April 15, 2024 by MMR
FMI, FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI chief science officer Dr. Hilary Thesmar, Shelby Furman
Leading Headlines, People
ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI – The Food Industry Association has named Shelby Furman, Ph.D., as the association’s new director for food and product safety programs. In her role, Furman will be responsible for developing and implementing food and product safety programs as well as directing food protection activities and providing technical expertise for the FMI
April 8, 2024 by Jeffrey Woldt
Chain Drug Review/MMR Video Forum, FMI, FMI - The Food Industry Association, Mark Baum, nonfood, Video Forum
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Videos
Mark Baum, senior vice president of industry relations and chief collaboration officer at FMI – The Food Industry Association, tells this week’s Video Forum about the ongoing drive to elevate the presence of supermarket operators and their suppliers in the household products, general merchandise, and health and beauty aids categories. He provides an update on
March 25, 2024 by MMR
FMI - The Food Industry Association, nonfood, supermarkets
2024, Issue 03-25-2024
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Supermarket operators have sold nonfood products for decades, but they still aren’t getting their fair share of the business. Despite the frequent trips that shoppers make to the grocery store, the channel only accounts for 8% of volume in the health and beauty care, household products and general merchandise categories, according to
March 25, 2024 by MMR
FMI, FMI - The Food Industry Association, influential women, Leslie Sarasin, MMR's Most Influential Women, Most Influential Women
Issue 03-25-2024
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leslie Sarasin was named president and chief executive officer of FMI – The Food Industry Association, in 2008, when it was still known as the Food Marketing Institute. In the 15 years since, she has led a remarkable rejuvenation of the organization, which now is an aggressive and effective advocate for a
March 19, 2024 by MMR
FMI - The Food Industry Association, The Meat Institute, The Power of Meat
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who describe themselves as meat eaters (80%) and the number of households that purchase meat (98%) remain steady from 2023, while the number seeking to decrease meat consumption has fallen by 20% since 2020, according to the 19th annual Power of Meat report released on Monday by the Meat
March 18, 2024 by MMR
2024 Annual Meat Conference, FMI - The Food Industry Association, The Meat Institute
Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
WASHINGTON – To kick off the 2024 Annual Meat Conference, the Meat Institute and FMI – The Food Industry Association announced 10 winners for the 2024 Leaders of Tomorrow Program. The winners are: Kaylee Russell, Tyson Foods; Michael Yeater, Albertsons Companies; Tammy Gonzales, Cargill; Mike Van Drie, SpartanNash Co.; Nicole Koch, Seaboard Foods; Liz Holt Welnhofer, Pre Brands; Hillary Niblock, Superior Farms; Marie-Pier Labarre, Cascades; Zachary Stadler, Associated Wholesale
March 4, 2024 by MMR
FMI - The Food Industry Association, The American Pharmacists Association, the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, The National Grocers Association (NGA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Topics
WASHINGTON, DC – “Congress is dangerously close to proving wrong the notion that it’s never too late to do the right thing,” according to a statement issued today by The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association, FMI – The Food Industry Association, the National Grocers Association, the American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy,
February 29, 2024 by MMR
Circana, FMI - The Food Industry Association, Mark Baum, Oliver Wyman, Randall Sargent, Sally Lyons Wyatt
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
ARLINGTON, VA – Food retailers and their partners can find new growth opportunities by addressing consumers’ expanding definitions of value, according to research from FMI – The Food Industry Association, Oliver Wyman and Circana. A study, Finding Growth for Food & Beverage at Retail: Winning Eating Occasions throughout the Day, offers a comprehensive examination of emerging trends and outlines
February 26, 2024 by MMR
American Pharmacists Association, FMI - The Food Industry Association, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Grocers Association (NGA), The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Supplier News, Topics
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association, FMI – The Food Industry Association, the National Grocers Association, the American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations contend that PBM Reforms in Medicare and Medicaid must be a priority as Congress nears a government-funding endgame. “As the
February 26, 2024 by Jeffrey Woldt
FMI - The Food Industry Association, Jeffrey Woldt, Leslie Sarasin, Midwinter Executive Conference
2024, 2024, Issue 02-26-2024
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — During Leslie Sarasin’s tenure as president and chief executive officer of FMI – The Food Industry Association, the organization has consistently helped members bring into sharp focus the issues that matter most. FMI upheld that tradition at the recent Midwinter Executive Conference here by tackling the topic of artificial intelligence and
February 5, 2024 by MMR
FMI, FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, food prices, Leslie Sarasin
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ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin says that the national conversation about food prices must be informed by data, rather than politics. “Politicizing grocery prices for political gain is completely counterproductive to improving the accessibility and quality of food for all Americans,” Sarasin said in a statement. “With the exception of a
January 22, 2024 by MMR
Alex Lee Inc., FMI, FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI chair Brian George, FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
ARLINGTON, Va. — FMI – The Food Industry Association, on Friday welcomed new members to its board of directors. The new directors, elected at a January 2024 board meeting, further build on FMI’s commitment to maintain a broad representation of the supplier and retailer/wholesaler communities within its leadership, the association said. “The food industry is