Voice of The Food Industry Blog

Generational Produce Trends Are Reshaping the Category

Produce remains a cornerstone of the grocery trip, but the category faces a growing challenge. Shoppers say they value fresh fruits and vegetables, yet according to The Power of Produce 2026.....

Celebrating the 2025-2026 Food Safety Auditing Scholars

The FMI Foundation recently had the privilege of hosting 13 of the food industry’s best and brightest scholars at SQF Unites. The 2025-2026 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship recipients.....

Game-Changing Tech Takes the Spotlight Through Asset Protection Pitch Competition Finalists

The 2026 Asset Protection & Grocery Resilience Conference (APGR) is shaping up to be our most forward-looking event yet. This year, we’re introducing a new conference element.....

Nonfoods Are Not an Afterthought. They Never Were.

Nonfoods are a $310 billion market built on routine, loyal purchasing behavior, and the only thing standing between grocery retailers and a bigger share of it is a fixable perception problem....

Why the Fresh Industry is Optimistic Despite Hurdles

The mood of fresh food leaders is becoming clearer as the second quarter gets underway. After attending a string of fresh industry conferences, like......

Setting the Record Straight on Digital Shelf Labels

FMI’s new fact sheet highlights how digital shelf labels improve pricing accuracy, reduce waste, and give shoppers more information while dispelling common misconceptions....

Photo Friday: FMI Share Group Gathers in Newport Beach, California

In March, the Kudzu Share Group met in Newport Beach, Calif., for its semiannual gathering....

Are You an Economic Indicator Hawk?

Maybe it is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Maybe it is the Producer Price Index (PPI), the monthly jobs report or the latest signals from interest rate watchers. If that sounds familiar, you.....

April Fools? Is Gen-Z Really Driving Seafood Sales?

“Poisson d’avril!” Thirty little American children would yell each April Fool’s Day in my French immersion elementary school. Why? Because nothing says “friendship” like.....

Insights from the Annual Meat Conference Expo Floor

Each year at the Annual Meat Conference, the general and education sessions deliver insights. The networking builds relationships. But for me, some of the most valuable moments.....

Announcing the 2026 Store Manager Awards Yearbook

We are proud to announce the release of the 2026 Store Manager Awards Yearbook, recognizing an exceptional group of store managers across the grocery industry....

FMI Lab: Adam Stave of Swish on What Drives Shopper Experimentation

At FMI, we are continually analyzing the forces shaping the food industry. From emerging technologies to evolving shopper trends, staying connected to emerging issues is why.....

The Technology Is Ready. Your Organization Probably Isn't.

FMI’s GroceryLab forum will help organizations succeed with new technology by uniting cross‑functional teams and early adopters to redesign real workflows before scaling enterprise‑wide....

Food Waste Reduction in Action

Addressing food waste is an issue that cuts across every sector of the food supply chain and aligns with consumer values in mitigating the impact on the.....

Retail Media Measurement Is the Unlock, Not the Endgame

Retail media measurement standards will enable brands and retailers to integrate retail media performance with trade promotion management, creating unified visibility into omnichannel trade spend. ...