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The Power of Private Brands 2024: What's Ahead for Shoppers and Private Brands

FMI's newly released Power of Private Brands report paints an upbeat picture of how consumers feel about private brands, a grocery category ripe with opportunity. We cover an expanding outlook on private brands packaging, branding, purchasing, logistics, marketing and more. Join us in exploring our new findings. ACCESS THE LIVE PRESENTATION HERE: https://educate.fmi.org/products/the-power-of-private-brands-2024-whats-ahead-for-shoppers-and-private-brands

2024 Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Conference

The FMI Legal Conference is designed for the legal leadership of the retail and wholesale food industries, including general counsel, corporate counsel and invited retained counsel, as well as other corporate executives involved with legal issues. -Food Safety and Supplier Verification -Trends in Food Labeling and Litigation -Crisis Management CLE Credits will be awarded for this conference, pending state approval.

2024 Tax Policy Workshop

2024 FMI State Issues Retreat

The FMI State Issues Retreat is an annual event that brings together food retail grocery associations and food and grocery company government relations professionals from each state to discuss state and local legislative and regulatory issues.

2024 FreshForward

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

2024 Nonfoods Business Conference (NBC)

Exclusive to FMI members, the FMI Nonfoods Business Conference (NBC) offers joint business planning opportunities through an open table-top environment to discuss your growth strategies, consumer insights, pricing and promotional plans, new product introductions, and omni-channel supply chain performance enhancements.

2024 Annual Business Conference (ABC)

Exclusive to FMI members, the FMI Annual Business Conference (ABC) offers joint business planning opportunities to discuss your growth strategies, consumer insights, pricing and promotional plans, new product introductions, and omni-channel supply chain performance enhancements. New to ABC, we now offer an open-environment tabletop option for FMI nonfood members with product categories covering general merchandise, household, health and beauty care.

Food Retailers: Are You Prepared for the Worst Type of Workplace Violence?

Join us and our partner, TPOP, for a free digital seminar, Food Retailers: Are You Prepared for the Worst Type of Workplace Violence? REGISTER FOR THE LIVE PRESENTATION HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t8n11RenTxGS5KgmF6Iaxg

2024 Supply Chain Forum

A two-day educational event where supply chain professionals meet and 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 and longer-term threats will be addressed as well as thought leadership and business solutions that benefit your business.

2024 Energy and Store Development Conference

Vice presidents, directors and managers in energy, refrigeration, store development and sustainability gather to learn from the best in the food retail industry about energy efficiency and conservation, as well as store design and merchandising.

2025 Midwinter Executive Conference

The annual FMI Midwinter Executive Conference is our signature, invitation-only gathering that attracts more than 1,000 food industry executives spanning all facets of the marketplace. It is a prestigious member-only event offering an opportunity for a diverse group of top industry leaders to converge and gain insights relevant to the success of their businesses, including retailers, wholesalers, independent operators, suppliers, manufacturers and solution providers. Depending on their level of membership, suppliers qualify for at least two, and up to an unlimited number of invitations.

2025 SQF Conference

The Safe Quality Food Institute’s SQF Unites Conference gathers 600+ food safety and quality professionals from around the world to discuss and learn about the latest trends in food safety certification and the SQFI program. Attendees include retailers, producers, food processors, educators, regulators, training center and certification body personnel. The SQFI is a division of FMI.

2025 Financial Executive and Internal Auditing Conference

The Financial Executive and Internal Audit Conference is design and developed by your peers. This year's conference promises to deliver a robust education and networking program that meets your professional and educational needs.

2025 FreshForward

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

2026 Midwinter Executive Conference

The annual FMI Midwinter Executive Conference is our signature, invitation-only gathering that attracts more than 1,000 food industry executives spanning all facets of the marketplace. It is a prestigious member-only event offering an opportunity for a diverse group of top industry leaders to converge and gain insights relevant to the success of their businesses, including retailers, wholesalers, independent operators, suppliers, manufacturers and solution providers. Depending on their level of membership, suppliers qualify for at least two, and up to an unlimited number of invitations.

2026 Annual Meat Conference

The Annual Meat Conference offers a complete education and networking experience as well as exhibits showcasing the latest in new meat and poultry products and the products and services retailers need to increase their bottom line.

2027 Midwinter Executive Conference

The annual FMI Midwinter Executive Conference is our signature, invitation-only gathering that attracts more than 1,000 food industry executives spanning all facets of the marketplace. It is a prestigious member-only event offering an opportunity for a diverse group of top industry leaders to converge and gain insights relevant to the success of their businesses, including retailers, wholesalers, independent operators, suppliers, manufacturers and solution providers. Depending on their level of membership, suppliers qualify for at least two, and up to an unlimited number of invitations.

2027 Annual Meat Conference

The Annual Meat Conference offers a complete education and networking experience as well as exhibits showcasing the latest in new meat and poultry products and the products and services retailers need to increase their bottom line.

2028 Annual Meat Conference

The Annual Meat Conference offers a complete education and networking experience as well as exhibits showcasing the latest in new meat and poultry products and the products and services retailers need to increase their bottom line.