Voice of The Food Industry Blog

Empowering the People Who Power Foodservice at Retail

Pride in Foodservice Week offers an important opportunity to recognize the people who bring skill, passion and creativity to foodservice at retail every day....

What “Good” Retail Media Measurement Looks Like—Before We Debate the Metrics

Effective Retail Media measurement requires the food industry to ask the right questions first in order to build transparency and trust....

Boardroom Volume 11: Seeing the Patterns That Matter Most for Food Industry Leaders

In Boardroom Volume 11, FMI and Oliver Wyman share insights to help food industry leaders cut through complexity, understand the patterns shaping technology, consumer shopping, loyalty, and the ...

From Smartphones to AI: How Shoppers Use Technology to Feed Their Families

FMI’s January Grocery Shoppers Snapshot measured shopper sentiment about the use of technology when grocery shopping for their families. ...

Personalizing Retail Health Solutions

The concept of “retail health” presents a growing opportunity for the food industry, as spotlighted in this new FMI video. Retail health positions the grocery store as a true destination for health.....

Why Retail Media KPIs Don’t Travel—and Why That’s Holding the Industry Back

Retail Media results are difficult to compare, and industry alignment, rather than technology, may be the key to more consistent ...

Time to High Five: Celebrating Five Years of Supermarket Employee Day

Five years in, Supermarket Employee Day has become a simple but powerful reminder to pause, say thank you and give a high five to the grocery teams who show up every day for their communities....

How Digital Strategies Are Transforming Grocery Retail

FMI explores how smart in-store digital experiences are shaping the next phase of shopper engagement, in a conversation with industry leader Chad Peterson....

Compassion in the Aisles

The Store Manager Awards shine a spotlight on the leaders who keep stores running, teams motivated, and communities served. In 2025, the Category C honor went to Rama ...

How Are Shoppers Feeling Entering the New Year?

FMI’s January Grocery Shoppers Snapshot measured shopper sentiment about grocery prices and feelings of control over household expenses in the opening week of ...

A Powerful New Report on Health & Well-being in the Food Industry

At a time when the nation seems incredibly focused on food and nutrition, we are excited to launch the seventh annual edition of The Power of Health and Well-being report.....

Retail Media Has a Measurement Problem—and It’s a Business Problem

As Retail Media continues to grow, the food industry needs to define clear measurement standards that can demonstrate the incremental value of the ...

Why Our Retail Media Master Certificate Matters for Today’s Grocery Teams

The FMI Retail Media Master Certificate provides an opportunity to align cross-departmental teams and drive retail media ...

Listening First: Why AMC Matters in the Protein Conversation

Protein sits at the center of some of the most active conversations in food retail today. Shoppers are paying closer attention to what they eat, how it supports their health across various life ...

Seeking Health: Do You Look to Include Positives or Avoid Negatives

Research conducted by FMI and SPINS explores what "healthy" means to grocery shoppers by asking them to choose products based on the inclusion of positive attributes versus the avoidance of negative ...