Sustaining Partners
Sustaining Partners
AACN’s Sustaining Partner Program recognizes corporations and industry trade groups with the highest level of commitment to the missions of AACN and the AACN Foundation.

AACN’s Sustaining Partner program provides collaboration, learning and engagement for:
- Convening key opinion leaders in academia, the society and within the food and nutrition industry to advance nutrition science, translate key research findings and address challenges facing the global community
- Informing decisions and actions in the food and nutrition industry
- Fostering tomorrow’s leaders in nutrition science
- Nurturing the next generation of nutrition scientists by encouraging high quality research through awards competitions and providing networking and leadership opportunities.
As an AACN Sustaining Partner, your annual benefits include (subject to change):
- Participation as a member of AACN’s Sustaining Partner Roundtable
- Participation in the Sustaining Partner Working Groups
- Recognition as a Sustaining Partner at AACN’s Annual Meeting
- Access to cutting-edge nutrition science and key research findings
- Right of first refusal to collaborate in and support AACN/Foundation activities
- Two (2) complimentary registrations to NUTRITION 2024
- Up to ten complimentary AACN individual memberships (each valued at $210/membership)
- Up to five complimentary passes to access AACN annual meeting content on demand when posted after the live event (NUTRITION content is anticipated to be available for on-demand viewing in the Fall annually).
- Online access to the AACN journal portfolio and publishing discounts for representatives who receive the 10 complimentary AACN memberships (annual value of $1,000+)
- Print and online exposure, including recognition on the AACN website, in AACN publications and at AACN events, including AACN’s new meeting, NUTRITION.
- 20% discount on advertising opportunities.
- Discounts on exhibits and sponsored satellite symposia at NUTRITION 2024
- Unparalleled networkingAACN
Nutrition-related companies and organizations with the highest level of commitment to AACN and nutrition science/practice are recognized as Sustaining Partners.
Join AACN as a Sustaining Partner and use your expertise to support the advancement of the science, education and practice of nutrition, and its application to the global food system.
With thanks to our 2024 Sustaining Partners
Abbott Nutrition
Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition North America
Almond Board of California
American Pistachio Growers
Bayer Crop Science
Balchem
Brightseed
California Walnut Commission
ChromaDex
Council for Responsible Nutrition
dsm-firmenich
Egg Nutrition Center
General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition
Grain Foods Foundation
Haleon
Herbalife Nutrition
IFF
Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Kyowa Hakko U.S.A., Inc.
Mars Inc.
Mondelez International
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to The Beef Checkoff
National Dairy Council
National Mango Board
National Pork Board
Nestle R&D
PepsiCo
Pharmavite LLC
Potatoes USA
Reckitt
The Peanut Institute
The Sugar Association
Unilever