FEDA NEWS & VIEWS
MISSION FORWARD
Advocating for Our Industry in Every Way We Can
Te FEDA Annual Conference will illustrate the issues and policies affecting recovery.
The 2022 FEDA Annual Conference homes in on the many facets that will
directly It is not only foodservice operators that face these influence a great
comeback for the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. While there are many variables in play, one of the most significant
factors will be how well all the players within this industry advocate for this resurgence. To underscore its importance, a thread
of both policy and channel advocacy runs through this year’s conference programming. Attendees will hear first from Jot Condie, president and CEO of the California Restaurant Association, an organization
representing more
than 22,000 restaurants in the Golden State. These operators are facing the aftermath of recently enacted legislation that authorizes the state of California, via an appointed council, to oversee and regulate wages and labor practices for the state’s fast food industry – and allows many cities to establish local councils to make labor recommendations to the state. Similar legislation may be introduced in other states and in Congress. Joining Condi will be new National Restaurant
“Labor shortage challenges and union organizing initiatives are now among the top business concerns of employers in our industry.”
challenges. Labor shortage challenges and union organizing initiatives are now among the top business concerns of employers in our industry, making them an important topic for the conference’s manufacturer panel. Building on that discussion, conference keynote speaker Steve Forbes, chairman and CEO of Forbes Media, will illuminate how imperative it is that the foodservice equipment and supplies industry advocate against financial and antitrust regulations advanced by the Biden administration this year. Forbes will outline how these measures will only increase inflation and jeopardize the ability of all kinds of businesses to operate efficiently and profitably. In
terms of channel advocacy,
conference sessions will also highlight the need for innovative, efficient and affordable industry technology. A wide range of presenters at FEDA’s Data Governance Project session will encourage supply chain partners to advocate for and use the new product data governance standards now in place. This session will also detail FEDA’s recent movement
Association CEO Michelle Korsmo, who will discuss the association’s unsuccessful efforts to pass a desperately needed restaurant funding bill. Congress’ failure to approve this bill will make it even more difficult for restaurants to withstand new labor mandates like the one in California. These labor and funding policies affecting operators are critical advocacy areas for foodservice equipment and supplies businesses that will be negatively impacted alongside their customers.
toward a fully functioning central product database that will provide tech support for product uploads and easy supplier editing. Finally, speakers will demonstrate how partners can help promote a new FEDA project that will bring innovative technology solutions into our industry. On the last day of the conference, special guest
and Food Network star Guy Fieri will describe how he champions restaurants across the United States and how the foodservice equipment and supplies industry can join him to ensure a dynamic hospitality industry and network moving forward.
Tracy Mulqueen is the CEO of FEDA.
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