Nov 15, 2022 By Dan Ratner, Senior Director, Member Services, FMI Since kindergarten we’ve all learned the value of sharing with others. It’s reassuring and even heart-warming to hear and gain an understanding of what others have experienced in their lives …
Nov 14, 2022 By: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI, and Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights, FMI There is good news on the retail foodservice front, along with a new opportunity to overcome a longtime growth hurdle. First the good …
Nov 10, 2022 By Andy Harig, Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability & Policy Development, FMI I have a friend who got the quote, “I know I am on the right track when things stop being easy” tattooed across his back. I’m pretty sure he took this off …
Nov 8, 2022 By Heather Garlich, Senior Vice President, Communications, Marketing & Consumer/Community Affairs, FMI At FMI, we used to debate whether our industry was going through an evolution or a revolution, and pre-pandemic, all signals indicated …
Nov 7, 2022 By: Cynthia Brazzel, Senior Director, Member Relations & Advocacy (Western Region), FMI, and Haley Pierce, Assistant, Business Development and Member Services, FMI Store managers are key to our communities, and they wear a lot of hats. In …
Nov 4, 2022 By: Karina Beltran Romero, Manager, Member Relations, FMI We all have at least one person in our lives who inspires us to be a better version of ourselves. This positive figure can take the form of a favorite teacher, best friend, wise …
Nov 3, 2022 By: Leslie Sarasin, President & CEO, FMI Decades of outside-the-box thinking have revolutionized the grocery shopping experience. From big-box stores to small independent operators, food retailers of all sizes and styles have optimized …
Nov 2, 2022 By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI Washington, D.C. recently hosted the 47th U.S. Marine Corp Marathon (MCM) live for the first time in two years. The MCM hosts 11,400 runners from 48 states and seven countries and is one of …
Oct 31, 2022 By: Kelli Windsor, Director, Digital Communications, FMI | Research Images By: Allison Febrey , Manager, Research & Insights, FMI Yes, you guess right. I’ve been watching a lot of Hocus Pocus lately—movie one and two. But I’m not alone! …
Oct 28, 2022 By: David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation When I was growing up, parents didn’t have cell phones, smart watches or tablets to stay in touch with their children at all hours of the day. After leaving the house, I was completely on my …
Refrigeration has been around almost as long as humans have been gracing the earth with our presence. From the ancient Greeks and Romans storing snow packed in underground pits to more recent practices of keeping large blocks of ice in an ice chest, for …
Oct 24, 2022 By: Margaret Core, Vice President, Marketing and Industry Relations, FMI and Andrew Brown, Manager, Sales and Marketing, FMI It’s one of the most significant security threats in America—and your business could be next. Are you prepared to face …
Oct 21, 2022 By Heather Garlich, Senior Vice President, Communications, Marketing & Consumer/Community Affairs, FMI and Nathalie Etori, Manager, Events Marketing, FMI Protein perceptions have been on a proverbial pendulum over the last 20 years, …
Oct 21, 2022 By Steve Markenson, Director, Research & Insights, FMI To start off National Seafood Month, FMI’s Seafood Strategy Leadership Council held our Fall meeting in Seattle. The weekend started early on a sunny Sunday morning (not the norm in …
Oct 20, 2022 By: Steve Markenson, Director, Research and Insights, FMI Our recent U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends: Holiday Season report finds when it comes to holiday plans, many shoppers are concerned about the price of holiday meals (45%) more than travel …
Oct 14, 2022 By Christine Pollack, Vice President, Government Relations, FMI Wonder why your grocery store cashier has been asking you if would like to round up your total for charity at the checkout? It’s because our country has a major coin circulation …
Oct 14, 2022 By: Angelyn Pinter, Senior Manager, Education, FMI The food industry is brimming with success-oriented professionals who perpetually strive to be better. Nowhere is this reality more evident than in FMI’s Future Leaders eXperience, a one-of-a- …
Oct 13, 2022 By: David Fikes, Executive Director, FMI Foundation Are you ready for some good news? Our research partners at Harris Poll have again performed a post-Family-Meals-Month survey measuring just how effective we were at urging people to “Stay …
Oct 11, 2022 By: Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI During WWI, the “Great Humanitarian” Herbert Hoover demonstrated the immense power the food industry wields in uplifting those in need. Hoover’s Commission for Relief in Belgium fed more than 10,000 …
Oct 6, 2022 By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI I recently shared my thoughts on "The Ready Stance" sports posture and how it provides optimal positioning to allow your body to change directions, practice preparedness swiftly …
