Current WGC Opportunities for Members

Ths is the page where we list current opportunities for WGC members to get involved in WGC and industry activities. When our members help us, they help themselves – to greater visibility for their products and their companies.

Here are some current WGC opportunities:

1) Be a Sponsor for our 2012 conference

We hold a whole grains conference about every 18 months, and our next one is scheduled for October 17-19, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas; we're calling it "Whole Grains on Every Plate."  As usual, this conference will feature Oldways’ trademark mix of influential scientists, health professionals, chefs, and media, and will be a much-anticipated event. We urge you to contact us now, to get maximum visibility as a sponsor at this event.

There's something for every budget. Sponsorships range from $5,000 to $35,000; smaller companies can choose to be supporters for $500 to $1500. Information about our conferences and about the benefits and costs of sponsorship are all detailed elsewhere on the WGC website, so we won't repeat all the specifics here. (Just click on the links in the previous sentence.)

Deadline: Absolute deadline is August 2012, but the sooner you commit, the more mileage you get out of your sponsorship.

Contact: Cynthia (603-436-1608 or cynthia@oldwayspt.org) or Karen (617-896-4880 or karen@oldwayspt.org) and tell us you'd like to be a conference sponsor or supporter.

2) Donate Products as Prizes for the Whole Grains Challenge

How would you like to place your whole grain products directly into the hands of new customers - dining directors, managers, and chefs? As we gear up for our sixth annual Whole Grains Challenge in October, that's exactly what the WGC invites you, our members, to do!
 
As many of you may recall from past years, the Challenge is our awards program for foodservice outlets offering at least one whole grain option every day for a month. Foodservice operators compete in ten categories, from Fine Dining and Quick Serve to Schools, Workplace, and Healthcare. Winners in each category will receive valuable PR, a Challenge medal, and a variety of whole grain foods to try on their menus. It's our way of helping to showcase our members' great products, while fostering wider connections within the food industry!
 
WGC members who pledge whole grain food prizes will be part of national media coverage, reach new foodservice segments and consumers, and potentially bring on new accounts. Donate prizes to all ten categories, or just to the ones most important to you, such as Schools, or Healthcare.
 
Deadline: September 30, 2012, but you get more visibility if you pledge sooner rather than later!

Contact: Please email Karen Mansur (617-896-4880) to pledge your prizes.
 
Want more info? Click here to "meet" past winners, or check out the 2011 prize page to see what they won - and to visualize how your products can be featured this time around!

3) Add Your Company to our Sampling List

We occasionally get contacted by nonprofits, from PTAs to community health fairs, asking for coupons and product samples. We are happy to connect our members with these promotional opportunities.

Here's how the WGC Sampling List works:

• You contact Mallory Cushman, and ask to be added to our Sampling List.

• When someone contacts us requesting coupons or samples, we forward the request to all companies on the Sampling List. At the same time, we tell the requesting organization that we've put out the word. We make it clear we don't guarantee any responses, nor do we share your contact info with them.

• If you decide that a particular opportunity meets your marketing needs, you follow up directly. If you decide to pass this time around, you just hit delete. It's all up to you.

Deadline: Ongoing, sign up anytime, year-round.

Contact: Please email Mallory Cushman (617-896-4832) to sign up.

And some current industry opportunities:

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