freely Payments Joins Frosty Acres Brands as Strategic Supplier Partner
freely Payments is thrilled to announced its new strategic supplier partnership with Frosty Acres Brands, a member-owned foodservice purchasing and marketing cooperative dedicated to empowering independent distributors.
This partnership marks the latest foodservice distribution organization that freely Payments has joined, building on its existing affiliations with IFDA and UniPro, as well as its recently announced strategic collaboration with Enterprise Café. These alliances highlight freely Payments' dedication to revolutionizing payments in the food and beverage distribution industry.
About Freely Payments
Backed by Mastercard, freely Payments is a fintech innovator specializing in B2B payments for the food & beverage distribution sector. Drawing from expertise in payments, food distribution, and financial technology, it enables vendors and distributors to accept credit cards with near-zero processing costs. Its solutions include intelligent routing for minimal fees, automated reconciliation, accelerated cash flow, and cashback rewards on transactions—transforming card acceptance from a cost center into a growth driver.
About Frosty Acres Brands
Frosty Acres Brands distinguishes itself with its "Different by Design" approach, uniting independent distributors across the U.S., Canada, and beyond since 1954. As a cooperative, it provides fair pricing, exclusive brands like Restaurant's Pride®, supplier-funded programs, and innovative tools such as SMART Solutions and FAB Focus—all designed to promote growth, profitability, and success for its members.
The Power of the Partnership
Through this collaboration with Frosty Acres, freely Payments is delivering its cutting-edge payment solutions directly to the cooperative's network of owner-distributors. This enables members to:
- Reduce processing fees to near zero
- Boost cash flow and minimize credit risk
- Offer customers seamless payment options that drive loyalty
- Improve A/R efficiency through automation
- Equip sales teams with a secret weapon for customer acquisition
In a market with tight margins, these tools remove obstacles and free up cash flow to fuel growth.
Forward Momentum
"freely Payments is thrilled to partner with Frosty Acres and extend its revolutionary payment technology to their members," said Ahmed Nawash, Founder and CEO of Freely. "This collaboration represents another step in the company's mission to make payments painless and profitable for the entire foodservice ecosystem."
Learn more about Frosty Acres at frostyacres.com, and discover how Freely Payments is reshaping payments at freelypayments.com.
