2026 Annual
3-A SSI Partnership & Engagement Opportunities
Partner with the Authority on Hygienic Design.
3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. publishes the hygienic design standards for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care processing equipment. When you sponsor 3-A events, you're aligning your company with the authority on hygienic design.
The 3-A SSI supports a growing hygienic design-focused community of more than 5,000 equipment purchasers, plant engineers, and food safety professionals who influence millions in purchasing decisions.
Audience Diversity
Attendee Profile:
- Equipment purchasing influencers and decision makers from across the food and beverage industries
- Plant engineers responsible for capital investment decisions
- Food safety managers who influence equipment purchasing
- Regulatory officials from FDA, USDA, and state agencies
- Corporate executives overseeing facility modernization
- Next generation leaders and students.
Industries Represented:
- Dairy and other beverage processing
- Sauces and condiments
- Confectionery, bakery, and specialty foods
- Animal and plant-based protein products
- Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical processing
- Personal care product manufacturing
Support the Next Generation
Your sponsorship will go towards new 3-A SSI programs that recognize and support the rising stars in the food safety industry.
New! HyGEN Excellence Awards recognizes emerging talent in food safety and hygienic design. Position your company as an industry leader and employer of choice by investing in our next generation of leaders.
Sponsor are promoted as brands investing in talent development.
The NEW! Student Hygienic Design Competition brings together interdisciplinary university teams from across North America to solve real-world food safety challenges using 3-A Standards as their foundation. Over five months, students work with industry mentors to design, prototype, and validate solutions to focused hygienic design problems that have frustrated the food processing industry for years.
Sponsors get direct access to the industry's rising stars.
New Sponsorship Levels
Click the links below for details and pricing.
2026 Summit Tabletop Packages
Budget Justification Made Easy
Cost-Per-Contact Analysis
- 3-A Summit sponsorship: $50-75 per qualified prospect contact*
- Traditional Trade Shows: $300-500 per contact*
- Individual Sales Calls: $800 - 1,200 per meeting*
*Sponsorship/booth fees only. Does not include travel, personnel, or exhibit costs which apply to al options.
Regulatory Intelligence Value
- Standards change advance notice: 6-12 months
- Typical compliance redesign cost: $50,000-500,000
- Early warning value: Prevents emergency redesigns
Competitive Positioning ROI
- Industry Authority Association: 3-A Symbol authorization and sponsorship signal technical leadership to customers who specify "3-A compliant equipment" in procurement documents
- Premium Pricing Justification: Equipment buyers often pay 8-15% more for suppliers with demonstrated 3-A expertise because it reduces their regulatory compliance risk
- Market Access Protection: Many major food processors require 3-A authorized equipment, making association essential for maintaining market access rather than optional marketing
- Technical Credibility: Association with the organization that writes industry standards supports higher pricing in competitive situations where multiple manufacturers offer similar capabilities
Year-Round Digital Sponsorship Package - $2,500
Included Benefits:
- 3-A SSI website listing
- Logo on Summit Signage
- 1 Summit Registration
Ready to Partner with 3-A SSI?
For Equipment Manufacturers: Position your company with the organization that sets industry standards while accessing concentrated groups of qualified prospects.
For Food & Beverage Producers: Support industry development while building relationships with emerging talent and innovative solutions.
Questions? Contact Meri Beth Wojtaszek at mb@3-A.org or 703-790-0295