Deadline Nears for IFMA Excellence in Distribution Award Nominations


The program includes three awards:
•    IFMA Excellence in Distribution Award. This award singles out a corporate or independent distribution organization that has demonstrated excellence in the categories of management and leadership, customer relations, supplier relations and industry/community contributions.
•    IFMA Distributor Sales & Marketing Performance Award. The recipient of this award is a single independent distributor or an individual operating company of a distributor with multiple locations that has demonstrated successful planning and execution of creative sales and marketing.
•    IFMA Distinguished Industry Achievement Award. The individual honored with this award has made a significant mark on the foodservice distribution community. The winner has brought about positive change and has been a pioneer in the areas of management, marketing and operations.

For more information on how to nominate, contact Corinne Zollars at (312) 253-4686 or Corinne@ifmaworld.com. Nomination forms can also be downloaded from www.ifmaworld.com and sponsorship opportunities are available.

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