Operations & Financial
Operations & Financial Performance Surveys
The 2026 Operations & Financial Performance Surveys are closed. Results are being analyzed and aggregated. Results are expected in summer 2026. Companies that participated in the survey will receive results for free, while an aggregate PDF report will be available for purchase to non-participants.
This year, we’re using select aggregate survey data from our benchmarking program to produce a new foodservice distribution industry impact study, which details the economic and physical footprint of the industry. This is an important tool to help IFDA effectively tell the industry’s story to lawmakers, regulators and future workforce.
Last conducted in 2024, IFDA’s Operations & Financial Performance Surveys are long-running surveys that collect key metrics to assess how your business is doing.
Participating companies receive:
- Aggregate Report – a downloadable PDF report that offers an abridged overview of key results for each survey component completed.
- Company-Specific Report — a downloadable PDF containing a company’s own ratios and statistics shown alongside their closest peers.
- Detailed Data Tables — a downloadable Excel spreadsheet of the complete survey results. Companies that complete both the operations and financial surveys will receive additional data cuts comparing best-in-class data. Those that only complete one of the surveys will receive a standard spreadsheet for that section.
- Searchable Results — an interactive online tool that allows users to drill deeper into the data by creating custom aggregations of the survey results.
- Scenario Generator — provides users the ability to visualize how changes in various “scenario factors” will impact their business. (for financial survey only)
- Interactive Report Card — provides an objective, qualitative evaluation of business performance versus similar reporting companies on the basis of various key performance measures. (for financial survey only)
IFDA engaged Industry Insights to execute our benchmarking program. The survey is hosted and maintained on a secure server to keep your data safe and confidential. For questions regarding the survey portal, contact Industry Insights’ Ruben Gonzalez at (380) 215-1086, or rgonzalez@industryinsights.com.
For questions about IFDA’s benchmarking program or other research, email Annika Stensson at astensson@ifdaonline.org.
