Conferences

Across a wide range of topics - from finance and supply chain to technology, consumer trends and beyond - we offer you all the education and insight you need to grow your business.

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Signature Events

Through our signature events, FMI provides opportunities for industry leaders to build relationships, gain strategic insights and advance the food industry together.

 

  • Annual Business Conference

    Annual Business Conference

    September 14 - 17, 2026

    Hyatt Regency Orlando
    Orlando, Fla.

    The FMI Annual Business Conference (ABC) brings together senior leaders from food retail and product supplier companies for high‑impact, face‑to‑face joint business planning in a focused, results‑driven environment. Designed exclusively for trading partners, ABC is built around private, pre‑scheduled meetings that allow teams to strengthen relationships, align on priorities, and advance critical conversations around operations, growth strategies, and the future of the food industry.
  • FMI Midwinter Executive Conference

    FMI Midwinter Executive Conference

    January 20 - 23, 2027

    Gaylord Pacific
    Chula Vista, Calif.

    The FMI Midwinter Executive Conference is where senior leaders from food retail, wholesale, supplier, and manufacturing companies connect to shape the future of the industry. From high-level networking to exclusive one-on-one meetings, Midwinter is designed to spark strategic conversations and deliver measurable business results.

Issue-Focused Events

Through FMI’s issue-focused events, members gain education, valuable networking opportunities and actionable strategies to address the industry's most pressing business and operational challenges.

Supply Chain Forum

September 8 - 10, 2026

Loews Kansas City Hotel
Kansas City, Mo.

The Supply Chain Forum is where supply chain professionals connect over key challenges and changes in the food retail supply chain. Discover solutions to enhance productivity, performance, efficiency and resilience in a new climate. Near-term practical solutions to longer-term threats will be addressed as well as thought leadership and business solutions that benefit your business. 

Energy & Store Development Conference

September 28 - October 1, 2026

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Orlando, Fla.

Join a community of your peers from all facets of food retail energy, refrigeration, sustainability and store development at the Energy & Store Development Conference.  Learn from the best in the industry about new refrigeration technologies, expanded energy resources and innovative store designs. Expect valuable learnings, meaningful networking opportunities, and discoveries.  

Annual Meat Conference

March 1 - 3, 2027

Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Dallas, Texas

Hosted by FMI and the Meat Institute, the Annual Meat Conference is the premier industry event for all things meat retail. Featuring more than 2,500 attendees, all facets of the meat industry are covered with an education program on emerging consumer and industry trends, and suppliers from across the globe showcasing the latest in meat products and state-of-the-art technology.  

SQF Unites

March 22 - 25, 2027

Tucson, Ariz.

SQF Unites is where a dynamic community of food producers, retailers and service innovators meet to push the boundaries of productivity and profitability-together. Connect with your peers, improve the efficacy of your food safety and quality assurance programs, create new partner opportunities, learn directly from SQF technical experts about upcoming changes to the SQF program, and gain insights in the realm of food safety now and into the future.

Asset Protection and Grocery Resilience Conference

April 12 - 15, 2027

Westin Dallas Central Park
Dallas, Texas

The Asset Protection and Grocery Resilience Conference provides an opportunity for loss prevention, risk management, workplace safety and crisis management professionals in the food retail industry to network and collaborate on all aspects of protecting people, reputation and property.

Financial Executive and Internal Auditing Conference

May 16 - 18, 2027

Omni Providence Hotel
Providence, R.I.

The Financial Executive and Internal Auditing Conference is the only event for financial and auditing leaders in food retail that keeps you ahead of what's next. Attendees include CFO's, Vice Presidents of Finance, Controllers, Treasurers, Accounting Directors, and Financial Management Executives. 

FreshForward

Dates TBA

FMI FreshForward is an exclusive event that brings together executives in the food retail and wholesale industry with their supplier and service provider partners to explore the future of fresh at retail. Expect a series of high-level strategic discussions and thought leadership promoting collaboration among attendees.

Future Leaders eXperience

Summer 2027

Virtual

Future Leaders is the industry’s premier training program for retailers, wholesalers and suppliers. Future Leaders delivers an ideal, interactive learning experience, offering your rising stars easy-to-implement tools that will change the way they see themselves, lead their teams and impact your business results. 

GroceryLab

Dates TBA

In 2024, food retailers invested $10B in technology. Suppliers? Even more. The future of grocery is being built, but are we building it together? To turn grocery's biggest challenges into shared solutions, GroceryLab is a co-creation forum for merchants, marketers, operators, and technologists. It is where bold ideas meet real execution.

Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Conference

Dates TBD

The only industry conference specifically tailored to legal, regulatory and compliance issues affecting the food retail and wholesale industry. Attended by a diverse community of food retail representatives, attendees discuss developing legal topics and best practices for regulatory compliance. Continuing legal education (CLE) credits are available for attending.