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title: "ifa 2017 day 1 recap 9788"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cff3c143-ba0c-4f16-a4e6-3ccdb98e1f7d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/ifa-2017-day-1-recap-9788
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-01-31T03:22:54.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:14:15.124Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/53eb37b5d61d0aa78e33e2f0cb3863407095.jpg
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# ifa 2017 day 1 recap 9788

**TL;DR:** The 2017 IFA Convention in Las Vegas attracted nearly 4,000 franchisors, suppliers, and industry leaders. The convention is a forum for building relationships and fostering new ideas for growth.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-31. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/ifa-2017-day-1-recap-9788).*

## Story

Nearly 4,000 franchisors, suppliers and industry leaders swarmed Las Vegas today for the the 2017 IFA Convention in Las Vegas. IFA's Convention—specifically designed by a committee of IFA members for franchisors of all sizes, single and multi-unit franchisees and our supplier partners— is the premiere forum to build relationships and foster new ideas for growth.

1851 Magazine's Nick Powills and Megan Ferringer share some of the highlights from the first day of the franchise industry's biggest event of the year.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Nick Powills (person)
- IFA (company)
- LAS VEGAS (location)
- franchise industry (topic)
- industry event (topic)
- ifa convention (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/ifa-2017-day-1-recap-9788). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cff3c143-ba0c-4f16-a4e6-3ccdb98e1f7d).