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HOW DO I REGISTER WITH ENTEGRA?
1. You must be an NGCOA Canada
member in good standing. 2.There is no additional cost to register, however you must complete an entegra registration form (available from your Regional Director or the NGCOA Canada Head Office) to receive
an entegra account number. 3. Start saving!
SAVE WITH OVER 100 COMPANIES
There are two ways you can save money through entegra purchases. One is off invoice discounts when purchasing through 50+ direct vendors (we’ll get to that a little later in this article) and the other is through rebates you can receive when purchasing certain items through your broadline distributors (Sysco, Gordon Food Service, Pratts Wholesale and Flanagan Food- service). Understanding where savings exist in a program that has partnered with over 100 companies to offer industry best pricing may appear daunting, but it is actually very straightforward!
Early in 2019, entegra announced an industry first in Canada called Client Price Allowances (CPAs). These price allowancesexistonover4500items to deliver significant savings to NGCOA Canada members who are registered with entegra Procurement Services. These discounts appear in
the form of rebate cheques that come to you directly from the NGCOA Canada as an exclusive member benefit.
NGCOA Canada member courses can also take advantage of the specific vendor products and major rebates no matter the size of your food and beverage operation. Throughout this article you will learn how to take advantage of CPAs and other ways to save through entegra’s extensive line of food, beverage and hospitality supply companies.
CLIENT PRICE ALLOWANCES (CPAs) ON 4500+ ITEMS
It is important to spend some time with whoever is doing the food purchasing at your facility and start looking at what you are buying most. There are major savings to be realized if you focus on the brands of your commonly purchased products, as buying brands that are part of the CPAs can save you money.
We have all walked into the clubhouse before our Saturday morning tee-time and grabbed a coffee (1 cream, 1 sugar) and walked to the first tee. Just like we have walked off the 9th green frustrated with our performance and decided that a hot dog at the halfway house would solve all our problems heading into the back 9. Or, sat down in the clubhouse to
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