Your educational institution’s performance is our top priority.

Optimize operations and elevate the student experience with Entegra.

Provide your students with environmentally friendly, locally sourced and nutritious meals while reducing purchasing and operational costs. Entegra is the procurement partner that provides easy access to nutritious, high-quality food and non-food products, value-added services and advisory support to take your educational institution to the next level.

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The Entegra Difference

For K-12 schools, universities, colleges and community colleges

World’s largest food GPO
$24B in purchasing power
Save up to 30%*
Earn rebates — with transparency

No fees to join
Award-winning sustainability and diversity expertise
Multiple distribution options
Widest breadth of DSD, FF&E, services and local contracts

Custom contracting
Entegra PurchasingIQ platform
Insights from our supplier partners
Advisors with industry-specific expertise

*Savings based when compared to supplier list prices

What we deliver

Entegra is far more than a group purchasing organization. We are a business performance partner that brings a comprehensive range of services and solutions to educational institutions. Entegra’s supply chain experts have deep knowledge of the educational market, supplying the products and ingredients that serve over 2.1 million K-12 students and over 2.5 million college and university students.

Helping your educational institution succeed

Access plant-based, locally sourced ingredients

When trying to keep up with the changing tastes of your students, having access to the right ingredients is key. Entegra’s broad portfolio of suppliers can help you save time and money locating quality local or regionally sourced products.

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Get new menu ideas

Gain direct access to our culinary experts who can help you develop menus that kids enjoy while meeting the National School Lunch Program dietary and caloric requirements.

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Improve facility sanitation

Entegra’s full suite of sanitation and safety services includes audits for sanitation practices, standard operation procedures to ensure comprehensive cleaning, and employee training. Achieve peace of mind for your students, their parents and your employees.

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Strengthen your staff

Expand your team’s capabilities with affordable certifications from the Culinary Institute of America, ServSafe and Back to Basics online training, plus temporary labor support from Anserteam and Instawork.

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Resources for educational institutions

Answers about Entegra, GPOs and our difference

Frequently Asked Questions

Fact vs. Fiction: the truth about GPOs

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Guide

The Entegra guide to greater savings

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We know educational institutions.

Entegra expert highlight:

Nancy Wollensak Gilboe

Our team of restaurant and procurement experts knows how the industry works — and how to help our clients succeed. One of those experts is Nancy Wollensak Gilboe.

In addition to serving as Vice President of the National Foodservice Organization at The Coca-Cola Company, Nancy sat on the Michigan Restaurant Association Board and the Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Support Foundation Board for 11 years. Today, she and her equally experienced colleagues are standing by to help you optimize your spend and manage your restaurant’s operations.

"Entegra is able to bring the widest range of goods and services available to the private sector to NCPA members and the public sector. The range of products services and savings has never been available to the public sector on a cooperative contract before.

NCPA is excited about the potential for our members to save substantially on their food operation costs and look forward to hearing from them how they have used the lower product and service costs [on the Entegra program] to improve nutrition and food quality."

Mike Muscara

Director, Member & Vendor Support | National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance