Mar 4, 2022 By Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI FMI Midwinter Executive Conference Chairman and Co-Founder and CEO of Boxed.com, Chieh Huang, responded to several questions I had for him regarding his journey to build a successful wholesale and …
Mar 3, 2022 By: Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Senior Director, Health & Well-being, FMI National Nutrition Month® is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy), which happens to be the world’s largest …
Mar 2, 2022 By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI As explored in our U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2021 report, based on research conducted by the Hartman Group, several factors drove the increase in online grocery shopping during the …
Feb 28, 2022 By: Dan Ratner, Senior Director, Member Services, FMI It was a “Twos”day to remember. On Tuesday, February 22, 2022 the food industry proudly and enthusiastically celebrated the supermarket heroes that make us proud each and every day feeding …
Feb 28, 2022 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights and Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education, FMI Amongst the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain challenges and price increases, myriad factors are impacting the ever-changing landscape shaped …
Feb 25, 2022 By Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI The food industry faces a number of food safety challenges: supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and changing consumer practices and preferences. …
Feb 25, 2022 By: David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation My grandmother was fond of reminding her progeny that ‘the best time to prepare for a storm was NOT when it had already started raining.’ There are many variations on her theme, but the …
Feb 24, 2022 By: Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education, FMI The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed the way we interact with each other and the world, prompting new, innovative solution and engagement methods. Some of these methods necessitated …
Feb 23, 2022 By: Chad Ross, Manager, Industry Relations & Total Store Collaboration, FMI Asset protection leaders safeguard company success. Their expertise in theft, shrink, vandalism, and consumer and employee safety are critical to the wellbeing of …
Feb 22, 2022 By: Rebecca Daniels, Manager, Education, FMI On the day that we have set aside to celebrate the hard-working supermarket employees by proclaiming it Supermarket Employee Day, one would be amiss to not acknowledge the special talents of those …
Feb 18, 2022 By: Richard Tibbetts, Communications Specialist, FMI Over the past two-and-a-half years, food retailers and suppliers have risen to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting workflows, supply chains and safety regulations to continue to …
Feb 17, 2022 By: Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Director, Health & Well-being, FMI To showcase just how some of our members are encouraging health and well-being with a focus on the essential food industry workforce, we decided to reach out to hear …
The feeling that your work is important and that your contribution is valuable is a great motivator, one that increases employee engagement. Appreciating employees builds trust. In his book, Trust Factor, Harvard researcher Paul J. Zak states that compared …
Feb 15, 2022 By: Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN Director, Health & Well-being, FMI Over the course of the past year, FMI has been engaging in conversation, learning about and supporting the many health and well-being programs across the industry that …
Feb 14, 2022 For 45 years we have been moving and grooving, and it is time to party! So, we have created a playlist to celebrate. Since 1977, we have been spinning nothing but the greatest hits, and we have done it together! We Are Family and with that …
Feb 11, 2022 By: Mark Baum, Chief Collaboration Officer and Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, FMI The stage is set for more robust, digital food retail experiences in 2022, fueled in-part by last year’s growth in online grocery shoppers. …
Feb 10, 2022 By Adam Friedlander, MS, CFS, Manager, Food Safety and Technical Services, FMI The food industry has a duty to protect consumers with food allergies. Individuals with food allergies rely on the information provided via product labels or …
Feb 9, 2022 Allison Febrey, Manager, Research & Insights Growing up, we’re always told that honesty is the best policy. This is true not only in social settings, but also for food. In the midst of our rapidly evolving world, some basic principles …
Feb 7, 2022 By Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI Last May, I had the honor of joining together with former Agriculture Secretaries Dan R. Glickman and Ann M. Veneman and world-renowned chef José Andrés to serve as co-chairs of the newly formed Food …
Feb 4, 2022 By: Chad Ross, Manager, Industry Relations & Total Store Collaboration, FMI Asset Protection was once a term strictly associated with shrink reduction. In recent years, it has evolved into the protection of not just product, but employees, …
