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A look back at 2020 as we drive into a bright future

The last 12 months have seen an unprecedented amount of disruption in the foodservice distribution industry, fueled in large part by the coronavirus pandemic. The passion, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that has made this industry great for so long, has been on full display and will once again enable the foodservice industry to emerge, stronger and more successful than ever. Watch this IFDA video to take a look back at how IFDA and the industry persevered.

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  • March 20, 2020

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

    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.

  • March 19, 2020

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

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

    Partnership Speeds Up the Process to Get Products to Consumers

  • March 18, 2020

    Foodservice distribution industry pleads their case to the Administration

    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.

  • February 6, 2020

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

    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. 

  • February 6, 2020

    Foodservice Distribution Industry Opposes the PRO Act

    Foodservice Distribution Industry Opposes the PRO Act

    Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, HR 2474, a bill that will trample on the rights of American workers and companies. The following is a statement from the International Foodservice Distributors Association’s

  • January 21, 2020

    McCain Foods USA Named 2020 IFDA Partner of the Year

    McCain Foods USA Named 2020 IFDA Partner of the Year

    McLean, VA – The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA), announced today that McCain Foods USA was named the 2020 IFDA Partner of the Year. The annual IFDA Partner of the Year award program recognizes an IFDA manufacturer partner for outstanding performance based on foodservice distributors' experience.

  • November 13, 2019

    IFDA Research Finds Foodservice Distribution Industry Hourly Compensation Remains Highly Competitive

    IFDA Research Finds Foodservice Distribution Industry Hourly Compensation Remains Highly Competitive

    IFDA today released the results for its 2019 Compensation Survey: Driver and Warehouse Positions Edition. 

  • November 7, 2019

    Restaurant Industry Report Projects Industry Sales to Reach $1.2 Trillion by 2030

    Restaurant Industry Report Projects Industry Sales to Reach $1.2 Trillion by 2030

    Key highlights for foodservice distributors from new National Restaurant Association report.

  • October 29, 2019

    IFDA Celebrates the 2019 Truck Driver Hall of Fame Inductees

    IFDA Celebrates the 2019 Truck Driver Hall of Fame Inductees

    Today, IFDA inducted 63 professional drivers into the IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame on the general session stage. The ceremony followed a celebration banquet the evening prior.

  • October 29, 2019

    Lori Fowler of Performance Foodservice Awarded the Mike Roach Leadership Award at DSC

    Lori Fowler of Performance Foodservice Awarded the Mike Roach Leadership Award at DSC

    Today, at the IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference, former Ben E. Keith Foods President J. Michael Roach awarded Lori Fowler, President, Performance Foodservice – Little Rock the 2019 Mike Roach Leadership Award
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