TIA MEMBERS ONLY RESOURCES
Must Be a Current-Year Dues Paid Member For The Following

1. To Update Your Membership Information:            
     Current Members, update your Listing by clicking HERE

2. To enhance your Buyers Guide listing, click HERE

3. To "Ask The Experts", please click HERE 

4. To send out an "Opportunity Alert", please e-mail [email protected]

5. For a copy of TIA's most recent bylaws, click HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Membership Benefits

Association benefits far outweigh membership costs given TIA's ability to maximize the resources of its many members.

To reduce your expenses

• INSURANCE, our new TIA Insurance Service through the Leavitt Group provides big savings on several programs.
  Several members have saved between $5,000  and $130,000  a year in premiums!

Workers  Comp,  Health,  including  Vision  and  Dental  plans,  General Liability,   Umbrella   Liability,   Commercial   Auto,   Commercial  Property, Machinery,  Data  Loss,  Business  Loss.

They  also  offer  Loss  Prevention  services  such as Premises Evaluation, Safety and OSHA Compliance.

• FREIGHT, TIA  is  happy  to  announce  a  partnership  with  Logistics Management, who contracts with national carriers for such a volume of freight then passes savings on to you. You  will  receive  a  substantial  discount  on  all  inbound,  outbound,  or  3rd Party billed shipments  where  your  company  pays  the  freight  charges.  There  are  no  minimum requirements.  In  addition,  LMI  fuel  surcharges  are  65%  lower  than  most  freight companies resulting in even greater savings. TIA can offer unmatched discounts and money-saving opportunities to tortilla industry companies. Once a member, you will save on valuable information, documents and services, such as:
  
  
• Equipment Leasing & Financing, TIA  Members  can  free   up  their cash  by  leasing instead of buying equipment, and our  Leasing Partners have agreed to a combination of reduced fees, lower rates, and easier quicker approvals on leases from $5K to $5M.
  
  
• Truck & vehicle rental, when a TIA member needs additional trucks for a large order, or to fill in for a vehicle that is   undergoing   repairs,   our  T IA   Partnership   with  Budget  Truck  &  Car  Rental  will provide   significant  savings  on  all  trucks  from  minivans to 25' cargo trucks.  Discounts also apply to car rental for business or vacation travel.
  
  
• Save on Corrugated Boxes, we understand that the cost of corrugated boxes is one of the important costs of running your operation. So TIA has partnered with Temple Inland, one of the country's leading providers of corrugated boxes (please see article in the previous issue of TIA Newsletter) . How much can they save you? It depends on a lot of factors, just like with insurance quotes so please download it from the TIA website and print it then fax it. Or just call Mike at (804) 862-8209

Additional benefits

1.  Advertising in TIA directory/buyers guide
2.  Link and exposure from our website  
3.  Reduced costs for attending or exhibiting at TIA conventions and seminars 
4. Reduced costs when attending AIB conferences and seminars
5.  Research and marketing information 
6.  Eligibility for $1,000 TIA Scholarships for Children of Employees

TIA Web site, you can get multiple quotes on your shipments (Full Truck or Less Than Truckload)  and  pick  the cheapest – while reducing fuel surcharges by 50% or more!

• The TIA web site can help you communicate to:

1. Food Service Contacts
2. Retail Buyers/Distribution Channels
3. Association Members
4. Trade and General Media
5. Consumers

• Networking and Contacts, all TIA members gain substantially via networking and referrals available through TIA communications (especially inquiries from its Web site), events, trade shows and conferences.
  
  
• Web Site/Promoting Tortillas, TIA's website is visited thousands of times per day by consumers interested in tortillas and by companies interested in the industry. And as a member, you can become a part of this site by directing TIA to hyperlink to your existing website.
  
  
• The website serves as a clearinghouse of information for those interested in learning more about TIA, its members, their services and the products they offer. This information is especially useful for suppliers, restaurant chains and food service institutions.
  
  
• Technical Assistance

1. TIA sponsors plant operations, production and formulation research through grants to outside organizations.
2. TIA has an alliance with American Institute of Baking to provide hands-on training for tortilla production managers and line personnel.

• Promoting Tortillas

Increasing consumption is one of TIA's primary goals. Public relations is one of the most cost-effective and successful tools we use to get our message to the masses.

TIA uses public relations on a national basis to generate well-placed stories, segments and mentions in consumer and business print and electronic media. TIA's efforts to promote product consumption results in millions of media impressions in newspapers and magazines throughout the U.S. every year.