Nov 23, 2020 By: David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation Anyone who has suffered a fractured relationship knows that the road to restoring trust, repairing ruptured connections and recovering equanimity is hard and involves some intense listening, …
Nov 20, 2020 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research, FMI Differentiation is getting a bit different. This phrase evokes the kinds of sayings attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra, which include, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Well, it turns …
Nov 19, 2020 By Adam Friedlander, MS, CFS, Manager, Food Safety and Technical Services, FMI For many years now, undeclared allergens have been the leading cause of food recalls in the United States. With one month remaining in 2020, this continues to hold …
Nov 18, 2020 By: Tori Anderson Agee, Manager, Political Affairs, FMI Two months ago, I wrote a blog entitled “2020: The Year of the Female Candidate.” While we are still waiting on a few of the House and Senate races to yield results – one thing that is …
Nov 17, 2020 By: Leslie G. Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI Agriculture has always been at the mercy of unpredictable elements, but a rapidly changing climate is making farming an even more challenging enterprise. The intricacies of our food system, …
Nov 16, 2020 By: David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation The competition is getting hot. The field has narrowed in The Supper Bowl battle for best family meal menu, with eight companies still in the hunt for the honor of being named the first-ever …
Nov 16, 2020 By Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI As Americans brace for a challenging winter and once again spend more time at home, fatigue is setting in – and it isn’t just about the virus. Remember those early days of quarantine, when people …
Nov 13, 2020 By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI According to FMI’s latest The Food Retailing Industry Speaks report, the COVID-19 pandemic drove 51% of retailers to encourage customers to order online, and 24% offered more SKUs online. …
Nov 10, 2020 By: Hannah Walker, Vice President, Political Affairs, FMI During a typical week, news announcing the expansion of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) online Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) pilot would garner …
Nov 9, 2020 By: Leslie G. Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI Great communities across the country have a few things in common; they share the quality of watching out for all within their sphere in good times and bad, remaining sensitive, sympathetic and …
Nov 6, 2020 By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI and Steve Markenson, Director, Research, FMI The word innovation has been used frequently in food retail in recent years. This is especially true in private brands. Retailers and suppliers …
Nov 5, 2020 By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI Back in my school days, an experiment was something you did in science class. You started with a hypothesis, conducted research, and ended with a conclusion. It all seemed to flow so neatly …
Nov 4, 2020 By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI We continue to experience a convergence of challenges in this country – the COVID-19 pandemic; a historic hurricane and fire season; economic distress; and heightened political and social …
Nov 4, 2020 By: Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI Shoppers continue to see food safety as a collective responsibility coming from the policy realm, farming and manufacturing, retailers and the shoppers …
Nov 3, 2020 By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI I started in the food industry with Fry’s when pricing guns were just being introduced and everyone thought they were all the rage. Back then, my parents’ ecommerce solution was asking me …
Oct 30, 2020 By: Marjorie DePuy, Senior Director, Supply Chain and Sustainability and Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education FMI In a typical year, the FMI Energy & Store Development Conference would feature a special presentation of the Environmental …
Oct 29, 2020 By Chad Ross, Manager, Industry Relations & Total Store Collaboration, FMI After seven months of quarantine, the days are getting shorter and the temperatures cooler, all while the barometer may be fluctuating in your respective …
Oct 28, 2020 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research, FMI A few years ago, my wife proclaimed that she wanted to “do Thanksgiving right.” That year we squeezed 36 people shoulder-to-shoulder into our dining room for a feast the likes of which our kitchen …
Oct 27, 2020 By: Amanda Bond-Thorley, Senior Director, Education, FMI The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, today launched SQF Global, a unique virtual, interactive event spanning two hemispheres and …
Oct 27, 2020 By: Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD CFS Chief Food and Product Safety Officer and Stephanie Harris, Chief Regulatory Officer & General Counsel On September 23, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule " …
