Sep 27, 2021 Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI What was your favorite meal growing up? For me, it was my grandmother’s spaghetti. For the past 20 years or so, I begged her for the recipe. She would always …
Sep 21, 2021 By Adam Friedlander, MS, CFS, Manager, Food Safety and Technical Services, FMI The food industry proudly—and safely—feeds families across the nation with nutritious and wholesome items. While rare, food recalls are initiated by retailers, …
Sep 17, 2021 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights, FMI When I was younger, I used to enjoy roller coasters for their ability to deliver thrills and excitement. Nowadays, I am far more likely to feel anxiety about those wild rides—which …
Sep 16, 2021 By Marjorie DePuy, Senior Director, Supply Chain and Sustainability, FMI FMI is a proud affiliate of the EPA SmartWay program, a collaboration with freight carriers, shippers and logistics providers to accelerate the adoption of advanced …
Sep 14, 2021 By: Cynthia Brazzel, Director, Member Relations and Advocacy for the Western Region, FMI Yes, I’ll admit it—I contributed to the 172% pandemic surge that drove the Peloton sales explosion in the first six months of our global crisis. After all …
Sep 13, 2021 By: Rick Tibbetts, Communications Specialist, FMI I began my foray into the food industry at 16 years old, when I got a job at a well-known New England grocery store. My duties included bagging groceries, stocking shelves, corralling carriages …
Sep 8, 2021 By David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation National Family Meals Month™ is here, and from the looks of it, it’s better than ever! FMI is very excited this year to be working with the American Heart Association in jointly encouraging …
Sep 7, 2021 By Allison Febrey, Manager, Research & Insights Like all aspects of life over the past 18 months, grocery shopping has changed significantly. The grocery store we consider nearest and dearest to our hearts has changed, as well. While the …
Sep 3, 2021 By Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI, the Food Industry Association This Labor Day, several dramatic elements are coming together in a way that should give the food industry new reasons to celebrate this holiday. Let me set the stage for …
Sep 2, 2021 From our offices outside of Washington, DC, we watched on TV as Hurricane Ida slammed into the shores of New Orleans as a Category 4 Hurricane and left a trail of devastation and flooding through the rest of Louisiana. Morphing into Tropical …
Sep 2, 2021 By Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI September is a month that brings new beginnings -- a new school year, a new routine, a new football season, and new TV shows. September is also a time of …
Aug 31, 2021 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights, FMI FMI fielded its U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends Tracker to gauge consumer sentiment about their shopping behavior the first week of August, and on August 2nd, the Centers for Disease …
Aug 30, 2021 By: Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI There is perhaps no greater evidence of the troubled and challenging times we’re experiencing than the increased number of inexplicable acts of violence erupting without warning in unexpected places. …
Aug 27, 2021 By David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation Words. We speak, write and share thousands of them each day. Honestly, most of the words we use do not matter much in the grand scheme of things, but every so often, we find ourselves in …
Aug 26, 2021 By Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Director, Health & Well-being, FMI As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) I love good food and enjoy a balanced approach to nourishment around the family meal table. Quite often I find that people …
Aug 25, 2021 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights, FMI For almost 18 months, through the evolution of information about COVID-19 and the introduction of vaccines in the U.S., some Americans have been able to foresee a return to their …
Aug 20, 2021 By: Mark Baum, Chief Collaboration Officer and Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, FMI I’ve visited retailers all over the world, on virtually every continent except Antarctica. No matter the language or the terrain, retailers …
Aug 19, 2021 By Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Director, Health & Well-being, FMI and Kelli Windsor, Director, Digital Communications, FMI We both love family meals. For Kelli, family meals were a tradition growing up and she is committed to making …
Aug 18, 2021 By Andy Harig, Vice President of Tax, Trade and Sustainability Policy, FMI At the risk of hyperbole, I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that one of the most influential economic thinkers of the last fifty years is J. Wellington Wimpy. …
Aug 17, 2021 By: Angelyn Pinter, Senior Manager, Education, FMI From store directors and managers to designers and marketers, food retail professionals work diligently to ensure their teams are optimized for success. To accomplish this goal, these …
