News & Perspectives

Each month IFMA highlights the newest companies that make up our diverse membership community. This month we welcome E.W. Grobbel Sons, Inc., a family food company that was established in 1883. Learn more about this great organization.

Lizzy Pearlman is a 2019 International Gold & Silver Plate Society stipend recipient. She attends Penn State University and is majoring in Hospitality Management. Find out what she had to say when we asked her a few questions about her foodservice stipend and future career.

Meet Joe Essa, President and CEO of Thomas Keller Restaurant Group. Joe received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Independent Restaurants/Multi-concept category, and was nominated by Ecolab and 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 some perspectives.

Meet Eric Eisenberg, Director of Dining Services at Rogue Valley Manor. Eric received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Health Care 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.

Meet Bertrand Weber, Director of Culinary & Wellness Services at Minneapolis Public Schools. Bertrand received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Elementary & Secondary Schools category, and was nominated by Basic American Foods, Cargill, General Mills, and Jennie-O Turkey Store. What drives the nation’s top foodservice operators? To celebrate IFMA's 66th annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration, we asked the 2020 Silv...

Meet Zia Ahmed, Senior Director of Dining Services at The Ohio State University. Zia received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Colleges & Universities category, and was nominated by Basic American Foods, Ecolab, Hobart-Traulsen-Baxter, Hormel Food Corporation, JL&A Communications, and Sysco. What drives the nation’s top foodservice operators? To celebrate IFMA's 66th annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration, we asked...

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...

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.

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.