By: Hannah Walker, Senior Director, Technology and Nutrition Policy, Food Marketing Institute In the wonky world of financial services and banking, we use acronyms almost as often as the DOD (Department of Defense, of course!). Whether we are talking about …
By: Adam Friedlander, Specialist, Food Safety and Technical Services, Food Marketing Institute Earlier this month, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) held their annual convention in New Orleans, Louisiana to promote advances in food science with …
By: Carol Abel, Vice President of Education Program Development, Food Marketing Institute It may seem our 2020 FMI Midwinter Executive Conference is far away, but it’ll be upon us before we know it. At FMI, we continue to address the industry’s most …
Recently, FMI’s Lucas Darnell, director, member relations and advocacy (Eastern Region), visited with David Wilke of Wilke’s Grocery Store in Elkader, Iowa. Wilke’s is the fifth oldest grocery store operating in the United states, and recently celebrated …
By Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, CFS, Chief Food and Product Safety Officer and Senior Vice President Food Safety, Food Marketing Institute Romaine lettuce might bring several images to mind. It might remind you of a delicious Caesar Salad, it might remind you …
By: Ashley Eisenbeiser, Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute Because of the uncertainty of the world we live in, there has been an increase emphasis on food defense to protect the food supply from these intentional acts …
By: Peter Matz, Director, Nutrition & Food Policy, Food Marketing Institute Whether you are walking through the aisles of your local supermarket, convenience store, pharmacy or simply perusing a health magazine, you have probably seen an increase in …
By: Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, Food Marketing Institute Frank Yiannis, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deputy commissioner of food policy and response, gave FMI’s and GMA’s joint initiative urging industry-wide adoption of standard date-label …
By: Dagmar Farr, Chief Member Relations Officer and Senior Vice President, Membership and Education, Food Marketing Institute Nearly 400 attendees joined Future Leaders eXperience last month to bridge the gap between their company’s present and future …
By: Sarah Malenich, Director, Marketing & Sales, Safe Quality Food Institute, and Ashley Eisenbeiser, Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute With World Food Safety Day on June 7, 2019, quickly approaching, we’re reminded …
By: David Fikes, Vice President, Communications and Consumer/Community Affairs, Food Marketing Institute As cornerstones in their communities throughout America, grocers host food drives, after-school programs, health and well-being initiatives, and other …
By: Allison Febrey, Assistant, Health & Wellness/FMI Foundation/Food & Product Safety, Food Marketing Institute Each family has its own unique challenges to achieving a regular family mealtime. The Kellogg Company, a 2018 Gold Plate Award Winner, …
By: Lucas Darnell, Director of Membership, Food Marketing Institute and Pitmaster, Old Virginia Smoke Competition BBQ Team You know the old cliché; April showers give way to May flowers. May also means warmer temperatures and the smells of food cooked over …
Members from FMI’s Food Protection Committee along with FMI’s Food Safety and SQFI teams traveled to Salinas, CA to get a better understanding of the current food safety practices of various leafy greens growers and produce processing facilities. Here are …
By: Melaina Lewis, Manager, Communications, Food Marketing Institute Our industry is experiencing near constant change and innovation coming from multiple directions, most notably technological innovations, new competition, and changing consumer behaviors …
By: Cynthia Brazzel, Director, Member Relations and Advocacy for the Western Region, Food Marketing Institute It’s graduation season, that time of the year when you watch your children and their friends wear the regalia, show some school spirit, eat cake …
By: Leslie G. Sarasin, President and CEO, Food Marketing Institute Associations often collaborate to help amplify each other’s voices for a common cause, so when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear FMI’s appeal regarding a critically important case for …
By: Matthew Viohl, Manager, Labor Policy & Sustainability, Government Relations, Food Marketing Institute This week kicked-off the seventh-annual Infrastructure Week, with hundreds of organizations and companies coming together to stress the importance …
By Michael Green, Senior Manager, Advocacy & Local Policy, Food Marketing Institute A consistent theme we see in the lawmaking process is that absent state preemption, localities often take matters into their own hands when legislation they think is …
By: Leslie G. Sarasin, President and CEO, Food Marketing Institute I began my career in international trade and international law for a seafood importing company, which was the catalyst for a long career in the food industry. Much like an attorney engaged …
