| What
is the ASPIN Maintenance Fee? |
| The
ASPIN Maintenance Fee is based on members’ annual
purchases with Shamrock Foods. The Mohave Board of Trustees
determines the fee percentage. The Maintenance Fee covers
the cost of operations for ASPIN. |
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| What
is the ASPIN Holding Fund? |
| The
ASPIN Holding fund is a one-time deposit made by the member
to fund payment to Shamrock Foods for member purchases.
ASPIN pays Shamrock Foods within 10 days of receipt of
goods for all member districts. The holding fund needs
to be adequate to cover a minimum of four weeks worth of
purchases. When a member leaves the cooperative, the Holding
Fund plus interest earned is refunded to the member. |
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| The
auditors are here; they are asking for the ASPIN Holding
Fund Interest Computation Worksheet, can you send it
to me? |
| Each
July we send the ASPIN Interest Computation Worksheet to
our members. |
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| Why
do I pay Shamrock Dairy, Holsum Bakery and Rainbow Produce
directly? |
| The
only vendor ASPIN pays for member purchases is Shamrock
Foods. When a district joins ASPIN, we notify the vendors
the district is eligible for ASPIN contract pricing. We
post the pricing on our website so members can verify contract
pricing. |
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| Why
do I need a new CPA Addendum? |
| Mohave
revised the ASPIN CPA Addendum to only include contractual
issues. We have asked all members to bring the revised
Addendum to their Governing Board for approval in order
to have all members under the same agreement. |
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| Do
you have nutrition labels? |
| The
ASPIN Office has many nutrition labels on file. We forward
this information to our members based on their requests.
ASPIN is working with Shamrock Foods in order to develop
a database for nutrition labels. |
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| I
need a special product for a catered event. Does Shamrock
Foods carry it? |
| The
ASPIN Member Service Representatives have access to all
products Shamrock Foods distributes. We work with our members
to choose the most appropriate product. |
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| When
will this item be picked up and credited? |
| We
ask our members to fax us a request for pick up and credit
memo. We forward this to Shamrock Foods. It usually takes
two weeks to process a credit and/or pick up request. |
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| Can
you send me the Shamrock invoices that coincide with
this ASPIN invoice? |
| ASPIN
downloads copies of signed invoices for all members. We
send the invoices to the members if corrections are made
to the invoice by ASPIN staff. We always have the back
up documentation if our members need it. |
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| Does
this product meet the new Arizona Nutrition Standards? |
| ASPIN
is working with Shamrock Foods and brokers to develop a
comprehensive list of products that meet the Arizona Nutrition
Standards. It is important to note that the ANS applies
ONLY to items sold a la carte. |
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| Do
you know where my delivery truck is? |
We
work with the Transportation Department at Shamrock Foods
to verify time of delivery. Sometimes there are incidents
when the truck is late. We work with Shamrock to locate
the truck and inform the member when they can expect the
delivery.
ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
For
more information, please contact Bette Thompson, Director
of ASPIN, by email at bette@mesc.org or
by phone at (520) 888-9664 or (800) 552-3534. |
