Industry News

Foodservice Distributors Praise Passage of Additional Funds for the Paycheck Protection Program

Foodservice Distributors Praise Passage of Additional Funds for the Paycheck Protection Program and Stress More Economic Relief is Needed

Foodservice Distributors to Congress: Reopening American Restaurants Begins with Us

The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) wrote Congressional leaders today about the critical need for economic intervention as foodservice distributors, deemed essential to our national infrastructure, continue to suffer dire financial consequences as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.  

Focus Gets this Driver Over the Mountains

Shamrock Foods Driver & IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame Winner Phil Trejo

Foodservice Distributors Support National Restaurant Association's Blueprint for Recovery

Foodservice Distributors Support National Restaurant Associations Blueprint for Recovery IFDA Urges Congress to Take Critical and Swift Action to Salvage Foodservice Industry

40 Years and Truckin’ Strong

McLane Foodservice Driver & IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame Winner Alvin Armwood

Foodservice Distributors Praise Passage of CARES Act and Stress More Must Be Done

No business should go bankrupt because of the financial hardships caused by the coronavirus, so while this is a good first step, we look forward to working with Congress on the next phase of economic relief.

Foodservice distributors project $24 billion loss due to COVID-19

The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) projects the industry will lose $24 billion over the next three months as the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down restaurants, schools and hotels. The following is a statement from IFDA CEO, Mark Allen.

Food Industry Groups Launch Partnership to Ensure Sufficient Food Supply Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Partnership Speeds Up the Process to Get Products to Consumers

Foodservice distribution industry pleads their case to the Administration

Today the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump, regarding the dire scope of financial hardship prompted by COVID-19 which has negatively impacted restaurants, schools, hotels and the distributors who supply them. The following is a statement from IFDA CEO, Mark Allen.

Nominate Your Drivers to the 2020 IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame!

The IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame honors the exceptional careers and contributions of our industry's hard-working professional drivers by casting a spotlight on their outstanding records of service and safety.