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Presidents Conference 2025 will bring together senior leaders from manufacturing, distribution, regional and national foodservice chains, and companies that help support the industry. When planning this year's agenda, we quickly realized that the industry is dealing with multiple points of confusion and quagmire. So we're going to cut through the chaos. For leaders, the challenge isn’t just keeping pace, it’s finding clarity among the chaos.
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SAVE THE DATE Presidents Conference 2026 in Scottsdale, AZ November 1-3, 2026
Strategic Pathways are designed for forward-thinking leaders who shape the future of their organizations. These new session tracks provide clarity and explore how to anticipate change, assess risk, and chart bold, data-informed paths toward growth and resilience.
EPR in Action: Latest Developments' Impact on Packaging The MAHA Movement's Impact Tariff & Trade Implications: 2026 Economic Outlook
Inside the Buyer's Mind: Selling into Growing Segments Distributor Strategy in the Digital Age Insights from the Front Lines of Supply Chain
The State of Spending: Where, When, and Why Consumers Dine The Rise (and Risk) of Private Label The Power of Occasion: Reimagining the “Why” Behind Meals
GEORGE HOLM, CEO, PFG
PIPPA MALMGREN, GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMIST
Brad Meltzer, #1 NYT Bestselling Author
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“Presidents Conference is THE event to connect with leaders and gather insights and perspectives to succeed in the food away from home ecosystem.”
- Kristin Bird, President of Foodservice, T. Marzetti
“Presidents Conference always offers best-in-class content, diverse speakers and the opportunity to network with customers, manufacturers and others who all are engaged in our Industry.”
- Bob Pierce, Senior Vice President, Bunn
“Presidents Conference is an event worth attending! Industry Insights from Industry Leaders!”
- Tom Hannon, President, Sky Co-Op
Imagine bringing an industry challenge to a brain trust of young up-and-comers who’ve been designated by their companies as the concerns’ likely future leaders.
The National Restaurant Association is escalating its efforts to keep restaurants from losing workers to the Trump Administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants, CEO Michelle Korsmo told a roomful of foodservice leaders this morning.
After being out of the foodservice limelight for years, former IHOP and Applebee’s CEO Julia Stewart returned to the stage during the Presidents Conference, sharing how she rose from waiting tables at IHOP to running the chain and its sister brand, A
Attendees of this year’s Presidents Conference could be excused for scanning the skies in search of whatever spaceship might have delivered keynote speaker Dr. Pippa Malmgren. The world depicted by the noted global economist sounded little like the
IFMA The Food Away from Home Association will be presenting awards to five food-away-from-home champions during the association’s 2025 Presidents Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.