By Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, Food Marketing Institute I opened our recent FreshForward event with a surprisingly simple question for attendees: “Why are we here?” The answer probably seemed like a no brainer to those on hand—educated, …
By Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, Food Marketing Institute According to the 2019 Power of Foodservice at Retail report, in a typical week, an average of 4.5 dinners are prepared at home, whether cooked from scratch or using semi/fully prepared …
Last week, Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-39) and Hill staff members met with engaged associates from TAWA Supermarkets, Inc. FMI’s Director of Member Relations and Advocacy for the Western Region, Cynthia Brazzel, joined 99 Ranch Market’s General Counsel, …
By Heather Garlich, Vice President, Public Relations and Media Relations, Food Marketing Institute Prepared, not scared: That’s the mantra for this year’s National Preparedness Month. The theme is also playing out as a public service announcement developed …
FMI Foundation’s National Family Meals Month™ Spokesmitt, Mitty the Mitt, joins the Voice of Food Retail as a guest author to share favorite family meal memories and highlight the impact the food retail industry has made helping consumers have one more …
By: David Fikes, Vice President, Communications, Community and Consumer Affairs, Food Marketing Institute One of my most trusted mentors once offered the following sage warning, the problem with following your gut instinct is even your best intuition may …
By: Andy Harig, Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability & Policy Development, Food Marketing Institute At a Labor Day BBQ, my niece made it clear that she was not looking forward to going back to school. Isn’t it exciting, I asked her, getting to …
By: Melaina Lewis, Manager, Communications, Food Marketing Institute Do you ever wonder how much you're really personalizing your grocery shopping? Today’s households are eating in increasingly personalized ways as they pursue individual aspirations of …
By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations - Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute A major challenge facing grocery operations professionals today is the sheer number of technologies vying for their attention. Sorting hype from …
By: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh, Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute If you measure the plant-based burger trend in Kelvins, it’s reached 100+ degrees this summer. FMI’s 2019 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report finds a rising number of …
By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations - Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute Forty-five years of consumers’ grocery shopping habits documented in our U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report shows that households have their own …
Recently, FMI’s Lucas Darnell, director, member relations and advocacy (Eastern Region), visited with Michael McQuade, owner of McQuade’s Marketplace, in Westerly, RI. McQuade's Marketplace has been a member of FMI since 1979. Their three stores …
By Mike Green, Senior Manager, Advocacy & Local Policy, Food Marketing Institute In the days of our nation’s founding, drafter of the U.S. Constitution and eventual fourth President, James Madison, had this to say about federal and state government …
By Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, Food Marketing Institute When asked how he created such magnificent sculptures, Michelangelo responded, “I saw the angel in the marble, and I carved until I set him free.” True to his words, Michelangelo’s series of …
By: Allison Febrey, Specialist, Health and Wellness, Food Marketing Institute It’s been said that frozen foods are the original meal kit. Frozen foods cover every meal occasion: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and dessert. They are a convenient way to get …
By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations - Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute An abundant number of opportunities exist for technology in food retail–from shaping omnichannel success, leveraging data for enhancing customer …
By Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, Food Marketing Institute The expression “put your money where your mouth is” first appeared in America in the 1930s or 1940s. The idea behind this idiom is that while it's easy to talk about doing something, it…
By: Ashley Eisenbeiser, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute Grocery shopping with a toddler is like shopping with a ticking time bomb. You have a finite amount of time to get your shopping completed before the …
By: Margaret Core, Vice President, Marketing and Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute Rapidly evolving technologies are having a profound effect on the grocery industry, impacting everything from the customer experience to the supply chain, like in …
FMI Chief Food and Product Safety Officer, Senior Vice President, Food Safety Programs, Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, CFS, recently participated in the Food Safety Matters Podcast, Episode 45, which highlighted The Challenges of Communicating Food Safety to …
