MAFSI Committee Blog

Q2/2026 MAFSI Business Barometer: Market Continues in Its 3-Year, Slow Growth/No Growth Pattern; Slight Improvement Forecasted for Q3/26

Posted by MAFSI, Aug 31, 2026

Market Continues in Its 3-Year, Slow Growth/No Growth Pattern; Slight Improvement Forecasted for Q3/26 Overall sales for the 2nd quarter of 2026 grew by +2.0% which was the 12th quarter of muted growth where sales failed to exceed +2.4% nor declined by more than -1.0%. See ...

Q1/2026 MAFSI Business Barometer: Industry Sales Growth for First Quarter Slim at 1.0%; Forecast for Q2/26 Still Muted with Slight Improvement

Posted by MAFSI, May 11, 2026

Industry Sales Growth for First Quarter Slim at 1.0%; Forecast for Q2/26 Still Muted with Slight Improvement Overall sales ...

Q4/2025 MAFSI Business Barometer: Q4/25 is the Third Consecutive Quarter of Modest Improvement; Q1/26 Continues To Advance with Forecast at 3.5%

Posted by MAFSI, Mar 05, 2026

Q4/25 is the Third Consecutive Quarter of Modest Improvement; Q1/26 Continues To Advance with Forecast at 3.5% Overall sales ...

Pickleball Sponsor Highlight: Ignite Foodservice Solutions

Posted by Frances Powell, Dec 16, 2025

🌴 The countdown to Palm Springs is on! We’re thrilled to welcome Ignite Foodservice as a Pickleball Sponsor at #MAFSI26. ...

Speakeasy Sponsor Highlight: SEFA

Posted by Frances Powell, Dec 02, 2025

🍸 Step inside the SEFA Speakeasy… at #MAFSI26! This MAFSI-attendee only Speakeasy will feature nightly entertainment, ...

Pickleball Sponsor Highlight: Eaton Marketing

Posted by Frances Powell, Nov 21, 2025

🌴 Palm Springs is calling, and Eaton Marketing is helping us kick things off in style! 🤩 We’re thrilled to welcome Eaton ...

Hey MAFSI, want to save $100?

Posted by Frances Powell, Nov 18, 2025

🔥 Hey MAFSI, want to save $100? You’ve got 2 weeks left to grab the early-bird rate before it disappears on December 5th! ...

Q3/2025 MAFSI Business Barometer: MAFSI Q3/25 Barometer records 2nd Consecutive Quarter of Modest Growth and 2026 Forecast at 4.3%

Posted by MAFSI, Nov 13, 2025

MAFSI Q3/25 Barometer records 2nd Consecutive Quarter of Modest Growth; 2026 Market Forecast at 4.3% Q3/25 sales improved to ...

Play Golf at MAFSI 26: Fairways & Sunshine Await!

Posted by Frances Powell, Nov 11, 2025

⛳️ Kick off your #MAFSI26 experience on the greens! Join us for the MAFSI Golf Tournament on Sunday, January 25, 2026, from ...

Pickleball Sponsor Highlight: Chrane

Posted by Frances Powell, Nov 06, 2025

🎉 Big news, MAFSI! We’re so excited to have Chrane Foodservice Solutions join #MAFSI26 as a Pickleball Sponsor! If you know ...