Oct 5, 2022 By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI Though our food supply chain remains resilient, it has seen its fair share of uncertainty and constraints with no real end in sight. Given this, the acronym ‘VUCA’— which stands for …
Sep 30, 2022 By David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation The end of September has arrived and so too has the close of this year’s National Family Meals Month™. Seven years after its inception in 2015, this wholesome concept has grown into an …
Sep 29, 2022 By: Carol Abel, Vice President of Education Program Development, FMI The likelihood that you’ve felt the unprecedented strain on our food industry’s supply chain is so high I’m nearly afraid to mention it again. The whole world has been …
Sep 27, 2022 By Rick Stein, Vice President of Fresh Foods, FMI Holding a conference at a high-altitude location can help everyone see the big picture. FMI’s recent FreshForward conference in Denver, the Mile High City, sparked high-level insights from …
Sep 26, 2022 By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI In sports there is something called “The Ready Stance.” It’s the optimal positioning to allow your body to swiftly change directions. In The Ready Stance, a persons’ core muscles and …
Sep 26, 2022 By: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI A few years ago, several meat alternative companies made headlines with one small change—placing their products alongside traditional meat counterparts in the meat section. A debate ensued that …
Sep 23, 2022 By David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation A quick review of popular inspirational quotes about family reveals a healthy assortment suggesting a definition of family that exceeds the bonds of blood kinship. Check these out: Friends …
As I look at the results of The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022 report, I see many of my professional role models throughout the food industry navigating a different type of obstacle course than my childhood idols. The food industry has had to navigate …
Sep 19, 2022 By David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation One of the most popular words invoked over the past 30 months has got to be the term “unprecedented.” As we endeavored to capture the breadth and depth of the pandemic experience, we were …
Sep 16, 2022 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights, FMI As a child, I loved watching ABC’s Wide World of Sports on Saturday afternoons. The program would often have professional athletes compete in various athletic activities, my favorite …
Sep 15, 2022 By Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh, FMI Succeeding with fresh foods strategies is a lot easier if you have senior leaders championing efforts. That is one of my key takeaways from FMI’s recently completed FreshForward conference in Denver …
Sep 14, 2022 By Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Senior Director, Health & Well-being, FMI For the past few years, we have been talking about the grocery store as a destination for health and well-being. We have witnessed the entire food industry …
Sep 13, 2022 By Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Senior Director, Health & Well-being, FMI With a background in food, nutrition and science I’m always curious: Why do some shoppers focus on overall diet while others focus on specific foods? Why do …
Sep 12, 2022 By Christine Pollack, Vice President, Government Relations, FMI Ever wonder why there are so many brands and varieties of soup in the grocery store aisle? You probably don’t wonder, do you? Americans take for granted that if you’re in the mood …
Sep 9, 2022 By Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Food, FMI and Steve Markenson, Director, Research and Insights, FMI Amid pandemics, supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages, inflation and global conflict – just to name a few of the incredible burdens on …
Sep 8, 2022 By: Karina Beltran Romero, Manager, Member Relations, FMI No one can deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profoundly impact of the food industry workforce. According to The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022 report, 87% of food retail …
Aug 31, 2022 By Peter Matz, Director, Food & Health Policy, FMI Summer is typically a time in Washington when the flurry of activity on Capitol Hill slows down as lawmakers take a break to return to their districts and meet with their constituents. But …
Aug 29, 2022 By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI With pervasive shifts in consumer trends and today's inflationary environment, food retailers and manufacturers can no longer rely on long-held assumptions when it comes to private …
Aug 26, 2022 By: Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI Going to the grocery store is an enriching experience, and it is so in multiple ways. Beyond the abundant variety of food items on every aisle, store associates are often members of the communities …
Aug 25, 2022 By Gwen Lee, Senior Manager, Food Safety Programs, FMI, and Andrew Brown, Manager, Member Program Sales & Marketing, FMI Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers is critical to preventing foodborne illness. That’s …
