Health and Well-being

Spotlight: Grocery Stores Provide Access to Disease Management and Treatment

Retail registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) meet with both customers and employees to shop the aisles, both in the store and virtually online to provide nutrition education and practical tips while also providing Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) ...

Promoting and Celebrating Food Safety Culture

As we celebrate World Food Safety Day, we recognize the meaningful relationships between food suppliers, retailers and food safety professionals who ensure the products our industry sells to consumers are safe. Today and every day, we are thankful ...

Calling FMI Members: Engage in Discussions on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

Over 50 years ago, the first White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health was held with the goal to “put an end to hunger in America for all time.” The report included over 1,800 recommendations to influence nutrition policy over the next ...

Increasing Family Meal Consumption to Boost Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and therefore the perfect time to announce FMI’s Family Meals Movement new partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization ...

What Does It Mean to Eat More “Plant-Based” Foods and Beverages?

The connection between eating more plants and better health is undeniable. But what exactly does it mean to eat more “plant-based?...

Driving Value by Framing the Grocery Store as a Destination for Health and Well-being

When food and nutrition programs are delivered by credible experts in the grocery store (in-person or online), the idea of framing the grocery store as a community destination for health and well-being comes to life. At FMI’s Midwinter Executive ...

How Does FMI Know the Current State of the Food Industry?

The answer is from YOU. We know because the industry tells us each year when we ask, as we have been doing every year for more than 70 years. The first ever The Food Retailing Industry Speaks (Speaks) report appeared in 1949. Seventy-three years ...

FMI Proudly Endorses the MNT Act to Increase Access to Counseling with Registered Dietitian Nutritionists

Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is defined as evidence-based nutrition treatment provided by a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), to include a nutrition diagnosis along with therapeutic and counseling services to prevent, delay or manage ...

Spotlight: Grocery Stores Encourage Health and Well-being

This video spotlights how food retailers are encouraging health and well-being for both shoppers and employees and how programs pivoted during the pandemic to stay connected, offer support and expand outreach. Watch to see Sarah Kiel, RD, wellness ...

What Do Americans Really Eat? Help Us Find Out

Have you ever wondered how much cereal or how many sandwiches we eat? How packaged foods contribute to meeting the nutritional needs of Americans? Or how the nutrient and ingredient profiles of foods are shifting in response to consumer demands? If ...

Supermarket RDN Spotlight: Elizabeth Hall – Navigating Nutrition in the Aisles and Beyond

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day, also known as “RDN Day” is celebrated annually during National Nutrition Month® on the second Wednesday in March. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy) established this occasion to increase ...

March is National Nutrition Month®: Time to Celebrate a World of Flavor

National Nutrition Month® is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy), which happens to be the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Each year the Academy choses a different theme ...

Encouraging Health and Well-being for Supermarket Employees: How K-VA-T Food Stores Supports their Essential Workforce

To showcase just how some of our members are encouraging health and well-being with a focus on the essential food industry workforce, we decided to reach out to hear more from one very inspirational supermarket employee, Lori Hamilton, registered ...

Encouraging Health and Well-being for Supermarket Employees: How Harmons Delivers a Wholistic Approach

We reached out to Sarah Kiel, registered dietitian, and wellness champion at Harmons, to share her perspective on the good work going on to encourage health and well-being with a focus on supporting the essential food industry ...

Family Meal Programs That Are Simply Golden

The FMI Foundation created the Gold Plate Award to recognize the diverse retail food industry efforts encouraging the nutritional, emotional, mental and social health of more family meals. We are proud to announce the 2021 Gold Plate award winners ...