IFDA Partners Executive Forum
The IFDA Partners Executive Forum (PEF) is a powerful setting for strategic discussions between foodservice distributors and manufacturers. In three days, company teams can hold up to 30 meetings with important trading partners at this top-to-top forum.

2014 Partners Executive Forum
The 2013 IFDA Partners Executive Forum was completed in late January and had 53 distributor companies and 50 manufacturer companies attending. Next year's forum will take place January 26-29 and will again be held at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes in Orlando. The agenda and other information currently available relates to the 2013 Forum.
A Powerful Forum for Top-to-Top Discussion!
The IFDA Partners Executive Forum (PEF) is a powerful setting for strategic discussions and allows distributors and manufacturers to share goals, objectives, and strategies for long-term, profitable business growth. This provides an annual opportunity for focused discussions with important trading partners.
Meeting participants include company leadership with responsibility for corporate strategy AND account managers with knowledge of specific trade relationships. Subjects appropriate for the meetings include mutual growth opportunities, company and product growth goals, how specific trading partners fit into achieving those goals, how you can work together to develop better programs, and representation and support of new items.
Sunday, January 26
Opening Reception and Dinner featuring IFDA Partner of the Year Award
A prime opportunity to catch up with peers and trading partners at the beginning of the Forum. This year we will present the new IFDA Partner of the Year Awards.
Tuesday, January 28
IFDA Partners Program Meetings
50-minute meetings on the hour with your most important trading partners.
Monday, January 27
IFDA Partners Program Meetings
50-minute meetings on the hour with your most important trading partners.
Wednesday, January 29
Partner Meetings
35-minute meetings with ten minutes between meetings.