Resource Library
IFDA Allied Member Content
Produce Distributor sells more by committing to customer experience (Butter Technologies, 2023)
Entry-Level Driver Training: Significant Changes on the Horizon (J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc., 2022)
Sustainable Warehouse Slotting (Optricity, 2021)
Warehouse Slotting: Canadian Case Study (Optricity 2021)
Transforming the Traditional: How Digital Promotions Revitalized a Distributor’s Business (Pepper 2022)
E-Commerce Platform Investment Pays for Itself (Pepper 2022)
Perfecting the Pick Path to Drive Warehouse Efficiency (ProCat Distribution Technologies, 2021)
The Cost of Doing Nothing is Not Nothing (ProCat Distribution Technologies, 2021)
Closed Loop Scanning Systems Whitepaper (ProCat Distribution Technologies, 2021)
Incentive Planning for Distribution Centers (ProCat Distribution Technologies, 2021)
Government Resources
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Data on employment, wages, wholesale food and commodity price inflation, menu and grocery store price inflation, and more.
Consumer Price Index (BLS, released second Wednesday of each month)
Monthly employment data (BLS, released first Friday of each month)
Producer Price Index (BLS, released second Tuesday of each month)
U.S. Census Bureau: Data on retail and eating-and-drinking place sales, and more.
U.S. Census Bureau: Data on US population composition and demographics.
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Food price outlook.
U.S. Energy Information Administration : Data on energy trends and prices.
Trade Associations
American Transportation Research Institute
Engaged in critical transportation studies and operational tests, including traffic congestion, hours-of-service, automonous vehicle technology, etc.
International Foodservice Manufacturers Association
Provides research and insight on the foodservice supply chain and manufacturing industry.
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
Produces resources for the broader wholesale distribution industry.
National Restaurant Association
Provides restaurant industry and consumer research on a number of topics, including menu, technology and economic trends.
NextGen Trucking
A non-profit association that promotes trucking as a positive career field and creates programs that encourage CDL and Diesel Technician training.
Warehousing Education & Research Council
A professional organization focused on logistics management and its role in the supply chain.
Women in Trucking
A non-profit organization focusing on gender diversity in the transportation industry.
Industry Research and Consulting Firms
Deloitte
Research and insights into various industry verticals, including foodservice, wholesale and distribution.
Sage Policy Group
Economic intelligence that helps you make business decisions. Produces IFDA Monthly Economic Update.
Allied Member Sponsored Content Guidelines
Guideline #1
Materials must be free, open-source links on your company website (i.e. no login or forms required to access the resource). Alternatively, we can accept PDF documents to host on our website with the option to put them behind the member wall if you want them available only to IFDA distributor members.
Guideline #2
Materials must provide information/education/solutions to common distributor challenges and opportunities.
Guideline #3
White papers and case studies are preferred, providing a broader perspective than a single-product solution.
Guideline #4
Marketing pieces, sales sheets and company news releases are not accepted.
Guideline #5
Materials may not include product/service pricing or discounts.
Guideline #6
Submitting company must own the content.
Guideline #7
Materials must contain a publishing date; only items published in 2021-2024 are accepted.