Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) will host its annual Executive Summit, a gathering of restaurant and foodservice industry executives, July 29-31 at the JW Marriott in Chicago. Exclusively for industry executives, WFF Executive Summit will feature interactive, business relevant sessions on future trends, the challenges of leadership, and industry bench-marking. “Summit programming is specifically tailored to expand […]
Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) presented Daymon Worldwide President and CEO, Carla Cooper, with the 2013 Trailblazer Award during the opening general session of their annual conference. Cooper has dedicated her career to blazing trails and creating pathways for herself and other women within the foodservice industry. She has a reputation for being a servant leader, […]
Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) has launched a mobile application that offers easy, portable, access to WFF tools and information. The app, called WFF Access, serves as a navigable mobile version of the organization’s website. The app’s release comes right in time for the WFF’s Annual Leadership Development Conference in Orlando, Florida, April 14-17. Some key features […]
The foodservice industry is expected to have its fourth straight year of growth, reaching sales in excess of $660 billion according to the NRA Industry Forecast. The results of this growth are seen every day in headlines – the pressure for innovation, mergers, and acquisitions, and the struggle for talent recruitment and retention. These forces […]
Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) returns to the White House to honor extraordinary women veterans who are making a difference in communities across the country. The event is part of the White House Champions of Change, which brings individuals to the White House to share their ideas for winning the future. “As advocates of diversity in […]
Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors: Karen Bowman of Deloitte, Twila Day of Sysco, and Jack Sinclair of Walmart. Current WFF Board member, Marie Perry of Brinker International, has joined the board’s Executive Committee in the role of Treasurer, replacing the retiring Julie Swan, formerly of Sysco. “Our […]
The Women’s Foodservice Forum announced a new partnership with People Report & Black Box Intelligence, the leading provider of comprehensive business insights for the foodservice industry. Their work is focused on the intersection of human and financial capital, and helping companies to succeed in the workplace and the marketplace. Their unique and timely dashboards and […]
The Women's Foodservice Forum has announced two keynote speakers for the WFF Annual Leadership Development Conference in Orlando, Fla., April April 14–17. Erica Orange, vice president of Weiner, Edrich, Brown Inc. frequently lectures about future trends for corporate, organizational, and academic audiences. She has also authored several articles and white papers on various social, technological, economic, demographic, […]
Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) will hold its Leadership Breakfast Series Event in conjunction with IFA’s 53rd Annual Conference, February 18, 2013 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The event includes a panel discussion with senior leaders from franchise segments such as foodservice, retail, and hard goods. Featured panelists include Melanie Bergeron (Two Men […]
The Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF), a leadership development organization that has been serving the foodservice industry for more than 20 years, has launched a partnership with SmartBrief to deliver a weekly e-newsletter. The WFF Leadership SmartBrief launched January 17 and will contain the latest articles on leadership and leadership development. “Our partnership with SmartBrief allows us […]