News Room

FMI Senior Vice President of Food Safety Jill Hollingsworth Retires

May 31, 2011
ARLINGTON, VA — May 31, 2011 — Food Marketing Institute (FMI) congratulates Jill Hollingsworth, D.V.M., Senior Vice President of Food Safety Programs on the occasion of her retirement.

“Jill has been an extraordinary advocate on behalf of supermarkets. She has spent her entire career dedicated to ensuring food safety for consumers,” said FMI President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie G. Sarasin. “Under Jill’s 15 years of leadership, the Food Marketing Institute has developed a complete spectrum of food safety resources for retailers and wholesalers, including the Safe Quality Food Institute and SafeMark training programs. She will be greatly missed but we wish her a wonderful retirement.”

Dr. Hollingsworth is retiring to Hilton Head Island, SC where she will live with her husband and two children.

Food Marketing Institute proudly advocates on behalf of the food retail industry. FMI’s U.S. members operate nearly 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of almost $770 billion. Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI membership covers the spectrum of diverse venues where food is sold, including single owner grocery stores, large multi-store supermarket chains and mixed retail stores. For more information, visit www.fmi.org and for information regarding the FMI foundation, visit www.fmifoundation.org

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