International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) 2027

The 2027 IPPE is expected to bring together more than 32,000 attendees. IPPE is the world's largest annual poultry and egg, meat and animal food industry event of its kind.

IPPE is held at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC), 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313.

IPPE registration costs $99 through January 8, 2027, $149 from January 9-25, 2027, and $199 onsite starting January 26, 2027. Members of USPOULTRY, AFIA and the Meat Institute who process consumer meat or poultry products, or manufacture animal food, receive complimentary registration.

IPPE attendees include operation and plant managers, purchasing agents, engineers and researchers from the world's top pet food, animal feed, meat processing/packing and poultry companies. IPPE is a private business event for buyers and sellers in the global feed manufacturing, meat, poultry and egg production and processing industries.

It suits plant managers, purchasing agents and engineers at poultry, meat, pet food and feed operations, since three sector shows share one Atlanta venue and the expected crowd tops 32,000, which gives buyers a wide field of suppliers to compare in a single trip. Staff of USPOULTRY, AFIA and Meat Institute member companies get free registration, and the education track runs past 80 hours, so processors and feed makers can justify the trip on cost and content. Consumers and people outside these industries would get little from it, because it is a private trade event where management can refuse registration to unaffiliated groups, and sellers outside feed, meat and poultry will find few relevant buyers.

Attendees at food and agribusiness trade shows usually wear business casual, such as polos or button-ups with slacks or khakis, often with company logo apparel. Comfortable walking shoes matter for three days across a large convention center in Atlanta in January, and a light coat helps outdoors.