Demonstrating a Commitment to Food Safety through Innovation
A strong food safety culture is not dependent on one element. Rather, elements of food safety culture must be integrated throughout an organization, at all levels - from the top down.
A strong food safety culture is not dependent on one element. Rather, elements of food safety culture must be integrated throughout an organization, at all levels - from the top down.
Nov 3, 2021 By Marjorie DePuy, Senior Director, Supply Chain and Sustainability, FMI and Rick Tibbetts, Communications Specialist, FMI Give and you shall receive. This age-old adage is not only fitting for this charitable time of year, but it also provides …
Nov 2, 2021 By: Rick Tibbetts, Communications Specialist, FMI Tears were shed, patience was spent and tempers flared. Members of Minneapolis’ Black community had seen enough. The death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, summoned hundreds of thousands to the …
Oct 29, 2021 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights, FMI The holiday season is a time to look back at the past year and look forward with anticipation to the coming year. The past year, and indeed the past 20 months, have been tumultuous to …
Oct 28, 2021 By: Rick Tibbetts, Communications Specialist, FMI With 42 grocery stores scattered between Los Angeles and San Diego, Northgate Gonzalez Market is a Southern California staple. The company proudly embeds itself in the Latinx communities in …
Oct 28, 2021 By: Cynthia Brazzel, Director, Member Relations and Advocacy for the Western Region, FMI Even with technological advances, grocery is still an industry reliant on people, service and connection. Which is why workforce remains the cornerstone …
Oct 27, 2021 By Hilary Thesmar, Chief Food and Product Safety Officer and SVP Food Safety, FMI, and Stephanie Harris, Chief Regulatory Officer and General Counsel, FMI For decades, retailers have been meeting customer needs by adapting to evolving …
Oct 26, 2021 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights, FMI The weather here in the nation’s capital has finally turned cooler and our thoughts are now focused on the coming holidays. The food industry has been dealing with more than its share …
Oct 25, 2021 By: David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation October for many means pumpkins, costumes and scary movies. Growing up, for my family October also meant the start of stone crab season. The sweet crab claws remain a favorite family meal in …
Oct 22, 2021 By: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI and Farleigh Lichstein, Director, Education, FMI The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we interact with each other and asked us all to think differently to solve problems. Last year at the …
Oct 21, 2021 By: Rick Tibbetts, Communications Specialist, FMI The COVID-19 pandemic posed a particularly difficult challenge to those on the frontlines of fighting food insecurity. Mask mandates, social distancing measures and a general anxiety about …
Oct 20, 2021 By: Dan Ratner, Senior Director, Member Services, FMI Author Tom Peters, best known for his 1982 book In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies said, “Celebrate what you want to see more of.” These words capture the …
Oct 15, 2021 By: Andy Harig, Vice President of Tax, Trade and Sustainability Policy and Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI Transitory, brief and fleeting are no longer adjectives that can be used to describe the current state of inflation …
Oct 14, 2021 By: Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Director, Health & Well-being, FMI Picture a grand table beautifully set for a wonderful family meal. All food groups are represented with dishes from across the country full of nutrients, culture, …
Oct 8, 2021 By: Allison Febrey, Manager, Research & Insights, and Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI Through this pandemic era of shifting grocery shopping habits, the question of whether these habits will stick remains. One such shift …
Oct 6, 2021 By Peter Matz, Director, Food & Nutrition Policy, FMI Beginning in the initial days of the pandemic, food industry workers have been a vital component of ensuring Americans have access to safe, nutritious and affordable food as well as …
By: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI and Steve Markenson, Director, Research, FMI There was something exciting about the way things used to be at the grocery deli. Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the established rhythm and routine of …
Sep 30, 2021 By David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation Things made to last take time; they require patience and perseverance. A fine piece of furniture must be tiresomely coated with countless thin layers of lacquer to stand the test of time and …
Sep 29, 2021 By Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, Director, Health & Well-being, FMI The Time is Right for Food as Medicine in Food Retail With an ever-increasing interest in health and well-being, the topic of “Food as Medicine” has been a priority for …
Sep 29, 2021 By Andy Harig, Vice President of Tax, Trade and Sustainability Policy, FMI The United States Congress has begun, once again, an effort to reform the tax code. The House of Representatives has already put forth their list of proposals and the …