Distributors are the backbone of the foodservice supply chain—storing product, ensuring availability, and delivering the final mile directly to the operator’s back of house.

Understanding how operators choose and work with these critical partners is essential to driving growth. To provide that clarity, IFM The Food Away from Home Association partnered with Datassential to survey more than 400 operators across multiple segments in August 2025.

The resulting report uncovers how many distributors operators typically use, how the largest broadliners compare, which products they source from which distributors, and the key factors that drive distributor selection.

Designed for foodservice manufacturers, operators, distributors, and industry service providers, this report delivers actionable insights to strengthen partnerships, optimize strategies, and capture new opportunities across the supply chain.

If you're a Tier III Manufacturer Member or Operator Advocate Member, download any of the 2025 CORG Reports for free.