About Us
About Us

A Powerful Network of Foodservice Distributors

Exclusively for Market Share Leaders
Mission

History

Executive Team

IMA Culture

Careers
Services
Services

Let Us Do the Heavy Lifting
Category Management

Marketing

Quality Assurance

Events
EXCLUSIVE BRANDS
Center of the Plate
Prairie Creek

Pierport

Hidden Bay

Riverhill Poultry

SilverBrook
Specialty Segments
Cobblestreet MKT.

Villa Frizzoni

Vista Verde
Frozen, Refrigerated, & Shelf Stable
Bountiful Harvest

Brickfire Bakery

Katy’s Kitchen

Culinary Secrets

Fair Meadow

Intros

Ever Series
Supplies
IMPACT

Pro Series
Beverages
Rejuv

Ridgeline

Trescerro
Distributors
Distributors

IMA members represent the largest regional distributor presence in their respective markets.
Harbor Foods

Nicholas and Company

Performance Food Group

Shamrock Foods

Y. Hata & Company
Suppliers
Suppliers

IMA suppliers are trusted and proven to be best in class.

Through IMA they gain access to $43B+ in collective buying power.
Growth

GS1 Completeness

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Suppliers

Relentless Innovation.
Unprecedented Opportunity.

IMA suppliers are trusted and proven to be best in class. Through IMA they gain access to $43B+ in collective buying power.

Tap in to $43B in Collective Buying Power

In addition to gaining access to our committed volume sales power, our suppliers benefit from an exclusive alliance with market share leaders, centralized negotiations and support, and a strategic and innovative marketing program focused on sales growth.

Selling product under our EXCLUSIVE BRANDS is a WIN-WIN.

Pull-Through Demand

Brand marketing and activation drive sales and customer loyalty.

High-Impact Networking

Exclusive events foster high-impact relationship building and alignment.

Long-Term Success

IMA supplier partners have a higher likelihood of long-term, entrenched stability in the industry.

80% OF SUPPLIERS =
10+ YEARS TENURE

"For 20 years, Sugar Foods and IMA have built a strong partnership rooted in trust, collaboration, and a shared commitment to helping independent distributors succeed. Together, we’ve expanded our businesses, launched new products and categories, and created opportunities that help IMA members win in their local markets. We’re proud of all we’ve accomplished and excited for what’s ahead as we continue growing together."

Chris Travisano
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Sugar Foods, LLC

“IMA is essential to growing our business.”
-Center of the Plate Supplier

“Everything that we do, from Accelerate to Top to Top to Imagine, it’s all about momentum.”
-Pantry Supplier

GS1 Program Completeness

We offer complimentary, in-house photo service for new products and brand conversions and conduct monthly audits with scorecards to assist suppliers with adherence to both GS1 and our internal EXCLUSIVE BRANDS standards. We develop strategies that drive e-commerce success and create pull-through demand.