Voice of The Food Industry Blog

Winning in Nonfoods Starts with Closing the Perception Gap

Nonfood categories generated $5.6 billion in new sales last year, and grocery retailers need to have a nonfoods strategy to capture the sales....

Managing Legal Risk, Q&A with Sarah Brew

For those in the industry, food is always center stage – companies spend their days adapting and evolving to meet changing consumer expectations....

Personality Types Among Grocery Stores

Every year, our U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report focuses on a question that is worthy of our consideration. For our 2026 report, we decided to concentrate on the in-store experience—Why do shoppers still go to the grocery ...

Here’s What You Should Watch on Food Price Inflation

Andy Harig recently joined Dr. Ricky Volpe, professor of agribusiness at California Polytechnic State University, for a discussion to examine what is influencing food prices and what consumers can expect in the months ...

Cybersecurity as a Supply Chain Risk

In grocery, cybersecurity is not simply about protecting data, it is about keeping product moving throughout the value ...

The Grocery Shelf Is Ready for Its Digital Upgrade

Electronic shelf labels streamline store operations, deliver clearer product information for shoppers and connect the physical shelf to the store’s digital operating ...

Meet a Dietitian Connecting Wellness to Food in the Digital World and on TV

Join us to learn more about a day in the life of JoAnn Breaux, RDN, LD, H-E-B Wellness Nutrition Strategy Team Lead, as she takes us through her day as a busy mom and corporate dietitian.....

A Step Beyond Flowers and Chocolates on Mother’s Day

This Mother’s Day, honor the small, everyday acts like family meals that make a monumental ...

AI Doesn’t Break in One Place. It Breaks Across the System.

AI will only create real value in grocery when data, decisions and partnerships are aligned across the entire system rather than optimized in ...

FMI Lab: Tackling Food Industry Data Challenge With AI and Collaboration

FMI Lab is back with a new conversation focused on one of the grocery industry’s most pressing challenges: making sense of mountains of data. I sat down with Tom Furphy, CEO of.....

Strengthening Connections with Fresh Food Shoppers

FMI’s FreshForward Conference will explore new ways for the fresh foods industry to strengthen shopper connections and build deeper loyalty....

Inside the Idea Exchanges at FMI’s Financial Executive & Internal Auditing Conference

The phrase “that’s how it has always been done” can quietly limit progress in any organization. Long-standing practices only work when they still serve the business....

Digital Engagement Is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Grocery shopping is no longer a choice between store and screen — it is a blend of both. Retailers’ success is dependent on how well they integrate ecommerce with physical stores to create a seamless, frictionless experience....

AI Is Infrastructure. Execution Is the Hard Part.

As AI reshapes decision-making across retail, FMI's GroceryLab is built to help teams turn that shift into operational ...

Nonfoods Category Watch: Ecommerce Is Growing and Private Brands Are Gaining

Grocery retailers who invest in digital experiences and private brands stand to capture meaningful nonfood share before other channels lock in those shoppers for good....