Aug 13, 2021 By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI FMI recently joined Deloitte for a panel discussion (moderated by the American Logistics Aid Network) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's 10th annual Building Resilience …
Aug 12, 2021 By Dana Graber, Senior Counsel, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, FMI In the past year and a half, the pandemic has continued to shift the focus of both regulatory agencies and legislators. As the food industry returns to some degree of normalcy, …
Aug 11, 2021 By Elizabeth Tansing, Senior Director, State Government Relations, FMI To bump up COVID-19 vaccination rates last spring, more than half of U.S. states and some localities started vaccine lotteries, with many using federal CARES Act money. …
Aug 10, 2021 By Tom Cosgrove, Senior Manager, Program and Development, FMI Foundation/Health and Well-being, FMI and Connor Clark, Communications Intern, FMI As single shoppers, we fall into a different category than other types of grocery getters. We shop …
I can’t be the only person who went on a cookbook buying spree this past year. Prior to the pandemic, I fell into a boring routine of salmon Mondays and Tacos Tuesdays. To break from my dinner doldrums, I would make reservations at restaurants serving a …
Aug 4, 2021 By David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation I am a self-confessed Olympics junkie. Every four years (well five, this time around) I become immersed in all manner of sporting events and hastily channel-surf past any other program. My …
Aug 3, 2021 By Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education, FMI I can’t be the only person who went on a cookbook buying spree this past year. Prior to the pandemic, I fell into a boring routine of salmon Mondays and Tacos Tuesdays. To break from my dinner …
Aug 2, 2021 By Adam Friedlander, MS, CFS, Manager, Food Safety and Technical Services, FMI, and Allison Febrey, Manager, Research and Insights, FMI The food industry works hard to protect public health and ensure the safety of the food supply is maintained …
Jul 30, 2021 By Andy Harig, Vice President of Tax, Trade and Sustainability Policy, FMI and Elizabeth Tansing, Senior Director, State Government Relations, FMI If you were in school during the 1990s and took a business course, there is a pretty good chance …
We have all witnessed large scale changes to the design and layout of our favorite grocery stores since the start of COVID-19. Most of the in-store dining experiences were dismantled, and the salad bars turned into grab-and-go stations for pre-made meals. …
Jul 28, 2021 By: Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Director, Health & Well-being, FMI This year’s Retailer Contributions to Health and Well-being report tells the story behind the dramatic increase in food retail health and well-being initiatives over …
Jul 27, 2021 By: Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education, FMI We have all witnessed large scale changes to the design and layout of our favorite grocery stores since the start of COVID-19. Most of the in-store dining experiences were dismantled, and the …
Jul 26, 2021 By Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI Fresh foods at retail is such a big topic — a full meal, if you will — that sometimes it’s easier to understand this subject in bite-sized chunks. All the better if those chunks are available on …
By Marjorie DePuy, Senior Director, Supply Chain and Sustainability, FMI and Andy Harig, Vice President of Tax, Trade and Sustainability Policy, FMI Last night at dinner, a family friend asked if it was true that around one-third of the food in this …
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Jul 19, 2021 By: Bianca Ruffin, Senior Manager, Marketing, FMI I don’t need to tell you that every one of us shifted the way we lived as COVID-19 pandemic precautions led to closures and strict—but necessary—health protocols. Needless to say, it sucked. …
This past year and a half brought differences in all aspects of life, including education. But these differences have brought opportunities to become stronger. Our summer intern had his college curriculum go virtual, and there are benefits to this model …
Jul 13, 2021 By Adam Friedlander, MS, CFS, Manager, Food Safety and Technical Services, FMI Food retail establishments and family households utilize many tools to ensure food safety in their kitchens. Potable water and hand soap help clean dirty hands, …
Jul 12, 2021 By: Angelyn Pinter, Senior Manager, Education, FMI This past year and a half brought differences in all aspects of life, including education. But these differences have brought opportunities to become stronger. Our summer intern had his …
Jul 9, 2021 By David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation FMI’s consumer trends paint the portrait of an American public emerging from the pandemic fog with a heightened sensitivity to social justice issues – especially as they apply to food. Whether …
