February 19, 2018 by Jeffrey Woldt
FMI, Food Marketing Institute, Jeffrey Woldt, Midwinter Executive Conference
2018, Issue 02-19-2018, Issues
MIAMI — A sense of urgency pervaded the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI’s) Midwinter Executive Conference here last month. Faced with the tsunami of change sweeping over the industry, retailers and suppliers were eager, in private meetings and public sessions, to hear new ideas and talk about innovative strategies that will enable them to flourish in
January 29, 2018 by Scot Meyer
“Digitally Engaged Food Shopper”, Chris Morley, FMI chief collaboration officer Mark Baum, FMI's Midwinter Conference, Food Marketing Institute, grocery shopping online, Nielsen
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
MIAMI — Within five to seven years, 70% of U.S. consumers will be doing at least some of their grocery shopping online, according to research findings released by the Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen at the FMI’s Midwinter Conference here. The second-year findings of the “Digitally Engaged Food Shopper” study estimates that American consumers will be
January 29, 2018 by MMR
FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, FMI's Glen P. Woodward award, Food Marketing Institute, Martin's Super Markets Inc., Rob Bartels, Robert Ling Jr., Supervalu, Unified Grocers Inc.
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
MIAMI – On Monday morning the Food Marketing Institute presented two awards meant to recognize how the voice of food retailing can be a force in government advocacy and a champion in the communities grocers serve. “These legacy-makers leveraged their voices to shape a more prosperous future for our industry and the communities in which
January 27, 2018 by MMR
FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, Food Marketing Institute, Irene Rosenfeld, Mondelez International, Northgate Gonzalez Market, Oscar Gonzalez, Robert B. Wegman Award, William H. Albers award
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, People
MIAMI – The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) on Saturday recognized three executives at its Midwinter Executive Conference here. According to FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, who presented the awards, the honorees share a legacy of achievement in trade relations, entrepreneurial spirit and statesmanship. “Our industry is rooted in a commitment to people and communities,” Sarasin
January 26, 2018 by MMR
FMI, FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin, Food Marketing Institute
Videos
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Food Marketing Institute had some big successes in 2017, and FMI president and CEO Leslie Sarasin likens those accomplishments to creations made with Lego blocks: they required perseverance, and they are the result of many small pieces coming together in just the right way. FMI is highlighting those achievements in this
October 30, 2017 by Scot Meyer
economic impact, FMI, Food Marketing Institute, National Retail Federation, NRF, Retail Industry Leaders Association, RILA, Scot Meyer
2017, Issue 10-30-2017, Issues, Opinion
Retailers are speaking up about the contributions they make to the nation’s economy, in the hope that their needs will be taken into account when lawmakers rewrite the tax code. Earlier this month the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) released its “Grocery Industry Economic Impact” analysis, which quantifies the food retail industry’s annual economic impact. FMI’s
October 2, 2017 by MMR
Food Marketing Institute, Susan Borra, The Hartman Group Inc.
2017, Issue 10-02-2017, Issues, Topics
ARLINGTON, Va. — Americans yearn for more frequent family meals at home, and providing solutions that help them achieve this goal is a potential growth path for grocers, according to a new report from Food Marketing Institute and The Hartman Group Inc. Research from FMI and others suggests that household members’ conflicting schedules is the
September 14, 2017 by MMR
Food Marketing Institute, Hilary Thesmar, International Food Protection Training Institute, Publix Super Markets Inc.
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
ARLINGTON, VA — The Food Marketing Institute has presented its inaugural Food Safety Innovation Award to Publix Super Markets Inc. “We created this award to recognize companies that have made an innovative contribution and commitment to food safety and to encourage others in the industry, government and academia to search for creative solutions and implement
June 26, 2017 by MMR
Chicago, FMI, FMI Future Leaders eXperience, Food Marketing Institute
2017, Issue 06-26-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Grocery shoppers want “a clear and honest experience” with their food, according to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). And to guarantee such an experience, shoppers are demanding transparency from players all along the food supply chain, FMI said in its “2017 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends” report, presented at the FMI Future Leaders
June 12, 2017 by MMR
FMI, Food Marketing Institute, New York City
2017, Issue 06-12-2017, Issues
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is opposing a rule in New York City requiring many food retailers to post calorie counts for standard menu items. The city implemented the expansion of its health code on May 22, extending to supermarkets and chain retailers a calorie count requirement imposed on chain restaurants since
February 20, 2017 by MMR
chairman and CEO of Wakefern Food Corp., chairman and former chief executive officer, Ed Crenshaw, FMI, FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference, Food Marketing Institute, Joe Colalillo, president, Publix Super Markets Inc., Robert B. Wegman Award, ShopRite, Sidney R. Rabb Award
2017, Issue 02-20-2017, Issues
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has honored two supermarket veterans for their contributions to the industry. Ed Crenshaw, chairman and former chief executive officer at Publix Super Markets Inc., was named winner of the Sidney R. Rabb Award, FMI’s highest honor, for excellence in serving the consumer, the community and the industry. FMI
February 3, 2017 by MMR
FMI, FMI William H. Albers Award, FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference, Food Marketing Institute, Hershey Co., J.P. Bilbrey, Tom Joyce
People, Supplier News
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Food Marketing Institute has honored Hershey Co. by giving two of its industry veterans the FMI William H. Albers Award, celebrating excellence in trading partner relations and consumer and community service. The Hershey executives, J.P. Bilbrey, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Tom Joyce, retired vice president of global customer