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FMI Refresher on Member Benefits

Feb 24, 2025 (4pm - 4:30pm US/Eastern)
Virtual

Join us for a quick interactive and hands-on overview of these valuable offerings and meet the FMI membership team and subject matter experts from across your food industry association. Note: This presentation will not be recorded, so be sure to join us live on Monday, February 24th!

2025 SQF Conference

Mar 2-5, 2025
Hyatt Regency Orlando
Orlando, FL

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.

The African American Shopper: A Look Inside Trends

Mar 4, 2025 (2pm - 3pm US/Eastern)
Virtual

Experts from FMI and NIQ will present a focused look at grocery shopper trends and other key insights among African American shoppers. In this briefing, we will discuss African American grocery shopping habits, and explore what is unique about this community compared to the every-day shopper.

FMI Refresher on Member Benefits

Mar 17, 2025 (4pm - 4:30pm US/Eastern)
Virtual

Join us for a quick interactive and hands-on overview of these valuable offerings and meet the FMI membership team and subject matter experts from across your food industry association. Note: This presentation will not be recorded, so be sure to join us live on Monday, March 17th!

2025 Annual Meat Conference

Mar 24-26, 2025
Orlando World Center Marriott
Orlando, FL

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.

2025 Asset Protection and Grocery Resilience Conference

Mar 31 - Apr 3, 2025
St. Louis, MO

The FMI Asset Protection and Grocery Resilience 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.

Connecting Dots to the Total Store

Apr 8, 2025 (1pm - 2pm US/Eastern)
Virtual

FMI has teamed up with RetailMediaIQ for a dynamic digital seminar where industry leaders explore how nonfoods can play a pivotal role in total store success. From foundational collaboration to emerging trends, occasion-based merchandising, and health-driven purchasing behaviors, this event will provide the insights you need to optimize your nonfoods strategy. Register for the presentation on the RetailMediaIQ site: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4862270/051803B58E3339821D9829083D04BE3A

2025 Nonfoods Forum

May 13-15, 2025
Hilton Fairfax
Fairfax, VA

Nonfoods leaders unite at the Nonfoods Forum for a high-impact, immersive event designed to drive growth and innovation in nonfoods. Through interactive experiences and strategic insights, product suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers gain the tools and forward-thinking mindset needed to elevate category performance at the grocery store and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.

2025 Financial Executive and Internal Auditing Conference

May 18-20, 2025
Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Seattle, WA

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 Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Conference

Jul 13-15, 2025
Inn & Spa at Loretto
Sante Fe, NM

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.

2025 Future Leaders eXperience: An Online Leadership Course

Jul 17 - Oct 30, 2025
Online

FMI's Future Leader's eXperience is the industry's premier online leadership training program for retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers, designed to bridge the gap between your company's present and future success.

2025 FreshForward

Aug 11-13, 2025
Loews Coronado Bay Resort
San Diego, CA

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.

2025 Annual Business Conference (ABC)

Sep 7-10, 2025
Championsgate
Championsgate, FL

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.

2025 FMI State Issues Retreat

Sep 29 - Oct 1, 2025
Wild Dunes Resort
Isle of Pam, SC

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.

2025 Energy and Store Development Conference

Oct 6-9, 2025
Town & Country Resort
San Diego, CA

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.

2026 Midwinter Executive Conference

Jan 21-24, 2026
Gaylord Pacific
Chula Vista (San Diego), CA

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

Mar 2-4, 2026
Gaylord National Harbor
National Harbor/Washington, DC

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.

2026 SQF Conference

Mar 9 (12am) - Mar 12, 2026 (12pm US/Eastern)
St. Louis Union Station Hotel
Louis, MO

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.

2026 Annual Business Conference (ABC)

Sep 14-17, 2026
Hyatt Regency Orlando
Orlando, FL

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.

2026 Energy and Store Development Conference

Sep 28 (12am) - Oct 1, 2026 (12pm US/Eastern)
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Orlando, FL

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.

2027 Midwinter Executive Conference

Jan 20-23, 2027
Gaylord Pacific
Chula Vista (San Diego), CA

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

Mar 1-3, 2027
Gaylord Texan
Grapevine/Dallas, TX

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

Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2028
Gaylord National Harbor
National Harbor/Washington, DC

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.

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