This week on a special bonus episode of the Extra Serving podcast, a production of Nation’s Restaurant News’ Last Bite Network, NRN editors Holly Petre and Sam Oches shared their takeaways from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association’s (IFMA) annual Chain Operator Exchange (COEX) conference in Austin.
The two discussed some of the key points from the conference, including:
- Everyone on the supply chain is struggling right now
- The key to sorting out your supply chain woes is communication with your vendors
- Efficiency is key to navigating supply chain and labor problems
- The labor situation is getting better — but overtime is still a big problem
- Nobody knows how gas prices will affect things
Oches also spoke with three manufacturers at the conference about what they’ve been experiencing in their businesses, from supply chain to labor to gas prices to food trends.
