FMI released its inaugural report, The Power of Produce 2015 at FMI Connect, on changes in shoppers’ produce purchasing trends and behaviors at food retail. The new annual study features a fresh insight for the produce retail industry by ...
The Italian Trade Agency, a government agency promoting internationalization of Italian companies, today hosted a press conference in the FMI Connect Expo’s Italian Pavilion to launch a U.S. campaign in four major markets to raise awareness of the ...
The world of mobile apps can be confusing for large companies let alone independent operators. FMI Connect speaker David Ciancio, Principal, Peak Loyalty LLC, provided background on how shoppers’ ubiquitous use of mobile technology is changing the ...
Annually, FMI recognizes the community building efforts of industry leaders and highlights the oft-unheralded contributions supermarkets make to their communities. AtFMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference in January, we announced the recipients of the ...
Here are five conversations I am looking forward to having while I am in Chicago at FMI Connect, June 8 – 11. I anticipate our members will have some interesting responses to the 2015 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends data which will be premiered on June ...
Forbes recently released its The World’s Most Valuable Brands list and as in previous years Apple, Microsoft and Google retain their hold on the top three spots. The list is comprised of more than 200 global brands and companies, among other things, ...
Health and wellness experts like FMI’s very own Cathy Polley, RPh know that healthy diets leave room for dessert. Sustainable weight management hinges in large part on dietary moderation; deprivation diets that restrict entire categories of food ...
If everything is so great for private brands, why all the focus and need to build better business planning processes? As consumer awareness grows so does demand, especially for products that meet consumer needs whether they are for function, flavor, ...
Today’s consumers are striving to be more educated about the food they’re eating and providing their families, which leads to questions regarding the safety, quality and ethics about the manufacturing and distribution of their food. One link in the ...
Whether a food recall, a new food safety news story or questions about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) implementation, as the food safety and communications professionals at FMI we’re pretty much inseparable when these topics arise. That’s ...
Quinoa. Cous Cous. Orzo. Not so long ago these ethnic foods were virtually unknown to the average American consumer. Fast forward to today, and they’re pantry staples for many of us. Ethnic foods have gone mainstream and supermarket chefs—much to ...
This year we’ve added so much more to this well trafficked area. In partnership with The Meeting Pool, we are going to have experts on hand to provide the latest information about wearable technologies like Google Glass and the new Apple Watch. ...
E-commerce and mobile technology are changing everything, and the retail grocery business is no different. Just wait until you visit the FMI Connect expo and see all the ways you now have available to please your customers. You’ll see the true ...
Today’s shoppers are upping the ante—and opportunity—for grocers with increasingly high-end expectations for supermarket catering. A finalist in the 2015 Supermarket Chef Showdown, Chef Tim Donnelly of Publix notes, “Our customers want variety and ...
When we talk about improving efficiencies for food retailers, the first thing that jumps into my head is technology. At FMI Connect this year, we’re aiming to showcase how technology is woven through our lives, our business operations and how it ...