Voice of The Food Industry Blog

Every Shopper Has a Grocery Map. No Two Look Alike.

Ask a shopper where they buy groceries and you might expect a simple answer: a favorite store down the road, a quick stop on the way home, maybe an occasional warehouse ...

Here's What 120 Food Industry Voices Said About The Value Chain

The report The Whole Picture did not start with a framework. It started with a question: What is happening in the product supplier, grocery wholesaler and independent retailer operator supply chain? ...

What Are Experts Saying about Cyclospora?

Expert perspectives reinforce what food safety professionals have long known about Cyclospora and other foodborne illnesses: understand the facts, follow proven food safety practices and avoid letting misinformation drive food ...

One Beverage Aisle, Four Generations

A 24-year-old shopper scrolls TikTok looking for the latest functional soda. A millennial grabs a protein coffee before a morning workout. A Gen Xer reaches for a trusted tea brand after work....

Building the Business Case for Robotic Piece-Picking

Grocery margins are thin. Climbing fuel costs, tightened labor costs and every inefficiency in the network, from the warehouse floor to the last mile, show up on the P&L ...

Five Things to Know About the 2027 FMItech Pitch Competition

The FMItech Pitch Competition gives emerging technology companies the opportunity to present their solutions directly to food industry leaders. Applications close September 5, 2026....

Insights from the Evolving Beverage Aisle

FMI’s inaugural edition of The Power of Beverage report explores the evolving world of beverages, from exploration to purchase to consumption, with a generational ...

Be a Part of Someone’s Success Story: Food Safety Auditing Scholarships Open August 3!

Applications open August 3 for the FMI Foundation’s Food Safety Auditing Scholarships, which help students explore careers in auditing and connect with industry professionals....

Three Generations, Three Ways to Grocery Shop

From Gen Z to Gen X, three FMI staffers reveal how generational shopping trends show up in their own ...

Lessons from FMI’s 2026 Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Conference

The conference brought together legal counsel, compliance professionals, regulatory leaders and executives from across food retailers, wholesalers and product suppliers to examine developing issues specific to the food ...

Eggy Mousse and Uncooked Rice, Family Meals Are Good For The Soul

Summer has always meant a little more time around the dinner table in my family. With longer evenings and a slower pace, we made it a priority to gather for as many meals as possible....

The Shrink Story Is Changing

For years, shrink conversations have centered on rising losses tied to organized retail crime, self-checkout risks and operational challenges. While those concerns remain very real, the latest.....

What it Takes to Win in Fresh Foods Today

FreshForward is shaping up to be a must-attend food industry event. We outline the speakers and topics on this year’s agenda, which will provide attendees with essential insights....

How CPG Product Suppliers Can Put FMI’s Retail Media Framework to Work

The FMI U.S. Retail Media Measurement Standards and Glossary gives CPG product suppliers a common framework to ask better questions, evaluate performance and compare results with more ...

AI in the Grocery Supply Chain: Accuracy Is Essential, But It Is Not the Finish Line

Grocery supply chain leaders should combine reliable AI predictions with clearly defined business objectives, operational constraints and measurable ...