The 2024 FEDA Annual Executive Leadership Conference will be presented at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Sept. 17-20, 2024.

Hear from the Data Portal Project Team about the latest updates and improvements to the FEDA Data Portal, including database growth and the next steps for the portal.

The number of job openings and rate of workers quitting jobs is returning to pre-pandemic levels, federal data shows.

This new series that has been developed exclusively for FEDA members in partnership with the No. 1 ranked supply chain school in the United States, the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, will explore how companies can seize the opportunities found in widespread disruption and build supply chains of the future. Key to achieving these outcomes is designing supply chains that readily pivot to the demand and supply circumstances they face. The series features cutting-edge applied research conducted at the University of Tennessee over the past five years and examines how companies leveraged different aspects of agility to not only navigate uncertainty but to seize unprecedented market advantages through enhanced supply chain planning and execution processes that are both smart and nimble. These courses are open to all FEDA members at no cost. By watching the supply chain courses and completing the quiz at the end of each course, members will be eligible to earn 1 credit toward their FEDA Supply Chain Certification.

The latest MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index signals a large jump in confidence from small business owners.

Sales improve in the latest restaurant performance index even as most operators struggle with year-over-year results.

The MAFSI Business Barometer sees sales growth slow in line with expectations.

Warehouse and transportation costs declined 1.4 percent in May, data shows.

FEDA is partnering with the Association of Finance Professionals (AFP) to present a finance education series for FEDA members. Finance professionals who attend the live virtual webinars and complete the survey at the end of each course will be eligible to earn 1.8 CPE credits for their participation. There is no cost for FEDA members to participate in the finance webinars.

To secure accurate LTL rate quotes on projects and customer billing, knowing the correct freight class of the product being shipped is a must. Compiled by Kuehne+Nagel’s LTL eCommerce as a courtesy to FEDA members, the annual Foodservice Equipment Freight Classification Guide includes a list of the most common foodservice equipment and supplies items with the most recent freight classifications. This guide, which has been updated for 2023, provides general guidelines to help you double-check your freight class information in your quotes.