Voice of The Food Industry Blog

3 Easy Ways to Jumpstart Your Plans for Supermarket Employee Day 2.22.23

There are more than 40,000 stores that sell food and grocery items in the U.S. alone. Millions of supermarket employees come to work daily to keep shelves stocked and to provide communities with essential services that help them survive and ...

A Video Almost as Tasty as Your Grandmother’s Holiday Cookies

'Tis the season for bowl games and putting up new calendars – yes, I know. I am one of the few who still prefer seeing months laid out on paper, especially if accompanied by a quote from Ted Lasso. It is the time for getting new insurance cards and ...

Ritual Reflection: Celebrating Store Managers in the New Year

Like all New Year’s Day celebrations, the ushering in of 2023 provided all of us with a moment to stop and reflect on the accomplishments, challenges, goals and memories we made throughout the prior year. This annual ritual of taking personal ...

Does That Empty Shelf Mean There’s a Product Shortage?

SKU rationalization is a process by which food retailers and manufacturers manage their inventories to be able to offer their customers the most in-demand products or create shelf space for new and innovative ...

Top-5 Reasons the Grocery Store Is a Destination for Health and Well-being

The grocery store has evolved as a true destination for nutrition, health and well-being. With registered dietitians working across the industry, food retailers and food manufacturers deliver on the unique opportunity to provide not only what ...

Holiday Meal Planning Made Easy

Amidst the holiday hustle and bustle, foodservice at retail can serve as a critical value-add for shoppers with long to-do lists and a desire to spend less time in the kitchen and more time with their loved ...

The Value of an Ongoing Relationship

After nearly 30 years as a membership professional in the association world, I’m still surprised that others I encounter do not realize the difference between a subscriber and a member. Many of us are subscribers to services like streaming ...

Amazingly Resilient, Deeply Caring: A Leadership Perspective from Anthony Hucker, Southeastern Grocers

FMI Midwinter Executive Conference Chair, Anthony Hucker, president and chief executive officer, Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), reflects on his own experiences and the ways he upholds his commitment to putting people first in this turbulent ...

Reasons to Celebrate: The In-Store Bakery

These days, it feels like there’s a celebration nearly every day of the year. Whether it’s a traditional holiday, Supermarket Employee Day or even the Store Manager Awards, there are lots of reasons to celebrate and in-store bakery can make any ...

Celebrating 25 Years of Consumer Food Safety Education

In 1997, leaders from federal and state government, industry and consumer organizations were working hard to lay the foundation for what would be the Partnership for Food Safety ...

The Food Industry Collaborates for Success

Collaboration is key to a productive and smoothly functioning food industry. However, aligning diverse stakeholders across a lengthy supply chain is no easy task and requires the expertise of skillful industry relations practitioners to get the job ...

Get Started on Food Traceability Compliance

Food traceability is all the buzz these days, especially since the release of FDA’s much anticipated Final Food Traceability Rule last month. Find out how you can take some initial steps toward compliance with these questions and ...

Glitchmas is Coming. Are you Prepared?

Fondly known as “Glitchmas” by criminals, many con artists take advantage of the chaos and staffing issues (new or temporary employees) during the holiday season. Retailers need to be extra vigilant this year as inflation and other economic ...

A Holiday Game Plan

In July, I started asking my daughter what she wanted for Christmas. I must not be alone in this because stores are moving up Black Friday, offering deals earlier and my neighbor took down their Halloween decorations and replaced them with holiday ...

The Food Industry Inspires Innovation

There is no higher purpose in business than to provide excellent customer service. Food retailers who understand this fundamental truth and consistently strive to improve their offerings stand out among their industry peers and thereby maximize ...