Voice of The Food Industry Blog

What CPI, PPI, Trade and Corn Are Signaling about Food Prices

Flat August grocery inflation offers consumers near-term relief, but rising energy, transportation and storage costs, trade uncertainty and tighter corn markets could push food-price growth higher in the months ...

With Razor Thin Margins, Wholesalers Can Reduce Cost-to-Serve and Improve Performance

FMI's report The Whole Picture finds that grocery wholesalers operating on thin margins can reduce cost-to-serve and grow revenue by adopting five collaborative strategies with their manufacturer and retailer ...

Everyone's Table Starts with Food Safety

National Food Safety Education Month promotes simple food safety practices that help keep food safe at everyone's ...

Extending Food Safety Across Every Link in the Supply Chain

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) has introduced two new certification standards: the SQF Code: Agents and Brokers, Edition 9, and the SQF Code: Food Safety Services, Edition ...

Family Meals: The Best Lever to Lower Shopper Concern about Food Prices

As grocery prices remain top of mind, family meals are helping shoppers gain greater control over food spending while delivering meaningful value at home....

Grocery Shopper Generational Splits in Beverages Purchases

Walk down the beverage aisle with a Gen Z shopper, a millennial parent, a Gen X professional and a baby boomer, and chances are you will watch four very different shopping journeys ...

Celebrating the Next Generation of Food Retail Leaders

This year, 281 food industry professionals from 19 companies came together to strengthen their leadership skills, learn from one another and put new ideas into practice....

Fresh Foods Still Win: Three Signals Shaping the Future of Grocery

Fresh has always been the heartbeat of the store. It drives traffic, builds loyalty and increasingly shapes how shoppers define ...

The Food Industry Supports Consumers on Their Weight Management Journey

As GLP-1 medications reshape the conversation around weight management, food retailers and product suppliers have an opportunity to help consumers turn health goals into sustainable everyday habits....

Strengthening Retail Through Collaboration: How FMI Advances Asset Protection

Asset protection continues to be on the front of the minds of those in the food retail industry. Today's retail environment presents a wide range of challenges.....

What the 2026 Community Uplift Award Nominees Tell Us About the Future of Food Industry Leadership

One of my favorite parts of the Community Uplift Awards is seeing how organizations across the food industry are redefining what it means to serve their communities. The 2026 nominees represent.....

Ensuring Fresh Remains the Differentiator

FMI’s 2026 FreshForward conference focused on connecting with consumers, embracing technology and enhancing fresh merchandising, reinforcing that fresh remains one of food retailers' strongest advantages. ...

The One Constant for My Family: Eating Together

As seasons change and shoppers return to school and work routines, one constant remains—eating ...

Latest Trends Research Looks at Shoppers’ Lunch and At-Home Meal Trends

Grocery shoppers are still feeling the pressure of affordability and inflation and it’s changing the way Americans think about lunch and ...

An Exercise for Fresh Food Executives: What Makes Fresh Food Departments Brilliant?

At FMI’s recent FreshForward event, Leslie Sarasin challenged fresh food executives to consider what makes the fresh food departments ...