WFF 2018 Annual Report_final v2 (spread)

INTRODUCED WFF
EXCHANGES
Networking events are now taking place in cities
across the country hosted by Partner companies with
WFF support. WFF Exchanges offer opportunities for
those engaged with the organization to build strategic
connections locally and support the WFF mission in
advancing women leaders in the Food Industry.
Events are planned and executed by local WFF
members and include a variety of networking activities
and speakers. WFF provides support through emails,
promotion via Linked In, event templates and learnings
from prior hosts. Because WFF Exchanges are
member-led, each area and even each event within
an area is unique.
FORGED AND STRENGTHENED STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
WFF is the industry’s “chief convener” around gender
equity, bringing diverse elements together to strengthen
the whole. This includes important relationships across
diverse areas.
Data and Research Alliances:
Lean In
McKinsey & Company
TDn2K
Technomic Inc.
Food Industry Alliances:
International Foodservice Distributors
Association (IFDA)
International Foodservice
Manufacturers Association (IFMA)
National Restaurant Association
Ecosystem Alliances:
Research Chefs Association (RCA)
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA)
Winsight
Women of the Vine & Spirits
PRESENTED FIRST IFDA
AND IFMA AWARDS
The first-ever Women in Distribution and Women in Manufacturing Awards,
sponsored by WFF along with the International Foodservice Distributors
Association (IFDA) and International Foodservice Manufacturers Association
(IFMA) were given this year.
These visionary distribution and manufacturing companies, the first to participate
in the Women in the Workplace Study, have demonstrated exceptional leadership
and commitment to accelerating the advancement of women within critical
segments of the industry. Both organizations have set gender diversity
in the industry as an organizational goal.
The Women in Distribution
Award was presented to:
Ben E. Keith Foods
Gordon Food Service
McLane Company
Nicholas & Company, Inc.
Reinhart Foodservice, LLC
Sysco Corporation
US Foods
The Women in
Manufacturing Award
was presented to:
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
Custom Foods of America
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Ecolab
General Mills
Griffith Foods
Kellogg’s
Nestle USA
PepsiCo
S&D Coffee and Tea, Inc.
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