News & Perspectives

05.22.22 - Lance Trenary, President & CEO of Golden Corral was named the 2022 Gold Plate Award recipient by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) during their 68th Annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration.

This month we welcome our new Manufacturer Members Axios Napa Valley, Cloverdale Foods, Hoffmaster, Masters Gallery Cheese, Reeser’s Foodservice, T. Marzetti Foodservice; and new Associate Member Instant Financial. Learn more about what these great company have to offer.

Each month IFMA highlights the newest companies that make up our diverse membership community. This month we welcome our new Manufacturer Members Mr. Bing, Mr. G’s Meats and Oregon Fruit Products, LLC; and new Associate Member Cut+Dry. Learn more about what these great company have to offer.

At COEX 2022, we reunited with manufacturers, operators, and others across the foodservice community for an in-person event in Austin, Texas. We examined how sustainability, innovation, and technology are shaping a new path to better serve the consumer—taking the industry on a purpose-driven path that will lead us into the future.

03.18.22 - SIAL America, part of the world’s largest network of food and drink fairs, will collaborate with IFMA to provide proprietary Food-Away-From-Home consumer and operator research—including IFMA’s most recent U.S. Foodservice Industry Forecasts—to global audiences attending SIAL’s inaugural US event in Las Vegas, March 22-24, 2022.

3.16.22 - The 2022 January Elementary & Secondary Foodservice Leadership Council  (FLC) conversation took the opportunity to reflect on challenges from the pandemic and opportunities for school foodservice providers and food manufacturers to collaborate. While there are more than 30 members of the Primary and Secondary School operator council, the panelists included three representatives: Danielle Bock, Director of Nutritio...

3.16.22 - The 2022 January Healthcare Foodservice Leadership Council (FLC) conversation took advantage of the New Year to reflect on the silver linings that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021, as well as strategize for new opportunities in 2022. The panelists from the Healthcare Operator Council included: Amanda Goldman, Healthcare Industry Sales Strategist at Gordon Food Service; Tina Banning, Director...

3.14.22 - The 2022 February College and University Foodservice Leadership Council (FLC) conversation took a more optimistic look at the past two years by reflecting on the silver linings of the pandemic.