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About FMI Stir It Up!

Compete for bragging rights for the ultimate family meal! Food industry retailer, wholesaler, manufacturer and supplier companies will focus on breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snack or takeaway treats. All funds raised support the FMI Foundation’s programs on health and well-being, nutrition, food safety, belonging, and social responsibility.

As the Midwinter Executive Conference's opening night event, Stir It Up! welcomes 600+ event attendees, 30+ sponsors, 6-8 kitchens and robust activations.

What's for Dinner? Dishing Up New Family Flavors

For Stir It Up! 2025, we will celebrate the 10th annual year of National Family Meals MonthTM by embracing: What's for Dinner? Dishing Up New Family Flavors. We'll focus on your family's favorites and how cuisine can vary from region to region. In the mood for a kolache or Tex-Mex? Have your kitchen be an ode to the Southwest.
Can’t get enough of maple-flavored foods, boiled seafood, and apple cider doughnuts? New England is calling! Bring out your tried and true family favorites for this year’s culinary showcase.

New Product Showcase

Our first-ever New Product Showcase allows sponsors to display 2-3 new products in towers at the event and offer product tastings during Stir It Up! The display towers will be placed in high-traffic locations throughout the Midwinter Executive Conference

Catch the Excitement!

Get ready for Thursday, January 30, 2025 when the FMI Foundation hosts the ultimate networking event for the food industry. This scrumptious evening brings together food retailers and manufacturers to sample the expertise of our industry. 

Pick Your Sponsorship!

From Kitchens to Activity Stations to our New Product Showcase, Stir It Up! has a variety of ways to engage with attendees. Revisit this page as we update our sample floorplan and discover exciting activations make Stir It Up! attendees come back, year after year. Check out the 2025's drafted floorplan below.

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Stir it Up! is all about the industry coming together to support some really important initiatives that are going to help move the industry forward.

Jerry Golub Vice Chairman, Price Chopper Supermarkets