Membership Benefits & Dues
Membership Classes
To accommodate the differing needs of its members IACP offers six classes of membership.
Professional membership
An individual membership for professionals whose primary business activity is culinary related.
- Networking Opportunities with over 3,000 food, beverage, and hospitality professionals worldwide
- Participation in all IACP events, including the annual conference, Culinary Experiences and regional meetings
- Listing in the searchable Online Membership Directory
- Access to the Members Only area of www.iacp.com including Online Membership Directory, Message Boards, and archived newsletters
- Annual subscription to the monthly e-Newsletter, Frontburner
- Discounted advertising rates in Frontburner, conference program and all other IACP publications.
- Opportunity to purchase the IACP mailing list
- Opportunity to purchase the service of IACP to send a broadcast e-mail to the membership on your behalf.
- Participation in one Professional Interest Section at no additional cost.
- Member-to-Member Discounts in products and services such as kitchen tools and appliances, educational opportunities and travel.
- Discounted shipping, printing and copying rates via the IACP Freight Savings Plan.
- New! Opportunity to purchase affordable health and life insurance
Dues: $270, ($220 annual dues, plus $50 initiation fee)
Join online or download a copy of the application in PDF format.
Emerging Professional Membership
Designed for those individuals just beginning their culinary careers, the Emerging Professional category is for both recent career changers and current culinary (or related field) students.
All benefits listed under the Professional category plus the following:
- Discounted membership - $75 per year, no initiation fee
- Membership limited to two years for this category
Cooking School Membership
A company membership designed for vocational or avocational schools that provide instruction in cooking and the culinary arts.
All benefits listed under the Professional category plus the following:
- Two individuals from the cooking school participate as members and are included in the Online Membership Directory.
- Special discounted rate on mailing lists
- Complimentary small ad in the monthly e-Newsletter, Frontburner
- Listing in IACP's Culinary Yellow Pages with a link to your company's Web site.
- Eligible for a table-top exhibit at the Information Fair during the annual conference.
- Participation in one Professional Interest Section for the Primary member at no additional cost.
Dues: $410 (annual dues $360, plus $50 initiation fee)
Join online or download a copy of the application in PDF format.
Small Business Membership
A company membership for small, entrepreneurial businesses whose food or culinary-related products or services are marketed on a local or regional scale.
All benefits listed under the Professional category plus the following:
- Two individuals from the company participate as members and are included in the Online Membership Directory.
- One complimentary mailing list annually.
- Special discounted rate on additional mailing list orders.
- Complimentary classified ad in the monthly e-Newsletter, Frontburner.
- Listing in IACP's Culinary Yellow Pages with a link to your company's Web site.
- Eligible for a table-top exhibit at the Information Fair during the annual conference.
- Participation in one Professional Interest Section for the Primary member at no additional cost.
Dues: $470 (annual dues $420, plus $50 initiation fee)
Join online or download a copy of the application in PDF format.
Corporate Membership
A membership for large corporations that produce, manufacture or promote food and cooking-related products. Corporate membership is a company rather than an individual membership.
All benefits listed under the Professional category plus the following:
- Five individuals may participate as members and are included in the Online Membership Directory.
- Representatives of affiliate companies may participate as members.
- One complimentary mailing list annually.
- Special discounted rates on additional mailing list orders.
- Complimentary medium page ad in monthly e-Newsletter, Frontburner.
- Eligible for an exhibit booth at the Information Fair during the annual conference.
- Listing in IACP's Culinary Yellow Pages with a link to your company's Web site.
- Participation in one Professional Interest Section for the Primary member at no additional cost.
Dues: $1,095 (annual dues $995, plus $100 initiation fee)
Join online or download a copy of the application in PDF format.
Emeritus Membership
Any current member who has held IACP membership for a minimum of ten years and is retired may, upon attaining age 60, apply for Emeritus membership.
For information contact Member Services at kkanu@iacp.com.
