The quarterly MAFSI Business Barometer, maintained by the Manufacturers’ Agents Assn. for the Foodservice Industry, contained a 2Q-25 surprise: It rose for only the second time in the past six quarters. Reps reported their like-for-like sales increased 1.6% compared with the 2Q-24, though that quarter had the largest decline—1%—of the six quarters since 1Q-24. This…




