January 25 – 28, 2026
Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, Arizona
Who Attends IFDA Partners Executive Forum?
Executive decision-makers from both distributors and manufacturers join forces to build stronger partnerships and drive mutual growth. For distributors, it’s a chance to connect with manufacturers who are invested in solving real business challenges, not just pushing product. For manufacturers, it’s an opportunity to get in the room with top distributor leaders who are ready to align, collaborate, and move business forward.
Distributors
Growth starts with the right partners. You’ll meet with manufacturers who are invested in your success and ready to solve real challenges.
- Make your priorities known. Shape the conversation. Your voice drives the agenda—connect with suppliers who want to listen and act.
- Move beyond transactions to transformation. Collaborate on supply chain strategies, innovation, and shared growth.
- Every meeting is a step toward better business. Spend less time searching and more time solving.
- It’s not about more vendors. It’s about better partners. Curated connections help you focus on what matters most.
- Set the pace for your partnerships. Use this space to align, accelerate and move forward towards joint success.
Manufacturers
Your best customers. Your next opportunities. One room. Meet face-to-face with distribution leaders looking to grow and optimize partnerships
- Talk strategy, not just SKUs. This is where big-picture discussions become real-world wins.
- Get closer to the customer. Discover what’s driving distributor priorities and how you can deliver.
- Connect with decision-makers, not gatekeepers. The forum gives you direct access to executive-level conversations.
- Strengthen your distribution strategy. Build alignment and uncover new ways to grow share and streamline operations.
- Be seen as a partner, not just a vendor. These curated meetings help deepen relationships and shape the future together.
Business Strategy Accelerator
The IFDA Partners Executive Forum is a business strategy accelerator. From your first planning step to your last conversation on-site, every moment is designed to deliver impact. Want to see how it all comes together?
Past Attending Companies
Distributors
Manufacturers
- A.F. Wendling’s FoodservicAce Endico Corp.
- AMCON Distributing Company
- Ben E. Keith Co.
- BiRite Foodservice
- Cash-Wa Distributing
- Cheney Brothers, Inc.
- Christ Panos Foods
- Dennis Food Service
- DiCarlo Distributors, Inc.
- Distribution Market Advantage
- Dot Foods, Inc.
- Driscoll Foods
- Federated Foodservice
- FoodPRO
- Frosty Acres Brands
- G & C Foods
- Ginsberg’s Foods, Inc.
- Golbon
- Gordon Food Service
- GS1 US
- Harbor Foods Group
- Honor Foods, Inc.
- IMA Foodservice
- Johnson Bros. Bakery Supply, Inc.
- Jordano’s Foodservice, Inc.
- Kohl Wholesale
- Latina Boulevard Foods
- Legacy Food Group
- Martin Bros. Distributing Co., Inc.
- Maximum Quality Foods
- McLane Foodservice
- Nicholas & Company, Inc.
- Performance Food Group
- R3 Reliable Redistribution Resource
- Raydia Food Group
- Saval Foodservice
- Schiff’s Food Service
- SGC Foodservice
- Shamrock Foods
- Sysco
- UniPro Foodservice, Inc.
- Upper Lakes Foods Inc.
- US Foods
- Van Eerden Foodservice
- Vitco Foods
- Ajinomoto Foods
- Alpha Baking
- Aspire Bakeries
- Beaver Street Fisheries
- Bimbo
- Butterball
- C.H. Guenther & Son, LLC
- Campbell’s Foodservice
- Cargill
- Cavendish Farms, Inc.
- Coca-Cola Company, The
- ConAgra Foodservice
- Desserts Holdings
- Dole Packaged Foods
- Dot Foods, Inc.
- Ecolab, Inc.
- Essity Professional Hygiene
- FoodHandler
- General Mills North America Foodservice
- Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products
- GS1
- Hangards, Inc.
- High Liner Foods
- Hormel Foods Sales, LLC
- J.M. Smucker Co, The
- J.R. Simplot Company
- Kellanova
- Lamb Weston
- Major Products
- Mars Foods
- McCain Foods USA, Inc.
- McCormick & Company, Inc.
- Michael Foods, Inc.
- OPC – Oregon Potato Company
- Perdue Foods LLC
- Procter and Gamble Professional
- R3 Reliable Redistribution Resource
- Red Diamond Inc.
- Rema Foods
- Rich Products
- Sara Lee Frozen Bakery
- Schreiber Foods, Inc.
- Schwan’s Food Service, Inc.
- Schweid & Sons
- Seviroli Foods
- Smithfield Culinary
- Sugar Foods Corporation
- Trident Seafoods
- Tyson Foodservice
- Unilever Food Solutions
- Ventura Foods, LLC
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms
- Winland Foods
