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American Association of Candy Technologists AACT is a premier professional group of individual technologists, operations personnel, educators, students, business staff and others dedicated to the advancement of the confectionery industry. |
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Institute of Food Technologists Founded in 1939, IFT is a nonprofit scientific society with 20,000 individual members working in food science, food technology, and related professions in industry, academia, and government. |
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National Confectioners Association Founded in 1884 in Chicago by representatives of 69 confectionery manufacturing firms, the National Confectioners Association (NCA) is one of the oldest, most respected trade associations in the world. Today, NCA is the major association representing the entire confection industry, offering education and leadership in manufacturing, technical research, public relations, retailing practices, government relations, and statistical analyses. |
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Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners’ Association PMCA is an international nonprofit trade association of confectionery manufacturers and companies in related industries with membership worldwide. Founded in 1907 as the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners’ Association by candy manufacturers located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PMCA, as it is now known, today boasts more than 390 members worldwide. |
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Retail Confectioners International Retail Confectioners International is a nonprofit trade association serving a broad range of confectioners and industry suppliers – from small independently owned businesses with one store to large multimillion-dollar corporations. RCI provides a forum for confectioners to meet, network, share ideas, solve mutual problems, and develop their candy making and entrepreneurial skills. |