NEWFDA and Holyoke Community Partnership

With the constant and growing need in the food industry for continuing educational opportunities, the North East Wholesale Food Distributors Association (NEWFDA), the nation's oldest food association, has expanded its efforts to promote educational, personal and professional development among employees at all levels of the food industry. NEWFDA has partnered with Holyoke Community College (HCC) and Western New England College (WNEC) to form the Food Industry Learning Center (FILC).

The FILC provides access to affordable, flexible and convenient non-credit distance learning courses to food industry employees and their families. NEWFDA members are automatically enrolled as Corporate Partners with all FILC educational providers at no additional cost. This allows employees access to exclusive features on courses through NEWFDA., aimed at creating a highly-trained competitive workforce for your organization.