SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – January 22, 2013 – The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) yesterday awarded the 2012 FMI Community Outreach Awards to six food retail companies for the life enriching programs they offered their respective communities in 2012. The award recipients were announced during the FMI Foundation’s 2nd Annual Industry Leadership Dinner at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Phoenix. “Supermarkets provide more than just food to their communities; they are often a cornerstone of service and a hub of activity addressing neighborhood concerns,” said Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of FMI. “The re-instituted Community Outreach Awards recognize the laudable efforts of those food retailers who saw a need and sought creative means of addressing it – enhancing the life of all within the community.” The awards were given across the three categories of youth development programs, initiatives addressing food insecurity, and neighborhood health improvements; with two winners – one, a large format retailer and the other a small format retailer - in each of the categories. The following programs were ranked the highest in participation, community need, originality and other judging criteria: Neighborhood Health Improvement
Food Insecurity
Youth Development
Each award winner received a $1,000 donation from FMI to enhance the program. For Media: For program descriptions on each Community Outreach Award winner, click the links above For full list of award submissions, click here For images of each award winning program, visit the FMI Flickr feed
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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