FMI Applauds Congressional Letter Calling on CEOs of Visa and Mastercard to...
ARLINGTON, VA - FMI – The Food Industry Association is extremely pleased congressional leaders are urging major credit card companies to call off planned increases in interchange fees, which would be...
View ArticleFMIs Sarasin Recognized as CEO of the Year by CEO Update
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association proudly recognizes the achievements of its president and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin who was named the 2021 Association CEO of the Year by CEO...
View ArticleFMI Praises Governor Newsom for Clarifying Grocery Workers are Eligible for...
ARLINGTON, VA - On behalf of the food industry, FMI praises Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the California Department of Food & Agriculture and...
View ArticleFMI Convenes Timely Supply Chain Forum
ARLINGTON, VA – FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces FMI’s first-ever Supply Chain Forum April 6-7, designed for mid-senior level supply chain professionals willing to learn and engage...
View ArticleFMI Applauds Visa, Mastercard Decision to Delay Fee Hikes
ARLINGTON, VA - On behalf of the food industry, FMI – The Food Industry Association is extremely pleased that VISA and Mastercard decided to postpone planned increases in interchange fees this...
View ArticleFMI Rejects Legislation that Attempts to Overturn 6-3 Supreme Court Decision...
ARLINGTON, VA - FMI – The Food Industry Association strongly opposes legislation, the Open and Responsive Government Act , introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley, Patrick Leahy and Dianne Feinstein....
View ArticleFMI Delivers Oral Comments to USDA on Food Boxes
ARLINGTON, VA - FMI – The Food Industry Association today participated in a virtual, public meeting hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the Farmers to Families Food Box...
View ArticleFMI Midsummer Event Proceeds Online to Fuel Trading Partner Collaboration
ARLINGTON, VA – FMI, the food industry association, today announces its Midsummer Strategic Executive Exchange Conference will proceed as an online forum to fuel its members’ crisis planning and...
View ArticleMeat Purchases and Confidence at Record Highs
Washington DC -- Americans are buying more beef, pork, poultry, and lamb than ever as increased time at home during the pandemic sent meat grocery sales soaring by 20% (IRI) from 2019 to 2020.read more
View ArticleGrocery Produce Sales Driven by Healthy Living and At-Home Cooking
ARLINGTON, VA – FMI—The Food Industry Association , today releases the 2021 Power of Produce , which finds produce department sales reached $69.6 billion in 2020—an 11.4% increase. The survey of...
View ArticleSupermarket Industry Rallies for Virtual Day in Washington Fly-In
Washington D.C. – More than 230 supermarket retailers and wholesalers from 143 companies and food industry state association executives from across the nation connected virtually today with members of...
View ArticleFMI Supports Claim that Federal Reserve's Debit Interchange Rate is Too High
ARLINGTON, VA – FMI – The Food Industry Association today stands by two North Dakota trade groups’ complaint that the Federal Reserve’s final rule to regulate the interchange on debit transactions...
View ArticleGlickman, Veneman, Andrs, Sarasin Launch BPCs Food and Nutrition Security...
Washington, D.C. – The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the urgent need to reduce food insecurity in the United States. With the upcoming congressional reauthorizations of the Child Nutrition programs...
View ArticleGlickman, Veneman, Andres, Sarasin Launch BPCs Food and Nutrition Security...
Washington, D.C. – The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the urgent need to reduce food insecurity in the United States. With the upcoming congressional reauthorizations of the Child Nutrition programs...
View ArticleFMI Announces 2021 Store Manager Award Finalists
Arlington, VA— Today, FMI—The Food Industry Association proudly announces its 2021 Store Manager Award finalists. From a strong field of 77 nominees, these 10 finalists stand out for their dedication,...
View ArticleFMI Signature Research Finds Grocery Shopping Has Fundamentally Changed
Arlington, VA —For the past four decades, FMI—The Food Industry Association has tracked the grocery shopping habits of U.S. customers through the U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report. The 2021 edition,...
View ArticleFMI Applauds Introduction of Pharmacy DIR Reform Bill
Legislation would Reduce Drug Costs for Consumers and Help to Stabilize the Operating Environment for Pharmacies.read more
View ArticleFMIExpresses Concern regarding Duplicative Senate Online COOL Amendment in...
ARLINGTON, VA— The U.S. Senate’s passage of S.1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, includes language from the Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act that would create duplicative and...
View ArticleFMI Announces 2021 Health and Well-Being Initiative
Insights from 2021 Power of Health and Well-being Find Consumers’ Health and Well-being Goals at an All Time High.read more
View ArticleStakeholders Make Push for Pharmacy DIR Reform
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Hundreds of organizations representing community pharmacies, grocery store pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, chain pharmacies, patient groups, buying groups, health systems,...
View ArticleFood Retailers Widen Investment in Health and Well-Being
ARLINGTON, VA — FMI – The Food Industry Association, today releases the 2021 Retailer Contributions to Health and Well-being report, finding that grocery stores have made significant investments to...
View ArticleDeloitte and FMI The Food Industry Association: New Study Examines the Future...
Food retailers and product suppliers look past the pandemic as consumer preferences accelerate shifts in the work, workforce and workplaces of the future.read more
View ArticleFMI Study: Shopper Retail Foodservice Preferences Expand Pre-Pandemic Share...
ARLINGTON, VA – FMI, the food industry association, today introduces its 2021 Power of Foodservice at Retail analysis, a comprehensive review of shoppers’ perceptions and behaviors regarding prepared...
View ArticleFood Industry Makes Significant Investments in Private Brands
The 2021 Power of Private Brands finds retailers and manufactures are leveling-up their private brands programs.read more
View ArticleFMI Supports Federal Reserve Proposal to Guarantee Merchant Choice for Debit...
