News & Perspectives

12.14.21 - At IFMA’s Presidents Conference, both suppliers and Business & Industry (B&I) foodservice operators participated in a session to determine how best to work together. This included a collaborative workshop that encouraged stakeholders to explain challenges in the segment and to then develop solutions and opportunities that would optimize the value chain and enhance business relationships.

12.13.21 - In honor of his unprecedented contributions to IFMA and the tremendous impact he’s had on the entire foodservice industry, the IFMA Board of Directors has announced that the IFMA Presidents Award has been renamed the IFMA Oberkfell Award after outgoing President and CEO, Larry Oberkfell.

12.10.21 - At IFMA Presidents Conference, C&U operators, distributors, and manufacturers all participated in a session to discuss both barriers and opportunities in a complex segment. This collaborative exercise encouraged stakeholders to explain challenges in the segment and to then develop solutions and opportunities that would optimize the value chain and enhance business relationships.

12.07.21 - The Healthcare Foodservice Leadership Council collaboration sessions with operators, manufacturers and a handful of distributors revealed several challenges and opportunities. Among those were hiring, communication with stakeholders, and the need for a better understanding from suppliers of the segment prior to sales calls.

Each month IFMA highlights the newest companies that make up our diverse membership community. This month we welcome our new Manufacturer members: Arla Foods, Griffith Foods, and Sigma Foodservice; and Associate member Boston Consulting Group. Learn more about what these great companies have to offer.

At Presidents Conference 2021, we reunited leaders from across the foodservice community for an in-person event in Scottsdale, Arizona. Co-hosted by the National Restaurant Association and the International Foodservice Distributors Association, IFMA’s Presidents Conference aimed to reconnect, reengage, and reinspire foodservice management and senior leaders in a celebration of community and unity centered around our foodser...

11.30.21 - At IFMA’s Presidents Conference, both suppliers and chain restaurant operators participated in a session to determine how best to work together. This included a collaborative workshop that encouraged stakeholders to explain challenges in the QSR and FSR segments and to then develop solutions and opportunities that would optimize the value chain and enhance business relationships.

IFMA recognized outstanding leaders and contributors to IFMA and the industry by presenting its Sparkplug Awards, Presidents Award, and Key Person Award during its Presidents Conference in Scottsdale, AZ—including a special honor for outgoing IFMA President & CEO, Larry Oberkfell.

Since 1954, IFMA’s Gold & Silver Plate Awards have paid tribute to outstanding and innovative foodservice operator talent. Now in its sixty-eighth year honoring leaders in the industry, we invite you to submit your nominations to celebrate operator talent in nine categories. The IFMA Silver Plate Award nomination process can be an incredibly powerful tool. Here are some tips to help you submit a winning nomination!