March 25, 2024 by MMR
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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
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
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Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
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
December 18, 2023 by Leslie Sarasin
Leslie Sarasin, president and chief executive officer of FMI – The Food Industry Association
2023, Issue 12-18-2023
As the pace of inflation has slowed in recent months, grocery shoppers are cautiously optimistic about their finances heading into the New Year, even as they express continued worry about food prices. Food retailers can take heart that pandemic-era shopper preferences around preparing and eating meals at home remains strong, and shoppers are increasingly looking
November 27, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt
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Issue 11-27-2023
Leslie Sarasin takes an expansive view of her work. As president and chief executive officer of FMI – The Food Industry Association, she has significantly broadened the organization’s reach, carving out a bigger role within FMI for grocery manufacturers and other industry stakeholders, while at the same time forging partnerships with groups that support its
June 19, 2023 by MMR
FMI, Leslie Sarasin, MMR's Most Influential Women
Issue 06-19-2023
ARLINGTON, Va. — Over the past few years the food industry has had to meet and surmount an ongoing wave of challenges including a nationwide pandemic and the highest rates of inflation in 40 years. Through its advocacy efforts, FMI – The Food Industry Association has played a vital part in helping the industry cope
September 12, 2022 by Scot Meyer
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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
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Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
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.
June 9, 2022 by MMR
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Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. – For many shoppers, buying groceries is a decidedly hybrid affair and is likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future, as consumers’ “deeply personal” relationship with food lures them into the supermarket, according to the latest installment of an expansive shopper survey from FMI — The Food Industry Association. “The recent
August 2, 2021 by Jeffrey Woldt
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Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Videos
The nation’s grocers have had to adapt quickly to changing conditions over the past year and a half. In this week’s Video Forum, Leslie Sarasin, president and chief executive officer of FMI, talks about the resilience shown by the industry during the COVID pandemic. She also discusses changing shopping patterns, the ramifications of consumers’
July 12, 2021 by MMR
COVID-19, FMI, FMI Midsummer Strategic Executive Exchange, Leslie Sarasin
2021, Issue 07-12-2021, Issues
NEW YORK — Online shopping and more meals eaten at home are two food retailing trends that emerged during the pandemic and are likely to stick around in the future. “Online grocery shopping took off and we saw six years worth of growth take place in about six weeks,” FMI president and chief executive officer
February 3, 2021 by MMR
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Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, VA — FMI commended the Biden Administration for its plan to begin distributing COVID-19 vaccine doses directly to retail pharmacies across the nation, including those of supermarket companies, in order to expand access to vaccinations. Leslie Sarasin, president and chief executive officer of FMI — The Food Industry Association, offered a comment on Tuesday