Association Partners

The following organizations are supporters of the Loss Prevention Foundation and our certification programs. All of these groups have played a key role in the development of the certification programs and will continue to do so in the future.

Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI)
The objective of the Certified Forensic Interviewer certification program is to create comprehensive, universally accepted professional standards combined with an objective measure of an interviewer's knowledge of those standards. The ultimate goal is that every person and every organization with a stake in interviewing will benefit from the program, as will the reputation and effectiveness of the entire profession.

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
The Food Marketing Institute conducts programs in research, education, industry relations and public affairs on behalf of its 1,500 member companies — food retailers and wholesalers — in the United States and around the world. FMI’s U.S. members operate approximately 26,000 retail food stores with a combined annual sales volume of $340 billion — three-quarters of all retail food store sales in the United States. FMI’s retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent supermarkets. Its international membership includes 200 companies from 50 countries.

Hospitalitylawyer.com
HospitalityLawyer.com is a web based business that aggregates legal, safety and security information, products and services that offer solutions to hospitality industry (hotel, restaurant, club, resort, meeting, travel and tourism) managers, their in-house legal counsel and risk managers.

International Organization of Black Security Executives
The International Organization of Black Security Executives (IOBSE) was founded in 1982 by Black Security Executives concerned about the relatively small number of minority professionals, and the role black security professionals could have in helping young people.

The National Food Safety Security Council (NFSSC)
The NFSSC brings together loss prevention and risk management professionals of the major casual dining and quick service restaurant chains for educational networking and professional development opportunities. The mission of NFSSC is to educate its members on those topics that can help improve and enhance the safety and security of employees and customers alike; to protect its member companies from erosive effects of crime on company assets; to address the public’s and government’s concern about security-related issues; and, to be an advocate for the food service industry.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
RILA is the home of the world's largest and fastest growing retail and consumer products companies, whose executives participate in RILA for its unique educational forums, its effective public policy advocacy, and its advancement of the retail industry.