Conferences are a gold-mine for leads. Go to the right conference with the right technique, you’ll walk out with hundreds of prospects in your pipeline. In addition to retail conferences, CPG conferences can also help us to find leads. However, on the flipside, conferences are expensive! The flight tickets, the accommodation, networking costs, and the conference tickets can be a huge chunk of your budget especially if you are an early-stage company like us. We, at PipeCandy, have put together a list of food and beverage CPG conferences around the globe that you can attend in 2020. The conferences are arranged in a chronological order.
Jan 14 - 16, The CIA at Copia, Napa, USA
Worlds of Healthy Flavors brings together an audience of leaders including top nutrition researchers, influential corporate chefs, leading registered dietitians, world cuisine experts, members of the media, and other influencers to discuss opportunities for presenting American consumers with a wider range of healthy menu options.
Price: TBA
Jan 28, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, USA
The Pet Food Conference covers a variety of topics from regulatory to technical aspects of production to product claims, marketing, and nutrition. The annual educational series attracts more than 250 attendees and represents more than 30 pet food manufacturers and all major ingredient suppliers, offering an excellent opportunity to network with a diverse audience.
Price: TBA
Jan 23 - Signature Grand, Davie, USA
The Marcum Food & Beverage Summit is an essential event for industry executives looking to foster growth, encourage dialogue, and inspire creative thinking and it brings together the best and brightest in the field - food and beverage executives gathering with others in the industry for an evening of networking and vital information. It will feature a panel that will discuss the latest trends in the industry, which used to change slowly and allow the opportunity to spend time making well-informed decisions.
Price: TBA
24 - 27 Jan - JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix
Fmi Midwinter Conference is offering a premier platform to offer an exclusive education, collaboration and networking environment designed for top executives in the food retail industry. The forum aims to put you in contact with some of the top minds in the business and will allow you to exchange ideas with your peers and to probe, together, the most strategic issues confronting the food retail industry as well as to explore the opportunities to achieve the common objectives of the of retail, wholesale and supplier companies.
Price: TBA
Jan 29-30, Hilton Garden Inn, Chicago, USA
Trust in Food Symposium, approximately 150 leaders from across the agri-food value chain convene for this intimate and engaging meeting to share success stories, identify opportunities and walk away with actionable information to continue helping farmers scale conservation agriculture and restore consumer trust in the food system.
Price: TBA
04 - 06 Feb - Cal Expo, Sacramento, USA
The Unified Symposium is a great opportunity to meet with too many wine industry professionals such as vineyard managers, vineyard owners, winemakers, winery managers, marketing executives, retail tasting room personnel, and more! Your sales representatives will have quality time to present and discuss your products or services without distractions. Price: TBA
18 - 20 Feb - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, USA
Coffee, Tea & Cocoa will present new items and promotional opportunities to buyers from across all retail channels. Items being reviewed include but not limited to Roasted Coffee, K-Cups/ Pods, Instant Coffee, Shelf Stable- Coffee Concentrates & Creamers, Tea Bags, Tea Mix, Loose Leaf Tea, Matcha, Hot Cocoa and etc. Price: TBA
23 Feb - 26 Feb - San Diego, CA
The NGA show is particularly for the independent Grocer and it is presented by the National Grocer Association. This CPG event is a haven for the Grocers looking out for the current industry trends and ways to expand their business. Price: TBA
28 Feb - Holiday Inn Portland-By The Bay, Portland, USA
New England Brew Summit is the premier regional, craft beer industry B2B conference, bringing together everyone involved in the craft beer industry in one collaborative space. This full-day conference attracts professionals working within and around the craft beer industry from around the Northeast and beyond. Price: TBA
02 - 03 Mar - Chicago, USA
The American Food Innovate Summit will provide the attendees with the opportunity to learn how to breakthrough ideas to distinguish their product in a saturated marketplace, future trends in consumer behaviour and buying patterns, achieving a cleaner label, improving new product launch success rate, providing a healthier product without sacrificing taste or tradition, and new techniques and ingredients for NPD and innovation. Price: TBA
05 Mar - The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, New York, New York, USA
Impact Marketing Seminar is a one-day event that brings together CEOs, presidents and senior executives to discuss evolving trends and vital issues relevant to the beverage alcohol industry. Price: TBA
05 - 07 Mar - JW Marriott Austin, Austin, USA
The NCA Convention is the leading industry event for professionals and executives in the US coffee market. Once a year, key leaders and decision makers from across the sector come together to look ahead, learn about new ideas, and connect with the coffee community. And at the NCA, we believe that collaboration, conversation, and education matter now more than ever. Price: TBA
09 - 11 Mar - New Orleans, USA
Retail Confectioners, spark your creativity and achieve the vision you have for your business through inspired education, confectionery tours and stimulating connection opportunities, all crafted to meet the unique needs of the retail confectioner. Retail confectioners international advances the confectionery industry by offering members the knowledge to build sweet businesses from entrepreneurial passion. Price: TBA
17 - 19 Mar - Sheraton Chicago O, Rosemont, USA
Dispensed Beverages Forum will help retailers learn what is likely to affect the coffee bar in and beyond,and how to meet the challenges of growing sales and profits. From tech-driven equipment to pay-ahead apps and all the flavours, brewing techniques, accompaniments and type and size of cups in between, this forum provides research learnings and networking opportunities for all tastes and occasions. Price: TBA
19 - 20 Mar- Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco, USA
Future Food-Tech is acclaimed as the most international gathering of food business leaders, VC investors and food-tech innovators to transform innovation and investment in food. Price: TBA
26 Mar- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington DC, USA
The Global Food Security Symposium offers key insights on how to leverage past successes, and invigorate future efforts amidst an evolving global landscape. The event helps shape the next decade of leadership on global food security. Price: TBA
31 Mar - 01 Apr - DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, USA
The NBBQA Annual Conference gathers members and people from across the industry to network, learn and participate in a variety of topics and activities around the Business of BBQ. Whether you are a product owner, run a restaurant, involved in media or any other sector of BBQ, there are boundless opportunities to network, learn and grow at this popular event. Price: TBA
Jul 20 - Jul 22 - Hilton, Austin TX
This three-day conference is expected to have over 450 eCommerce and digital leaders from the most disruptive food and beverage companies. . The attendees will get benefited from the most actionable strategies that can be used to grow their business faster and serve their customers better. This will be delivered by the visionaries and trailblazers in the industry.
Price: TBA
Sep 14 - Sep 17 - Las Vegas
Following the phenomenal success of the 2018 conference, the 2020 version is expected to have over 3,000 attendees including 200+ CEOs, 200+ speakers, from over 1,000 companies and 30 countries.. Attendees include CPG brands, C-stores, Drug stores, eCommerce companies, Grocerants and non-traditional grocery retailers. Groceryshop addresses shared challenges and opportunities relating to the evolution of how consumers shop for products ranging from food and beverage to health, beauty, personal care, household and pet supplies.
Price: TBA
Sep 2020 - Chicago, IL
Following the phenomenal success of the 2018 conference, the 2020 version is expected to have over 3,000 attendees including 200+ CEOs, 200+ speakers, from over 1,000 companies and 30 countries.. Attendees include CPG brands, C-stores, Drug stores, eCommerce companies, Grocerants and non-traditional grocery retailers. Groceryshop addresses shared challenges and opportunities relating to the evolution of how consumers shop for products ranging from food and beverage to health, beauty, personal care, household and pet supplies.
Price: TBA
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