The Carolinas Food Industry Council (CFIC) welcomed more than 1,400 grocery industry representatives to its 22nd Annual CFIC Convention, held July 19–22 at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort. The three-day event delivered top-tier educational seminars, industry updates, and unmatched networking opportunities for retailers and suppliers from across the Carolinas.
Attendees included hundreds of suppliers who met with leaders from the region’s largest grocery chains and independent grocers to explore new products, marketing innovations, and operational strategies. In total, 980 one-on-one retailer meetings were conducted, offering Platinum, Gold, and Crystal sponsors exclusive opportunities to engage directly with retail decision-makers.
If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the members-only convention, please check out the CFIC Membership Brochure.
Thank you to all who attended!
Photo Credit: Paula Player Photography
2026 Supplier of the Year
2026 Carolinas Supplier of the Year
CFIC Thanks Our Convention Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Crystal Sponsors
Ajinomoto Foods North America
Aquamar
Archer Jerky
Athens Foods
B&G Foods
Bazooka Candy Brands
Boston Beer Company
Braswell Family Farms
Califia Farms
California Dairies, Inc.
Carl Buddig
Carolina Select Fine Wines
Catalina Crunch
Clemens Food Group
Dairy Farmers of America
Dan-O’s Seasoning
Dole Packaged Foods
Double R Brand Foods
Dr. Oetker
Eggland’s Best Eggs
Fage USA
Ferrero
Filippo Berio
Flora Food Group
Florida’s Natural
Flowers Foods
Geloso Beverage Group
Great Lakes Cheese Company
GT’s Living Foods
Halo Brands
High Liner Foods
Hormel Foods
InnovAsian Cuisine
J.M. Smucker
JonnyPops
Junkless Foods
Kevin’s Natural Foods
Kinder’s
Kraft Heinz Company
Lactalis Heritage Dairy
Lamb Weston
Land O’ Frost
Lemonati
Like Air
Lindy’s Homemade
Lipari Foods
Loacker
Magnum Ice Cream Company
Mayfield Dairy
McCall Farms
Milo’s Tea Company
Mt. Olive Pickle Company
MUSH Foods
Novus Foods
Oatly
O’Neill Vintners & Distillers
Paulk Vineyards
Phusion Projects
PIM Brands
Poppi
Prestige Wine Imports
Pure Intentions Coffee
Red Bull North America
Rib Rack
Riboli Family Wines/Stella Rosa
Rich Products
Rosina Food Products
Rudolph Foods
Ruiz Foods
S.A. Piazza (Wild Mike’s)
S.C. Department of Agriculture
Saputo Cheese USA
Sargento
Sauer Brands
Seneca Foods
Shamrock Foods
Silver Palate/Grain Berry
T. Marzetti
Talking Rain
The Hersey Company
The Pictsweet Company
Tillamook County Creamery Association
Tony’s Chocolonely
Trinchero Family Estates
Tropicana
Twang
Tyson Foods
Unilever
Vital Farms
Wells Enterprises/Blue Bunny
WK Kellogg
Ziegenfelder Foods Budget Saver Pops
Silver Sponsors
Biltmore Estate Wine Company
Bluebell Creameries
Bunzl Distribution
Cirkul
Concord Premium Meats
Nest Fresh (Hidden Villa Ranch)
New Belgium Brewing/Bell’s Brewery
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
StarKist
Ste Michelle Wine Estates
Tri-Vin Imports
Bronze Sponsors
4C Foods
Alexander Food Equipment Group
Artisanal Brewing Company (Southern Tier Brewing Company)
Athletic Brewing
Bel Brands USA
Bubba Burgers/Hickory Foods
D&Z
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc.
Designer Greetings
Deutsch Family Wines
ECRS
Freixenet Mionetto USA
GlobalWorx by Tactiq
Hanover Foods
HP Hood
John Anthony Wine and Spirits
Mission Foods
Mondelez International
Niagara Bottling
Old Trapper Smoked Products
Our Home
Premier Sales & Marketing
Prestige Beverage Group
Retail Data Systems – MidSouth
Schweid & Sons
Simek’s
Tilray Beer
Traeger
Villari Foods
Wente Family Estates