FONA International Inc Night Hawk Frozen Foods

 Associate Director, Regulatory Director, Corporate Safety SQF Manager
Compliance Management
SQF Practitioner
Audit Manager Food Quality & Safety Manager
VP, Food Safety and Quality
Auditor Food Safety Specialist Assurance

Business Development Manager Food Safety and Quality Director Vice President, Quality

Sample 365 Certification Manager

Chief Food Safety Officer

Food Safety Auditor

Food Safety Consultant

Assurance

Community Compliance Manager

Corporate Director of Quality

Assurance
FSQA Director

Manager of Regulatory Affairs

Professional Corporate Director Quality &

Safety

Corporate Food Safety Manager

Operations Manager

Plant QA Manager

Production Manager

Titles Corporate Quality Manager

Director of Food Safety

Compliance
QA Director

Quality and Food Safety

Specialist
Director of Food Safety Quality Assurance Supervisor
Director of Food Safety and Quality Manager
Quality Assurance

Director of QA & Food Safety Sanitation Supervisor

Director of Quality SQF Auditor

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11,000+ Global SQF Certified Sites

882

Japan
295 7,749

87
Mexico
Korea 497
52

875 230

New Zealand
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2023 Sponsorship Opportunities
• SQF365 Elite (3 opportunities) $15,000
• Premier (4 opportunities) $11,000
• Partner (8 opportunities) $8,500
• Sponsor (7) $4,750

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Margaret Core
desk 202.220.0816
Cell 202 728 7087
[email protected]

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About SQFI
The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) was established to administer the leading global
food safety and quality certification and management system. Since 1995, our mission
has been to deliver consistent, globally-recognized food safety. Our certification program
is based on sound scientific principles and the highest quality standards applied across all
industry sectors. www.SQFI.com

About FMI
As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to
advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply chain. FMI brings
together a wide range of members across the value chain — from retailers that sell to
consumers, to producers that supply food and other products, as well as the wide variety
of companies providing critical services — to amplify the collective work of the industry.
www.fmi.org

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