By: Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations - Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute When I talk to Chief Information Officers at our members’ food retail companies it seems they are all at different stages in omnichannel strategy …
Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute In honor of International Food Professionals’ Day, today we salute the retail food safety professional who works tirelessly to ensure the food sold to …
By: Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, CFS, Chief Food and Product Safety Officer, SVP Food Safety The FDA’s Intentional Adulteration (IA) rule is one of the seven major rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The IA rule is intended to protect public …
By: Carol Abel, Vice President of Education Program Development, Food Marketing Institute How do you really get to KNOW an industry like food retail? You can work in it, but that might only give you one point of view about the industry. You can read about …
By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations - Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute Last week I attended and spoke at My Private Brand’s Velocity Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. The experience reminded me of a blog post I …
By: Dagmar Farr, Chief Member Relations Officer and Senior Vice President, Membership and Education, Food Marketing Institute I often hear our members asking how do food retailers meet the challenge to identify, recruit, train, and retain top talent? …
By Mark Baum, Senior Vice President, Industry Relations, and Chief Collaboration Officer, Food Marketing Institute In the past few years, we’ve witnessed a proliferation of new business and profit models within retail and direct-to-consumer selling. With …
By Pat Walsh, Chief Business Development Officer and Vice President, Supply Chain, Food Marketing Institute and Marjorie DePuy, Senior Director, Supply Chain and Sustainability, Food Marketing Institute The backhaul challenge in transportation is …
By: Cynthia Brazzel, Director, Member Relations and Advocacy for the Western Region, Food Marketing Institute In 2017 FMI welcomed food retail University and College programs to become full-fledged members so they could access the research and resources of …
By: Andy Harig, Senior Director, Tax, Trade & Sustainability, Food Marketing Institut This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a …
By: Leslie G. Sarasin, President and CEO, Food Marketing Institute On April 22, the Food Marketing Institute presented oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case with broad implications for large and small commercial enterprises. We have asked the …
By: Hannah Walker, Senior Director, Technology & Nutrition Policy, Food Marketing Institute I hear daily from FMI members about the new and increased fees the networks have imposed since the implementation of the 2010 debit reforms. According to The …
By: Amanda Saxton, Manager, Education, Food Marketing Institute My son is part of Generation Z and he’s currently finishing up college. He started his first part-time job recently and was excited for the experience, but he also had some initial complaints …
By: Amanda Bond-Thorley, Director, Education, Food Marketing Institute Lakeisha Hall is a traffic manager for Associated Wholesale Grocers in Kansas City. Christina Caratura is a human resources specialist for ShopRite in Lawnside, N.J. Scott Kaverman is a …
The following opinion piece appeared in USA Today on April 22, 2019. Revealing store-level SNAP sales data will not illuminate the government’s activities: Opposing view By: Leslie G. Sarasin, President and CEO, Food Marketing Institute The nation’s …
By: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh, Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute Recently, Burger King introduced the Impossible Whopper—a vegetarian version of the classic Whopper—and there are claims of other fast food restaurants following this trend …
By: Allison Evans, Assistant, Health & Wellness/FMI Foundation/Food & Product Safety, Food Marketing Institute There was a place for everyone at Hy-Vee’s family table during National Family Meals Month™. To reach every customer in their stores, …
By: Cynthia Brazzel, Director, Member Relations and Advocacy for the Western Region, Food Marketing Institute In 2017 FMI welcomed food retail University and College programs to become full-fledged members so they could access the research and resources of …
By: Amanda Saxton, Education, Manager, Food Marketing Institute There is a huge desire to trace goods, particularly fresh goods, from farm to table. With the potential for more foodborne illness outbreaks resulting in recalls, the industry must be able to …
By: Steven Harris, Director, Policy Development and Regulatory Compliance, Food Marketing Institute We recently finished the first quarter of 2019, which included three months of the new 116thCongress with one of the youngest and most diverse freshmen …
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