October 10, 2022 by MMR
FMI - The Food Industry Association, Food retailers, food suppliers, humger, Nutrition and Health, White House Conference on Hunger
2022, Issue 10-10-2022, Issues
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
September 29, 2022 by MMR
2022 Power of Private Brands, FMI - The Food Industry Association
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
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
September 12, 2022 by Scot Meyer
FMI - The Food Industry Association, fresh food, Leslie Sarasin, Scot Meyer, supermarkets
2022, Issue 09-12-2022, Issues
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
September 6, 2022 by MMR
FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, Leslie Sarasin
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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.
July 7, 2022 by MMR
Biden-Harris administration, FMI - The Food Industry Association, infant formula shortage
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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
May 19, 2022 by MMR
FMI, FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, Mark Baum, Tom Duffy
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Supplier News, Topics
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
March 29, 2022 by MMR
Calvin Mayne, FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI Midwinter Executive Conference, FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, Jonathan Mayes, Mike Stone, Neal Berube, Steve Cahillane, Todd Schnuck
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
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
March 21, 2022 by MMR
FMI - The Food Industry Association, Janet Yellen, U.S. Department of Treasury
Leading Headlines, Money, Retail News, Topics
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
January 20, 2022 by MMR
FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI Midwinter Executive Conference, FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Supplier News, Topics
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
January 12, 2022 by MMR
Annual Meat Conference, FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, NAMI president and CEO Julie Anna Potts, North American Meat Institute
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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.”
November 15, 2021 by MMR
COVID-19, FMI - The Food Industry Association, National Retail Federation, NRF, OSHA, vaccine mandate
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
ARLINGTON, Va. – Retail groups applauded a court ruling blocking enforcement of the Biden Administration’s mandate that employers require workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19, or adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work. The National Retail Federation and FMI
September 10, 2021 by MMR
Biden COVID-19 Action Plan, Consumer Brands Association, FMI, FMI - The Food Industry Association, Geoff Freeman, Jennifer Hatcher, President Joe Biden, The Biden Administration
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Supplier News, Topics
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Biden administration’s announcement of vaccine mandates for businesses raises serious questions for retailers and supplier companies, two trade associations said on Friday. “The announcement yesterday by President Biden of an employer mandate on vaccinations and testing for employees, including fines and penalties for businesses that fail to comply, raises a tremendous