News & Perspectives

Presented at Presidents Conference, IFMA's Distributor Awards is one of the best ways for manufacturer members to honor and recognize their partners at the industry's premier foodservice event. Submit your nominations >>

Each month IFMA highlights the newest companies that make up our diverse membership community. This month we welcome Tampa Maid Foods, Elohi Strategic Advisors, and FoodStory Brands. Learn more about these great organizations.

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.

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...

Matthew Federici is a 2019 IFMA Education Foundation scholarship recipient. He attends the Cornell University and is majoring in Hotel Administration. Find out what he had to say when we asked him a few questions about his foodservice scholarship and future career.

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.

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...

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.

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.