By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute Since the beginning to time, humans have used shields of various shapes and sizes to protect themselves while under attack. Some antient armies’ entire …
Retailers serve their communities on a daily basis. In addition to providing the products and services needed by customers, they also have the responsibility of providing essential information. Some of this information is required by regulations, yet some …
By Lucas Darnell, Director of Member Relations and Advocacy for Eastern U.S., Food Marketing Institute This year, FMI has focused on providing education and information around e-commerce for its retailers. We’ve hosted a webinar series with Rosie, an …
By: Laurie Gethin, Director, Education, Food Marketing Institute Not a day goes by that I don’t find myself reading about grocery stores rolling out new technologies to engage shoppers. If you happen to Google “technology in grocery stores,” I guarantee …
By: Steven Harris, Director, Policy Development and Regulatory Compliance, Food Marketing Institute As the summer months roll on, now is a great time to look back at the first half of the year and highlight the industry’s many advocacy achievements, both …
By: Elizabeth Tansing, Senior Director, State Government Relations, and Julie Schrei, Director, Political Affairs, Food Marketing Institute There’s been no lack of drama this primary season. Much of the national media is focused on the federal elections in …
This September, the food retail industry celebrates the fourth annual National Family Meals Month™ (NFMM). NFMM and its huge impact is trending among consumers. Eighty-four percent of shoppers who saw the NFMM campaign reported healthier behaviors as a …
By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute When the tech bubble burst at the end of 2000, I was working as a customer business manager at Kraft Foods. The following year, we integrated Nabisco …
By: Adam Seltzer, Intern, Marketing/Sales & Communications, Food Marketing Institute As a college student living off-campus for the first time this past year, I only recently learned to weekly grocery shop on my own. As a newbie, I’m eager to discover …
By: Chad Ross, Manager, Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute Food retailers hear a lot about the digital shopper and they spend even more time thinking about how they’ll meet consumers growing demand for streamline shopping experiences from the …
By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute Industry-wide voluntary initiatives are tough. It takes time to organize and implement change to get on the same page with partners. Inevitably there …
By: Julie Pryor, Director, Emerging Brands, Food Marketing Institute, and Sarah Malenich, Director, Sales & Marketing, Safe Quality Food Institute As an emerging brand, you’re almost ready to move your product to the next stage of assembly. You worked …
By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, Private Brands, Technology, Food Marketing Institute Food retailers increasingly offer a wider variety of private brands options in their stores and are strengthening their private brands value proposition …
By Margaret Core, Vice President, Marketing & Industry Relations & Julie Pryor, Director, Emerging Brands, Food Marketing Institute Earlier this month our team traveled to New York to staff the FMI and SQF food safety attendee information area at …
By Steve Markenson, Research Director, Food Marketing Institute Of course, you are! Who is not interested in growing and expanding their business? But in this highly competitive world, how do you get the advantage over your competitors? If you are a FMI …
By: Kelli Windsor, Director of Digital Communications, Food Marketing Institute On paper, I’m the definition of an online grocery shopper: I’m a millennial mom with a four-month-old daughter; I live in an urban area; and juggle the responsibilities that go …
By: Jennifer Hatcher, Chief Public Policy Officer, Senior Vice President, Government Relation and Public Affairs, Food Marketing Institute Consumers ask a lot of questions about the foods they purchase. Today, food retailers answer questions from customers …
By Doug Baker, Vice President, Private Brands, Technology, Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute There are few things in life that span different generations. My kids have never heard of an 8-track tape and my grandkids someday won’t know what a VCR …
By: Allison Febrey, Assistant, Health & Wellness/FMI Foundation/Food & Product Safety, Food Marketing Institute Since the family meals movement was started in 2015, the Food Marketing Institute Foundation has implemented three remarkably successful …
By Steve Markenson, Director of Research, Food Marketing Institute Did you eat well on July 4th? I am guessing food was a key part of your holiday activities, most likely a traditional barbeque. If I ask - did you “eat well?” How would you answer? Did you …
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