Supplier Membership
Any firm or corporation whose business is supplying goods or services to the dairy industry is eligible for Supplier Membership in the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
Supplier
As a Supplier Member of WCMA, your company will receive:
- Access to participate in the largest cheese, whey and butter events in North America:
- CheeseCon, held in Madison, WI April 15-17, 2025
- CheeseExpo, the popular technology exposition will return to Milwaukee, WI April 14-16, 2026
- The United States Championship Cheese Contest, set for March 2025 in Green Bay, WI
- The World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, WI March 2026
- Exclusive access to largest summer event in the dairy industry – the WCMA Golf Outing and Trap Shoot - which fills four championship golf courses and the Wisconsin Home Grounds trapshooting facility with nearly 800 members
- Opportunities to tout your services and team with affordable sponsorship and advertising ideas at our events, in our annual Member Directory and in the official programs at our annual events.
- Complete access to our online database and printed directory of all WCMA members – that’s thousands of individuals at more than 120 dairy processing companies and nearly 600 supplier companies.
- Participation in our free committees and groups that bring suppliers and processors together to discuss industry technology, dairy food safety, dairy policy, member education and workforce issues, and mingle at our Young Professionals events.
- Workforce attraction and development tools, including one-day leadership training workshops offered to managers at supplier member companies.
- Free monthly webinars, an industry-specific Job Fair, our online jobs board, and scholarship opportunities for supplier member employees and their children.
- Meaningful communication in our weekly newsletter, offered to any and all of your staff, as well as industry updates and training notifications.
Two-year memberships (7/1/2024 - 6/30/2026)
for Industry Suppliers are $750 USD
Online membership application and renewal is available for Industry Suppliers only. If you represent a Dairy Processing, Manufacturing or Marketing Company or Cooperative, please contact WCMA Membership Director Sara Schmidt at 608-286-1001 for personalized assistance.