Voice of The Food Industry Blog

Why Shoppers Try Plant-based Foods and Beverages

In the Power of Plant-based Foods and Beverages 2022 report, we offer a broad, comprehensive review of the plant-based topic, exploring the landscape of naturally plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains, along with ...

From Soup to Nuts: Competition Benefits Grocery Stores and Customers

It’s astonishing to think that the average supermarket carries about 50,000 different products and that every single one of these products – from the varieties of chicken noodle soup to the sizes of bags of pistachios – is negotiated with suppliers ...

Keeping Fresh in Focus While Navigating an Obstacle Course

As part of this year’s Speaks survey, FMI took a deep dive into what is happening in the fresh perimeter departments, and there was so much to report, that we created a separate deep dive into The State of Fresh Foods. Here are a few of the key ...

How Your Company Can Win with A People-First Culture

No one can deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profoundly impact of the food industry workforce. According to The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022 report, 87% of food retail businesses and 86% of food supplier businesses surveyed report ...

Why the Senate Must Act on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Legislation

This summer has been anything but quiet for those of us advocating for reforms to pharmacy policy. Case in point: the recently introduced bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act would address the anticompetitive practices of pharmacy ...

Investing in Innovation for Private Brands to Combat Inflation and De-globalization

With pervasive shifts in consumer trends and today's inflationary environment, food retailers and manufacturers can no longer rely on long-held assumptions when it comes to private brands. How can private brands retailers and manufacturers improve ...

The Food Industry Thrives on Diversity

Going to the grocery store is an enriching experience, and it is so in multiple ways. Beyond the abundant variety of food items on every aisle, store associates are often members of the communities their supermarket serves. Representing their ...

FMI SafeMark® Delivers a Microlearning Version of Its Food Handler Training Course

Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers is critical to preventing foodborne illness. That's why FMI is offering a new microlearning version of the SafeMark® Quick Reference: Food Safety for Food Handler ...

The Resilient U.S. Grocery Shopper

The dictionary defines resilient as, “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” Certainly, shoppers have embodied this definition by protecting their own personal health and even navigating the business and operational ...

National Family Meals Month is Right Around the Corner!

This past weekend, I had some good friends over at my house to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather. It was a perfect opportunity to reconnect and share a few family meals together. Each meal required a lot of preparation, including several trips ...

Why Credit Card Fees Are Costing Grocery Customers More Dough for a Loaf of Bread

Every time a credit card is swiped at the grocery checkout, the retailer is levied processing fees by the credit card networks, Visa and Mastercard, and the handful of big banks that issue most of the credit cards in the ...

The Benefit of Ecommerce Programs for In-store Shoppers

The explosion of e-commerce has put greater emphasis on the grocery store experience. E-commerce has become routine and expected but will not replace in-store shopping for all consumers. The physical store will continue to be important for shoppers ...

Food Prices – What Goes Up Must Come Down, Right? YES, But…

Many of the current challenges facing the economy as a whole have been aggravated and accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the recent increase in grocery prices is not something that simply happened overnight or that is entirely pandemic ...

Let’s Talk Viruses and Parasites at the Food Safety Forum

To support the food industry’s commitment to advancing food safety, FMI has partnered with the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) to bring together global research experts, industry professionals and food safety policy leaders to discuss ...

The Food Industry is Working to Improve Nutrition Security

Food retailers, product suppliers and manufacturers are working to improve nutrition security with creative solutions and partnerships, making it easier for consumers to access and afford nutritious foods and beverages. Across the country, FMI ...