• We save you money and make your job easier
• We have very low commodity and commercial bid prices
• We use SYSCO Grand Rapids as our distributor
• We have over 10,000 commodity and commercial food items
• We provide commodity and commercial products on the same truck
• We give you money back on all the cases you buy
• We give early payment rebates
• We give you any volume discounts from manufacturers
• We give Educational Scholarships for our member’s students
• We give our members grants for special district projects
• We do all commodity and commercial bids for you--no other third party fees
• We place your USDA commodity orders on ECOS for you
• We will transfer your processed commodity pounds from any other co-op
• We have an informational website
• We have a 225 page resource guide on how to use the website
• By December we will have a commodity program training CD
• Explaining commodity processing
• Explaining how to do your annual survey
• Explaining how to use the www.MichiganSPARC.com website
• We have training meetings throughout the state—including the UP
• We have an annual educational conference and food fair
• We provide gift cards to help with the cost of gas and prizes just for fun
• We offer educational programs
• We have low fees based on your district’s entitlement
• First year membership is FREE after the first year
• If you receive less than $1,000 entitlement there is no fee
• If you receive $1000 to $2,000 entitlement the fee is $100
• If you receive more than $2,000 entitlement the fee is $250
• We offer a 10% early payment rebate

SPARC was developed by food service directors to help all directors save money and time. SPARC provides the expertise needed to receive the best commodity and commercial products and prices.
SPARC’S ONLY MISSION IS TO HELP YOU!