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More than 400 of the food retailing industry’s most promising rising stars will gather in Chicago June 11-13 to participate in the Future Leaders eXperience. Through a series of team-building exercises, challenges and discussions, they will hone leadership skills that will be required of them in an industry that is transforming itself to serve consumers in new and exciting ways.

In early May FDA formally extended the menu labeling rule compliance date until May 7, 2018, due to substantive regulatory and enforcement concerns expressed by many food retailers. But even more important, FDA has opened a 60-day comment period to review potential changes to the menu labeling rule itself that will reduce the regulatory burden and increase flexibility.

If you’re planning to join us, you’ve probably taken the time to log into our interactive networking tool to create a profile, and have download the FMI Future Leaders eXperience mobile app. But, we thought it would be fun to share a few extra tips with you before you go.