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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March 9 - 12, 2026
St. Louis Union Station Hotel

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.

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March 2 - 4, 2026
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Oxon Hill, Md.

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.  



FLeX 2020
Course Begins April 30, 2026
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. 

Asset Protection

May 12 - 15, 2026
Hyatt Regency Austin

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.


 FEIA 2020
May 17 - 19, 2026
Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn.
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. 
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June 2-4, 2026
Gem Theatre | Detroit

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 2020
July 19 - 21, 2026
The Westin Portland Harborview
Portland, Maine

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. 

FreshForward 2020
August 10 - 12, 2026
Four Seasons Hotel | St. Louis, Mo.
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.

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September 8 - 10, 2026
Location TBD

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. 

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September 28 - October 1, 2026
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress | Orlando

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.