Jan 9, 2024
By: Carol Abel, Vice President of Education Program Development, FMI
The 2024 Midwinter Executive Conference starts next week in Marco Island, Fla., where top food industry executives will meet with trading partners to collaborate on and learn about, investments in technology, value strategies to combat inflation, enhanced product assortment, and solutions to labor challenges—all designed to help a stronger industry feed the future.
With record-breaking registrations, here's a breakdown of who's attending and what our program entails:
1,364 | Registered Attendees | |
396 | Retailer and Wholesaler Attendees | |
830 | Product Supplier, Service Provider and Associate Member Attendees | |
295 | First-time attendees from retailers and brands such as Lidl, Purity Wholesale Groceries, Save Mart Companies and Sunoco LP | |
1,000 | Strategic Executive Exchange business meetings to take place | |
7 | Education sessions addressing consumer behaviors and meal occasions, workforce initiatives, food chain resiliency, the new economic normal, mitigating retail theft and more | |
6 | Keynote sessions including a state of the industry, an in-depth look at generative AI and technology, creating stronger connections and more | |
10 | FMItech sessions sharing new ideas and solutions to enhance our industry's technology strategy along with three FMItech Pitches that shed light on the latest innovations from their unique vantage points | |
90 | Golfers participating in the FMI Food Industry Golf Tournament supporting FMI Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Development Fund (LEAD) | |
6 | Kitchens in the FMI Foundation's annual Stir It Up! fundraising event and cooking competition | |
3 | Stir It Up! Gold Mitt Awards awarded to organizations with the Best Meal and Best Sports Theme Execution, and Chef's Pick from PepsiCo's invited celebrity chef, Michael Symon | |
2 | Unforgettable Stir It Up! Programs: Flashfood's Pre-game Celebration and UNFI's Mascot Race | |
6 | FMI Leadership Executive Awards presented, including:
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Future Midwinter Date: January 30 - February 2, 2025, Marco Island, Fla.
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