Mar 11, 2021 By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI There’s never been a greater focus on product availability and the logistics that keep the supply chain moving. It is not just the transportation and logistics teams paying attention. On …
Mar 11, 2021 By: Hannah Walker, Vice President, Political Affairs, FMI Albert Einstein is widely credited with saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” Einstein must’ve glimpsed …
Mar 10, 2021 By: Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Director, Health & Well-being, FMI National Nutrition Month® is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals …
Mar 9, 2021 By Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI Two weeks ago, the food industry held the first-ever Supermarket Employee Day—a celebration designed to recognize employees at every level for the work they do to feed families and enrich lives. Like …
Mar 8, 2021 By: Margaret Core, Vice President, Marketing, FMI An English proverb describes typical March weather: If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. Since March 2021 marks a year since the COVID-19 pandemic onset, we may feel like …
Mar 5, 2021 By: Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education, FMI As spring draws closer in Washington D.C., (cue visions of cherry blossoms), the promise of new possibilities is in the air, more COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available and the nation is headed …
Mar 4, 2021 By: Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education, FMI and Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting consumer behavior has put unprecedented pressure on the meat retail industry, resulting in dramatic …
Mar 3, 2021 By: Steve Markenson, Director, Research, FMI The year I joined FMI was the same year (2017) the Insights Association was formed from a merger of two long-standing research associations (CASRO and MRA). Prior to joining FMI, I served as …
Mar 2, 2021 By: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI and Steve Markenson, Director, Research, FMI Today’s shoppers have stocked pantries, full freezers and overused cookbooks due to the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a time …
Mar 1, 2021 By: Carol Abel, Vice President, Education Program Development, FMI At our Midwinter Executive Conference, FMI President and CEO, Leslie Sarasin, delivered an understated truth that deeply resonated with me. She said, “COVID-19 has changed …
Feb 22, 2021 By: Rebecca Daniels, Manager, Education, FMI The entrepreneurial spirit of the food retail industry is embodied in the role of the store manager. Arguably, no other industry position is so in tune with the community, so motivated by the …
Feb 19, 2021 By Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI It’s been said the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many trends that were already underway. That is certainly true about the growth of ecommerce in food retail, which has surged in the COVID-19 …
Feb 17, 2021 By Gwen Lee, Senior Manager, Food Safety Programs, FMI In a recent survey of FMI members, there was overwhelming support for employees across their organizations to receive food safety training. In fact, 92% of retailers believe that it is …
Feb 12, 2021 By: Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI Most holidays have a reasonably clear history that allow one to trace their roots and make some sense of their associated traditions. Even preschoolers can provide some version of why we eat turkey on …
Feb 11, 2021 By: Tori Anderson Agee, Manager, Political Affairs, FMI Let’s test your food and industry knowledge: 1. What type of pasta is commonly known as bow-tie pasta or butterfly pasta? 2. Which fictional character is credited with increasing …
Feb 10, 2021 By Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI Even though the average consumer may not think much about how it gets there, a lot of work, thought and resources go into each product in the retail meat case. And behind every piece of protein …
Feb 9, 2021 By: Carol Abel, Vice President of Education Program Development, FMI Gen Z, including anyone born after 1997, makes up about 23% of the U.S. population and, as a generation, is starting to contribute to the economy by becoming a bigger share of …
Feb 8, 2021 By: Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI Emerging markets and technologies, as well as increasingly complex supply chains, drives the unabated need for safe, quality food to meet the changing …
Feb 5, 2021 By: Hannah Walker, Vice President, Political Affairs, FMI There have been several developments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)over the past several weeks. Since these developments are happening on multiple fronts, we …
Feb 4, 2021 By: Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education, FMI During this year’s virtual FMI Midwinter Executive Conference, FMI and NielsenIQ shared research that suggests many grocery shoppers are likely to carry on with their digital shopping habits as …
