EXAMINING THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 The 2025 conference will see the return of the State of the Industry reports, which will feature new insights from leaders at FEDA member companies on what is going on within the foodservice equipment and supplies industry and the key challenges and trends dealers and manufacturers are tracking. As part of the conference’s opening general session, the State of the Industry reports will set up the themes that permeate throughout the rest of the conference and tee up presentations from FEDA’s educational partners on critical topics. Among the segments that will build off the State of the Industry reports will be a presentation from Chad Autry, associate dean of faculty and research at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, who will cover his work in developing supply chains of the future with FEDA’s Future of Distribution Council.
Adding in the keynote presentation from Jim Collins, and attendees are
sure to leave the general session energized by new information and ready to tackle industry challenges with their peers either at the roundtables later that afternoon or around the bar and dinner table.
ROUNDTABLES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 The industry roundtables at the FEDA conference are where conference attendees can put their insights from the general session into action. Participants will choose their table from a corresponding list of topics, and sit down with similarly interested professionals from dealer, manufacturer and business services companies to dissect the topic and identify potential solutions to challenges. About halfway through the session, participants will switch to a new table and issue, giving them a chance to broaden their understanding and work with a new group of industry peers.
SPORTS NETWORKING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 The 2024 FEDA Annual Executive Leadership Conference introduced a putting challenge and pickleball tournament that were immensely popular with attendees. Designed to help conference goers meet even more people and foster friendly competitiveness, both networking events will return in 2025. Putting on the Rocks will be a friendly, but competitive putting competition held on the putting green at the Gainey Ranch Golf Club. Participants will play through a set putting course while enjoying a prickly pear margarita, a traditional Southwest cocktail.
For those looking to sweat a bit with their industry peers, the FEDA Pickleball Tournament will be a great opportunity for attendees to pick a doubles partner and square off against other teams. As one of the fastest- growing sports in the United States, pickleball at the FEDA conference gives both experienced players and newcomers a chance to play the tennis-like game together and strike up conversations that continue beyond the court.
CHAD AUTRY
MYERS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
HASLAM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
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