2026 Georgia Food Industry Summit

Day 1: Georgia Food Industry Summit

📅 November 4, 2026 | 🕗 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

This annual forum delivers essential food industry and regulatory updates and brings together food safety practitioners from manufacturing, government, and academia. Designed to foster knowledge sharing and networking in a collaborative environment, the summit offers valuable insights from experts shaping the future of the food industry.

📋 View the full agenda here

🎧 Curious about what to expect? Click here to listen to GaMEP's Wendy White discuss highlights and key takaways from the 2024 event on the Georgia Tech Research Podcast.

🍑 Immediately following the summit, join us for the Georgia Grown Networking Reception from 3:45–6:00 p.m. Please note: this event is already included in your Day 1 ticket registration.

Day 2: Georgia Association for Food Protection's (GAFP) Fall Meeting

📅 November 5, 2026 | 🕗 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Hosted by the Georgia Association for Food Protection, this in-person meeting brings together professionals from every corner of the food safety community—including production, processing, retail, regulation, and academia. With timely presentations from university researchers and industry leaders, plus opportunities to network and collaborate, this event supports GAFP’s mission to advance food safety and safeguard the food we all depend on.

📋 View the full agenda here

🎟️ Register for one day or both!

📍 Please note that parking is not included with registration. Paid parking is available in the GTRI Parking Deck for a fee of up to $15.

Brought to you in partnership with: The Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) at Georgia Tech | The Georgia Tech Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP), a unit of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) | The Georgia Association for Food Protection | Georgia Grown