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Regynald G. Washington Receives Foodservice Industry's Top Honor
Regynald G. Washington, President of Paradies Lagardère Dining Division, was named the 2019 Gold Plate Award recipient by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA). Regynald was nominated by The Coca-Cola Company and was selected from an impressive slate of this year’s Silver Plate Winners. Regynald represented the Retail & Specialty Foodservice category.
Facing the Challenge of Maintaining Profit Margins During Time of Fluctuating Cost of G...
It’s not easy to make money. That obvious statement is even truer for the foodservice operator that works on thin margins with little room for increases in cost of goods. To help manufacturers utilize a pricing strategy in a standard selling and buying market, IFMA’s Consumer Planning Program Committee commissioned Datassential to execute research with 588 foodservice operators.
2019 Distinguished Foodservice Executive Award
In honor of his dedication to the foodservice industry and his service on the IFMA Board of Directors, The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) awarded its Distinguished Foodservice Executive Award to Daniel Manning  of The Coca-Cola Company.
May 2019 Future Foodservice Spotlight: Jamie Burroughs
Jamie Burroughs is a 2018 IFMA Education Foundation scholarship recipient. She attends University of Illinois Champaign Urbana and is majoring in Food Science with a minor in chemistry. Find out what she had to say when we asked her a few questions about her foodservice scholarship and future career.
Influencing A Foodservice Operator’s Purchase Behavior Is Not Easy
Many foodservice manufacturers have come to believe that the foodservice operator makes their purchasing decisions based on myriad factors they contemplate every time they place an order. While this is true for a number of operators, find out about the preferences for the majority of foodservice operators.
Better Pricing, A Better Process, the BEST Products
At IFMA, one of the core ways we serve our members is with a powerful and steady flow of information and resources that benefit the foodservice industry and enable our members to remain competitive. We are pleased to announce a new partnership with OMNIA Partners, the largest and most experienced organization in group purchasing and supply chain management.
2019 Silver Plate Series: John Arena & Sam Facchini
Meet John Arena & Sam Facchini, Co-Founders/Co-Owners, Metro Pizza. John & Sam received the 2019 Silver Plate Award in the Independent Restaurant/Multi-Concept category, nominated by Ecolab.
2019 Silver Plate Series: Don Falgoust
Meet Don Falgoust, Vice President of Food and Beverage, RLJ Lodging Trust. Don received the 2019 Silver Plate Award in the Hotels & Lodging category.
Recruiting the Best Talent: "Tell Your Story"
Continuing our series of Best Practices to help you recruit the best and brightest into your organization, the IFMA Education Foundation, through the PEOPLE FUTURE 2025 initiative found that students, like many of us, focus on companies they know “companies who have a great story”.  Many companies overlook the importance of sharing their story, their uniqueness, the reason someone would want to work with them.