2021 promises to be a year of recovery, reset, challenges, and opportunities. To help us understand what foodservice providers will be doing differently, we have invited industry leaders from IFMA’s five Operator Councils, including K-12, College and University, Business and Industry, Healthcare, and Small-Midsized Chains to share the important issues they face and what they expect near and long-term.
April Live Conversation Recording: K-12 Foodservice Segment Leaders
04.26.21 - Watch this live conversation with Dan Ellnor from Jefferson County (KY) Schools, Dan Gorman from Montague / Whitehall Public Schools (MI), and Doug Davis from Burlington School Food Project (VT) to understand the important topics facing foodservice providers in the K-12 segment, such as feeding kids remotely, universal free meals, and new product needs.
April Live Conversation Recording: College & University Foodservice Segment Leaders
04.27.21 - Watch this live conversation with Ted Faulker from Virginia Tech, Chris Abayasinghe from Notre Dame, and Rafi Taherian from Yale University to understand the important topics facing foodservice providers in the C&U segment, such as feeding students remotely, sustainability, and new product needs.
April Live Conversation Recording: Business & Industry Foodservice Segment Leaders
04.28.21 - Watch this live conversation with Dan Cramer from CBRE at Credit Suisse, and Dan Morgan and Justin Williams from Wells Fargo, to understand the important topics facing foodservice providers in the B&I segment, such as redefining hospitality, welcoming employees back to offices, and new product needs.
April Live Conversation Recording: Healthcare Foodservice Segment Leaders
04.29.21 - Watch this live conversation with Veronica McLymont from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Michael Vetro from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Cheryl Shimmin from Kettering Health Network, to understand the important topics facing foodservice providers in the Healthcare segment, such as redefining the cafeteria, reinventing self serve stations, and new product needs.
April Live Conversation Recording: Small-Midsized Foodservice Segment Leaders
04.30.21 - Watch this live conversation with Richard Pineda form Pieology, Paul Damico from GFG Management and William Eudy from McAlister's Deli. This conversation will cover all the important topics facing foodservice providers in the Chains segment, including running a safe restaurant, more dependence on carryout and delivery, and new product needs., including running a safe restaurant, more dependence on carryout and delivery, and new product needs.