Health and Well-being

Our Voice of The Food Industry blog offers commentary from FMI subject matter experts on timely and important topics to the food industry.

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  • Spotlight: Disease Management and Treatment at the Grocery Store

    Aug 28, 2023
    Retail registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) are an invaluable community health resource. RDNs provide nutrition therapy specific to disease management and treatment, right in the grocery store. Nutrition services range from individual ...

  • The Impact of Shopping Gluten Free

    Jul 24, 2023
    We know from the U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2023 report focused on the value matrix shoppers are weighing more than just price and quality these days. Convenience, relevance and experience all play a role in shopper mindsets. I too weigh a lot more ...

  • The Power of Making The World A Better Place

    Jul 14, 2023
    According to The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2023, 82% of food retailers emphasize community support or community ties. What’s more 62% of food retailers surveyed report these community uplift programs are successful at connecting with customers. ...

  • Balancing Sugar and Science with Safety and Choice

    Jul 13, 2023
    Recent reports on aspartame are potentially causing confusion among consumers as they seek solutions for maintaining taste while making healthful choices, including efforts to reduce added sugars and/or including non-nutritive ...

  • Photo Friday: President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition

    Jul 7, 2023
    FMI attended the first in-person meeting of the newly appointed President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, to support their important mission to engage and empower all Americans to adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical ...

  • Celebrating a MyPlate Birthday to Positively Impact Community Health

    Jun 21, 2023
    I love a good celebration. Particularly one that includes good food, amazing people and a solid commitment. To properly celebrate MyPlate's 12th Birthday, USDA and the Food and Nutrition Service’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) ...

  • Connecting with Customers on Nutrition and Health in the Grocery Store

    Jun 5, 2023
    Food retailers are connecting with customers and communities on nutrition and health by meeting people where they are, right in the grocery store, and empowering them to take education into action. When we have a better understanding of how the ...

  • Share Progress: Working Together on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

    Apr 17, 2023
    With dedicated day-to-day operations across the food industry, we know that FMI members are working hard to achieve these goals related to food donations and nutrition messaging for consumers. Now it is time to band together to gather metrics, ...

  • Northgate Market in Cooking Up Change in the Community

    Mar 27, 2023
    Sometimes we don’t really grasp how one program, grounded by a local grocery store, and supported by an entire community, can impact the lives of so many until we get a chance to see that impact firsthand. What an honor when Northgate Gonzalez ...

  • This National Nutrition Month Become a MyPlate Partner

    Mar 1, 2023
    March is also the perfect time to join together with USDA to help promote the food groups included in MyPlate. For over a decade, USDA has collaborated with the MyPlate National Strategic Partners, a varied group of companies and organizations all ...

  • Promoting Food Safety at the Grocery Store

    Feb 23, 2023
    When we talk about food as medicine and the role that food plays in encouraging overall health and well-being, we need to also talk about the fundamental underlying idea of keeping food safe and promoting food safety for consumers. Across the ...

  • Drumroll Please: Introducing the 2023 Class of FMI Store Manager Awards Nominees

    Feb 22, 2023
    In addition to celebrating the hardworking people who make up our industry, we want to pay special attention to the store managers who are the heartbeat of local supermarkets across the globe. These devoted leaders embody their company’s vision and ...

  • When Work Feels Like Play

    Jan 12, 2023
    We are in the countdown to the FMI Foundation’s key fundraiser Stir It Up!, taking place Sunday evening, January 22, the last night of the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference. This event is fundamentally a cooking competition within the food industry,...

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

    Jan 9, 2023
    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 ...

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

    Jan 3, 2023
    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 ...