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We are excited to announce the launch of IFMA’s newly designed website. Here you will find leading industry research, event information, news and many additional resources. Learn more about these features and member benefits now!

Executives from approximately 42 organizations will meet four times in 2018 to share data and insights, best practices and more. IFMA along with Kinetic 12, Datassential, CSSI and RCA will be among the groups providing expertise, data and insights for this Best Practice.

Tyson Foods focuses on Gen Z eating habits as this emerging generation inspires their product development with Gen Z's spending power yielding $143 billion. IFMA also discusses that the Gen Z consumer grew up as digital natives which has taught them to want accessible food at any time and any place.

IFMA announced today the creation of a Chain Restaurant Advisory Board, for the purpose of informing its board of directors on chain restaurant supply chain challenges and collaboration opportunities.

Anissa Garcia is a 2017 IFMA Education Foundation scholarship recipient. She attends Cal Poly Pomona and is majoring in Hospitality Management. Find out what she had to say when we asked her a few questions about her foodservice scholarship and future career.

We are a global ingredient solutions company making sweeteners, starches and unique ingredients from plant sources such as corn, tapioca, rice, sago and potato. We provide solutions and innovate for almost 60 industry sectors across more than 40 countries.

IFMA’s Consumer Planning Program has kicked off the summer with a bang! The committee has selected the first wave of research topics that are critical issues and hot topics for manufacturers today. Learn what cutting edge topics will be a part of our 2018 CPP study which will delve into both consumer and operator insights.

This year’s IFMA Marketing & Sales Leaders Forum will kick off day one with a series of BONUS Education Sessions. This will be a content filled morning that you don’t want to miss! Be sure to arrive early, the first session begins at 9:30a on August 7th.

IFMA’s Mike Schwartz, Vice President of Member Value, was featured in Huffington Post discussing how the Gen Z takeout trend is changing the restaurant industry. According to the Gen Z study released last year by IFMA and the Center for Generational Kinetics, 24% of Gen Zers order takeout three or four times a week which proved to be higher than any other generation.