IFDA Quiz: Test Your Knowledge about Tech and Innovation

How closely have you been reading the IFDA Innovation Blog over the last few weeks? To help you prepare for the upcoming IFDA Solutions Conference, we challenge you to take this seven-question quiz to test your knowledge of technology and innovation. Ready to begin?

1-IFDA’s 2025 Foodservice Distribution Industry Technology Report spotlights how distributors use or plan to use AI. Which are the two top applications cited? Hint: Find the answer in this blog post.

A-Ecommerce solutions

B-Employee training

C-Predictive maintenance

D-Office/workflow automation

2-The IFDA blog addresses the important role of innovation in this industry. Which one of the following innovation points are NOT supported by the blog? Hint: Find the answer in this blog post.

A-Innovation and technology should be considered synonyms in this industry.

B-Innovation starts with understanding your organization and its problems.

C-Innovation teams should focus on conducting experiments and learning through failures.

D-An innovation team should be embedded within an organization, and its members should attend as many meetings as possible. 

3-Which innovative technology used in this industry was cited in the blog as having roots dating back more than 100 years? Hint: Find the answer in this blog post.

A-IOT

B-Wearable devices such as exosuits

C-Driver safety alerts

D-Agentic AI

4-Supplier management is a complex distributor activity that can be enhanced by technology and innovation. Which is NOT one of the challenges for distributors cited in a blog piece on this topic? Hint: Find the answer in this blog post.

A-Supplier onboarding

B-Supplier communications and record-keeping

C-Reducing the number of suppliers

D-Compliance for shifting food safety rules

5-IFDA’s 2025 research shows that technology is playing an important role in enhancing distributors’ transportation strategies. Eighty-four percent of companies are using routing and delivery software. What share of that group is finding it effective? Hint: Find the answer in this blog post.

A-All

B-Two thirds

C-Half

D-A quarter

6-The blog highlighted IFDA’s newly unveiled AI chatbot resource for members that enables users to ask industry-related questions, including about technology and innovation, and is available as a resource on the association’s website? What is the name of this tool? Hint: find the answer in this blog post.

A-Clancy

B-Distributly

C-Rowan

D-Knowelle

7-As distributors evaluate AI tools, they should take into account the needs of key stakeholders, according to the IFDA blog. Which of these were cited as stakeholders for this purpose? Hint: find the answer in this blog post.

A-Customers

B-Suppliers

C-Workforces

D-Distributor Owners/Shareholders

E-All of the above

Quiz answer key:

1. A and D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. E

Article authored by freelance writer David Orgel.