A little while back, a report from FMI – The Food Industry Association caught my eye. It provided some pretty compelling data on how hybrid grocery shopping is completely transforming the food retail landscape. Maybe you saw it, too? FMI noted that seven years ago only 7% of surveyed shoppers reported ordering groceries online within
ARLINGTON, Va. — FMI—The Food Industry Association released Part VI of its U.S. Grocery Shopping Trends 2022 series, titled “Holiday Shopping.” The final release from the expansive survey of food shoppers’ journeys explores the sentiment and behaviors of consumers as they head into the holiday season. This year, typical holiday stress is exacerbated by inflationary concerns, with 62%
NEW YORK — Food retailers and suppliers are making ambitious commitments to help reduce hunger and stem chronic diet-related health conditions, according to FMI — The Food Industry Association, which announced the commitments September 28 following the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, an event intended to galvanize action by anti-hunger and nutrition
ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI—The Food Industry Association released on Thursday its second installment of 2022 Power of Private Brands, which surveys food retailers and manufacturers about their private brands growth strategies. Retailers report having strong goals over the next two years for their private brand portfolio, with a current average dollar share of 18.2% and an ambitious
Supermarkets have long used their perishable food departments to wow shoppers and to convey an image of food quality and freshness that helps elevate shoppers’ perceptions of the whole store. The importance of fresh food has only grown lately, as the pandemic led Americans to change their grocery shopping and cooking habits in ways that
ARLINGTON, Va. — The food industry is making major investments aimed at addressing shoppers’ evolving tastes, according to FMI—The Food Industry Association. FMI’s annual research report, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022, finds that food retailers are focusing on investments in new technologies (73%) like foodservice ordering and delivery, dynamic pricing, and mobile checkout systems.
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Food Industry Association, FMI, says it has been committed to working with federal agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), throughout the infant formula shortage to identify challenges and find solutions for sourcing infant formula products at grocery stores. In light of FDA’s recent announcement to grant additional flexibilities
ARLINGTON, Va. — FMI – The Food Industry Association is launching a new initiative aimed at boosting general merchandise & health and beauty care (GM & HBC) sales in grocery stores. Led by consumer goods and retail industry veteran Tom Duffy, FMI’s new program will aim to “establish community engagement, a portfolio of insights and
ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI, the Food Industry Association, presented its annual Executive Leadership Awards on Tuesday, honoring Neal Berube, Jonathan Mayes, Steve Cahillane, Mike Stone, Todd Schnuck and Norman Mayne. Throughout the past year, these six executives displayed masterful leadership in overcoming challenges of the rapidly evolving food industry, FMI said. The 2022 awards were
ARLINGTON, Va. — Retail groups say consumers need to stop hoarding coins and start spending them, so retailers will have enough on hand to give people change for their cash purchases. FMI, the Food Industry Association, on Monday joined several other associations representing retailers and financial institutions in sending a letter to U.S. Department of
ARLINGTON – FMI, The Food Industry Association, has rescheduled its signature Midwinter Executive Conference, after pausing to consider the heightened challenges associated with the Omicron variant. FMI Midwinter is now set to take place in-person from March 28 to March 31 at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla. “While we paused our Midwinter event plans
WASHINGTON — FMI, The Food Industry Association, and The North American Meat Institute have decided to cancel the 2022 Annual Meat Conference. The groups said Wednesday that the decision was made “out of respect for the health of our communities and due to the attention and consideration our respective members are putting into their operations.”