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Whitepaper: Colleges & Universities - Preparing for When the Students Return
06.30.20 - Based on the mandates put in place to enhance physical distancing and reduce opportunities for infection, changes will be made to the way students are fed when they return to campus. Written by Charlie McConnell, this whitepaper address some of the changes students will experience as they return to school and summarizes the key challenges that C&U foodservice directors face as they prepare for the next academic y...
June 2020: Welcome IFMA's New Members
Each month IFMA highlights the newest companies that make up our diverse membership community. This month we welcome Kitchens To Go and Pricefx. Learn more about these great organizations.
June 2020 Future Foodservice Spotlight: Casey Pappa
Casey Pappa is a 2019 International Gold & Silver Plate Society stipend recipient. He attends the Culinary Institute of America and is majoring in Culinary Arts. Find out what he had to say when we asked him a few questions about his foodservice stipens and future career.
2020 Silver Plate Award Winner: Victoria Vega
Meet Victoria Vega, Senior Vice President, Specialty Group at Unidine Corporation. Victoria received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Business & Industry/Foodservice Management category, and was nominated by Hobart-Traulsen-Baxter. What drives the nation’s top foodservice operators? To celebrate IFMA's 66th annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration, we asked the 2020 Silver Plate Class to share some perspectives.
Whitepaper: K-12 – Preparing for the Next School Year
06.23.20 - Written by Charlie McConnell, Sr Director of Insights & Best Practices at IFMA, this whitepaper summarizes the challenges that K-12 foodservice directors face as they prepare for the next school year. While most school districts have shifted to their Summer schedule, they are already preparing for the uncertainty of the 2020/21 school year. Read now to understand the challenges they face and how you can help.
2020 Silver Plate Award Winner: Phil Hickey
Meet Phil Hickey, Chairman of Miller’s Ale House Restaurants. Phil received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Chain Full Service category, and was nominated by The Coca-Cola Company. What drives the nation’s top foodservice operators? To celebrate IFMA's 66th annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration, we asked the 2020 Silver Plate Class to share some perspectives.
2020 Silver Plate Award Winner: Brandon Chrostowski
Meet Brandon Chrostowski, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute. Brandon received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Retail & Specialty category, and was nominated by Nestlé Professional. What drives the nation’s top foodservice operators? To celebrate IFMA's 66th annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration, we asked the 2020 Silver Plate Class to share...
2020 Silver Plate Award Winner: Scott Redler
Meet Scott Redler, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. Scott received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Chain Limited Service category, and was nominated by Conagra Foodservice. What drives the nation’s top foodservice operators? To celebrate IFMA's 66th annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration, we asked the 2020 Silver Plate Class to share some perspectives.
Whitepaper: Hospital Foodservice - Reopening after COVID-19
06.04.20 - Written by Charlie McConnell, Sr Director of Insights & Best Practices at IFMA, this whitepaper examines the lasting impact the virus has had on how consumers procure food and hospital foodservice operators provide food and beverages in the new normal. Over the last three months, hospital foodservice directors have been challenged like never before. Their world has been turned upside down and they have had to adj...