Our Story

2008

Founded
The Buying Networks

2013

Partnered With
Premier Inc

2023

Omnia Partners Bought the Premier Business and Industry Segment

Our Founder

Drawing on a 20-year career in IT and a decade spent helping restore a camp that had sat vacant for 10 years, Mike Silver saw first-hand how much money ministries and nonprofits were leaving on the table. He watched camps, nonprofits, and values-driven businesses with strong vision struggle under avoidable costs and fragmented purchasing simply because they lacked access to strategic buying power.

In 2008, he founded The Buying Networks to change that—creating a group purchasing platform that would put enterprise-level purchasing strength in the hands of organizations that exist to serve others. What began as one leader’s conviction to steward resources better has grown into a trusted national partner, helping thousands of members reduce costs, reinvest in their mission, and thrive for the long term.

And today....

Our impact now reaches across the country through a member network united by efficiency, integrity, and shared purpose.

Through partnerships representing $84B+ in collective purchasing power, 6,000+ members, and over 17 years of industry leadership, The Buying Networks helps organizations stretch every dollar further—delivering an average 14.21% savings in foodservice and enabling leaders to reinvest those resources back into the people, programs, and communities that matter most.

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