Research & Insights

07.17.20 - Watch IFMA's live conversation with Phil Hickey, Chairman of Miller’s Ale House Restaurants. Phil received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Chain Full Service category. Hear Phil's story and learn what drives one of the nation’s top foodservice operators.

07.16.20 - Watch IFMA's live conversation with Zia Ahmed, Senior Director of Dining Services at The Ohio State University. Zia received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Colleges & Universities category. Hear Zia’s story and learn what drives one of the nation’s top foodservice operators.

07.15.20 - Watch IFMA's live conversation with Victoria Vega, Senior Vice President, Specialty Group at Unidine Corporation. Victoria received the 2020 Silver Plate Award in the Business & Industry/Foodservice Management category. Hear Victoria’s story and learn what drives one of the nation’s top foodservice operators.

07.13.20 - Watch IFMA's live conversation with 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. Hear Scott’s story and learn what drives one of the nation’s top foodservice operators.

07.01.20 - IFMA and Pricefx address common challenges food and beverage manufacturers face in pricing practices that contribute to margin erosion. Revenue and/or margin erosion is prevalent, and difficult to overcome. Emerging from economic downturn and beyond, manufacturers will need more resilient pricing maturity to help insulate themselves from fluctuating market conditions.

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...

06.24.20 - Bob Stewart, CEO of the UniPro Foodservice Distributor Cooperative, provides a ‘behind the scenes’ of the largest distribution cooperative to take advantage of UniPro’s $115 Billion in sales across 400+ distributor members.

06.23.20 - Written by Charlie McConnell, IFMA's Sr Director of Insights & Best Practices, 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.

06.22.20 - Brian West from NVDIA, Dan Cramer from CBRE at Credit Suisse, and Maggie Guardino, provide a firsthand view of what is happening inside their operations. Watch IFMA's live conversation on COVID-19 and hear how business and industry foodservice operators are managing through the pandemic.