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Whitepaper: Post-Coronavirus Planning for Foodservice Manufacturers
05.15.20 - Now is the time to look forward and challenge how you go-to-market. IFMA’s latest whitepaper written by Kinetic12 Consulting, examines how manufacturers should approach, sell, support and partner with their top regional and national chain customers in our emerging post-crisis marketplace. The whitepaper provides a framework for a new Collaborative Selling Model that can lead to stronger relationships with custome...
Saving Our Small Businesses: 10 Takeaways from PPP Forgiveness Application and Instruct...
05.22.20 - The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department on May 15 released the application and related instructions that borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program must complete in order to obtain forgiveness for all or some of their loan amount. The loan forgiveness application is detailed, provides guidance and answers several outstanding questions regarding methodology. Read more.
April 2020: Welcome IFMA's New Members
Each month IFMA highlights the newest companies that make up our diverse membership community. This month we welcome JIFFY, Mercer Foods, Rise Baking Company, and The Restaurant & Food Group by Informa Connect. Learn more about these great organizations.
Whitepaper: What’s Working and What Will Become Part of the New Normal
04.22.20 - Innovation, creativity and reinvention describe how operators are reacting to the COVID-19 crisis. IFMA’s latest whitepaper, written by Kinetic 12 Consulting, examines which of the new operator actions will stay with us and how they will change the industry. A few of the topics examined include how operators are communicating with their patrons and what they are saying; new back-of-house operational procedures; t...
4 Ways Hopdoddy Responded to COVID-19
04.06.20 - As the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread across the globe, restaurants around the world are trying to adjust to a new modus operandi for the next few weeks or months. Fast-casual burger chain Hopdoddy has taken a four-pronged approach to this “new normal” in the hope that the chain will emerge from the crisis as a stronger brand.
March 2020: Welcome IFMA's New Members
Each month IFMA highlights the newest companies that make up our diverse membership community. This month we welcome Cheetah Restuarant Supply App, Entegra Procurement Services, Food Service Holdings--BSI, LLC, and Root, Inc. Learn more about these great organizations.
Whitepaper: Looking Forward to Our New Normal
03.31.20 - IFMA's latest whitepaper Looking Forward to Our New Normal, published in conjunction with Kinetic12 Consulting, looks ahead at what we believe are long-term impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. Foodservice industry. Structured through three lenses; IFMA members (Manufacturers), Operators and Consumers to help prepare our companies, processes, portfolios and employees for the new post-crisis world. Read...
March 2020 Future Foodservice Spotlight: Byrdie Thagard
Byrdie Thagard is a 2019 IFMA Education Foundation scholarship recipient. She attends the Michigan State University and is majoring in Hospitality Business. Find out what she had to say when we asked her a few questions about her foodservice scholarship and future career.
IFMA Moving Forward: A Message from Larry Oberkfell, IFMA President & CEO
03.27.20 - For over 65 years IFMA has been your foodservice partner and together we will continue to lead and navigate through these unprecedented times. Watch the message from IFMA President and CEO, Larry Oberkfell.