IFMA’s five Foodservice Leadership Councils (FLCs) have spent 2023
developing tools to enable better collaboration across their
segment’s ecosystem. The work provides perspective and tools for
how to work within each segment—providing clear direction and
guidance on how best to partner and provide support.
The FLCs represent foodservice at Elementary & Secondary Schools,
Colleges & Universities, Business & Industry,
Healthcare, and Restaurants, providing visibility into the
consumer at all different life stages and as part of their food
journey.
As a benefit of membership, IFMA members can access the guidebooks for free by signing into the website. Non-members may purchase each guidebook for $3,950. If you’re an individual at a member company, but you don’t have a member login contact your company administrator to get your member account. For more information on IFMA membership, please contact Membership@ifmaworld.com
In 2021, the C&U Foodservice Leadership Council
(FLC) created a custom Operator Collaboration Model
(OCM) tailored to the C&U segment. This
Collaboration Handbook builds on the (OCM)
framework and provides a review of the model and
tactical examples of how a supplier can elevate and
build their relationship with C&U operators.
View C&U Handbook
This guidebook is a comprehensive overview of the Elementary &
Secondary Foodservice segment (E&S). It is designed to
provide a working understanding of the market this segment
serves, how they purchase, the government regulations and
funding that are critical for suppliers to understand, and an
overall process and guide for doing business with the segment.
View E&S Guidebook
This playbook provides a detailed overview of how the Business
& Industry Foodservice segment views and manages
the critical area of sustainability. It summarizes
B&I operator’s common sustainability needs
and goals across the key dimensions of how this
segment views sustainability. They’re sustainability
goals.
View B&I Playbook
This Best Practice Guide was built based on the input from IFMA's
Heathcare Foodservice Leadership Council (FLC). It provides
operators and suppliers with a fundamental overview of bowls
program, and best practices for collaborating on innovation
initiatives both with operators and suppliers, and amongst
suppliers for cross-functional alignement around commong
goals.
View HealthcareGuide
In early 2023 the Restaurant Foodservice Leadership Council (FLC)
decided to tap into their group's collective experience and
build a Margin Optimization Model to identify the top areas of
cost-management and long-term margin enhancement. The goal was
to develop a framework where they could focus, in collaboration
with their suppliers, to improve margins and strengthen their
overall business models.
ViewRestaurantOptimization
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guidebooks? Contact programs@ifmaworld.com for
information on how to purchase and access the 5
guidebooks.
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to learn more about IFMA's Foodservice Leadership
Councils.
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