Annual Meat Conference
Meat processors and retailers; early-bird registration closes Nov 17.
- Dates
- Mar 1 to Mar 3, 2027
- Where
- Grapevine, TX
- Cost
- Ticket $295 to $3,000. Early bird to Nov 17, standard from Nov 18, late from Feb 11. FMI Retail Member $425/$495/$575; Non-Member Retailer $1,900-$2,000; Non-Exhibiting Member $2,100-$2,200; Non-Member $2,900-$3,000. Member retailer rates cut 50% for 2027.
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- FMI and North American Meat Institute
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: First-time FMI retail member attendee $295 early; buy 2 get 1 free for FMI member retailers.
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Food processing and manufacturing
Roles: plant manager food
The field it serves: Agriculture & Food Production
- Verified open jobs
- about 2,771
- Typical posted salary
- $108,000 a year (middle half $84,000 to $140,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 32% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 701 of the newest 2,771 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 2,771 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Agriculture & Food Production snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Agriculture & Food Production employers hiring now
We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Grapevine, TX. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: March 1, 2027 to March 3, 2027, Grapevine, TX
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