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, FMI – the Food Industry Association submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ filing, “Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing,” in support of its...
View ArticleFMI Supports Updates to SNAP Benefits under the USDA Thrifty Food Plan
ARLINGTON, VA – As the Food Industry Association, and representing authorized partners of the nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), FMI today re-emphasizes its commitment to...
View ArticleFMI Offers Workplace Violence Prevention and Preparedness Training in...
Arlington, VA – FMI - the Food Industry Association , in partnership with The Power of Preparedness ( TPOP ) will offer its members comprehensive online training for workplace violence prevention,...
View ArticleFrom Outreach to Uplift: Food Industry Awards Program Gets Facelift
FMI launches its awards program to emphasize food retailers’ and suppliers’ critical role as pillars of community Arlington, VA – FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces that its...
View ArticleNew FMI Food Retail Survey Reveals E-Commerce Sales Growth Tempered by...
Report finds pandemic-related shifts in consumer habits drove sales growth and technology investments while exacerbating labor shortage and supply chain issues.read more
View ArticleResearch Finds Consumer Interest Drives Opportunity for Food as Medicine in...
FMI and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation collaborate on series of research and resources to help raise the profile of Food as Medicine.read more
View ArticleMystery Shoppers Reveal New Opportunities for Private Brands in Ecommerce
FMI’s “Power of Private Brands 2021” report identifies shortcomings and solutions for private brand promotion on digital channels.read more
View ArticleHy-Vee, Northgate Gonzalez Market and Cub Foods Receive FMIs Community Uplift...
Arlington, VA – FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces the recipients of the 2021 Community Uplift Awards , following the evaluation of 21 laudable program nominees. Among these nominees,...
View ArticleFMI Highlights October as Get Coin Moving Month
Arlington, VA – As a founding member of the U.S. Coin Task Force , FMI - The Food Industry Association is encouraging all Americans to assist in increasing coin circulation this October during “Get...
View ArticleFifteen Future Food Safety Auditors Awarded Competitive Scholarship
ARLINGTON, VA — The FMI Foundation in partnership with The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association , awarded 15 outstanding food safety scholars with the...
View ArticleFMI Welcomes Pollack, Promotes Tansing on Government Relations Team
ARLINGTON, VA – FMI – The Food Industry Association is pleased to announce two staff changes that will enhance the association’s federal, state and local government advocacy efforts on issues of...
View ArticleNew FMI Report Reveals Positive Attitude Among Grocery Shoppers Ahead of...
Survey finds stabilization in grocery shopping behavior among American consumers as well as continued trust in grocery stores and a return to normalcy for the holiday season.read more
View ArticleUSDA Task Force Offers Recommendations to Streamline Redemption of WIC Benefits
Washington, DC – The WIC Task Force on Supplemental Foods Delivery , comprised of retailers and manufacturers of WIC supplemental foods, representatives of WIC state and local agencies, WIC...
View ArticleFMI Commends CMS Proposed Rule to Reduce Drug Costs for Consumers and to Help...
Arlington, VA – On behalf of the 12,000 supermarket pharmacies operated by our member companies, FMI – The Food Industry Association applauds U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
View ArticleConsumer Demand for Food Transparency Remains Strong as Omnichannel Rises
New FMI/NielsenIQ report finds 3 out of 4 shoppers continue to prioritize ingredient transparency despite pandemic’s impact of grocery shopper habits.read more
View ArticleBPC Food and Nutrition Security Task Force Release Recommendations to Improve...
Washington, DC – In 2020, 7.6% of U.S. households with children experienced food insecurity. Nutrition security also impacts a child’s risk of obesity, something even more common than childhood food...
View ArticleSQFI, a division of FMI, Appoints Prominent Food Safety Professional to Lead...
Carey Allen Joins SQFI as Vice President, Business Development & Strategy to Expand Food Safety Certification Program.read more
View ArticleReport Finds Consumers Rank Price on Par with Appearance and Ripeness When...
Arlington, VA – FMI—the Food Industry Association today releases its 2022 Power of Produce report, revealing 25% of shoppers ranked price as the number one factor when making fresh produce purchasing...
View ArticleAnalysis Finds Meat Shoppers Seek Cooking Inspiration from Digital Sources
FMI and Meat Institute release 17th annual Power of Meat report on consumer meat shopping and cooking habits read more
View ArticleFMI Hosts Reunion of Food Retail Consumer Affairs Professionals
Washington, DC — FMI—The Food Industry Association hosted a reunion this weekend of more than 20 former food retail consumer affairs professionals in Washington, D.C., and the group notably included...
View ArticleFMI Participates in White House Industry Listening Session on Hunger,...
Arlington, VA – Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association joined with food industry stakeholders in a listening session hosted by the White House in advance of its Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and...
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View ArticleFMI Foundation Announces Recipients of Competitive Food Safety Auditing...
ARLINGTON, VA — The FMI Foundation in partnership with The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association , announced 15 recipients of the highly...
View ArticleSQFI Announces 2022 Recipients of Excellence Awards at SQF Unites Conference
Arlington, VA – The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association , announced Joe Wieland and Karen Vanegas as recipients of the 2022 SQF Excellence Awards at...
View ArticleFMI Urges Congressional Action to Avert Rail Shutdown
Arlington, VA – Today, FMI - The Food Industry Association welcomed the commitment from Congressional leaders to pass legislation that would prevent a rail shutdown from occurring on December 9 after...
View ArticleFMI Urges Congressional Action to Avert Rail Strike
Arlington, VA – Today, FMI - The Food Industry Association welcomed the commitment from Congressional leaders to pass legislation that would prevent a rail strike from occurring on December 9 after...
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