Retail Operations

Prioritizing Food to People: Packaging, Plastics and Avoiding Food Waste

According to data from ReFED and Feeding America, the number of Americans struggling with hunger since the COVID-19 pandemic has risen from 40 million to a staggering 54 million ...

Taking Stock of Where We Are: A Look at the Impact of COVID-19 on Grocery Shopper Habits

For five long months, we have all been experiencing the unprecedented realities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the frustrating truths of supply and the dramatically increased demand for groceries. Once ingrained grocery shopping ...

Supporting FMI Members with Health and Well-Being

As you may well know, the FMI logo has three overlapping arches which represent our efforts to (1) advocate, (2) collaborate and (3) educate as we support food industry efforts to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply. ...

Beyond TP and Sanitizers: Why a Virtual Exchange Platform Serves the Food Industry Year Round

The new Food Industry Exchange, an electronic, subscription-based sustainable marketplace developed for FMI by The Seam is a valuable tool in shoring-up supply chains in anticipation of disruption. The Food Industry Exchange launched during the ...

Essential Jobs: Building Resilience through Private-Public Partnerships

Our industry has risen to the occasion and managed the challenges that have emerged during this national emergency. The grocery industry and the food supply chain that supports it have worked tirelessly to keep food available to American customers ...

Making the Cut: Meat and Poultry Back to the Center of the Plate

Think of today’s selling environment like one of those retail meat cut posters hanging in the butcher shop or meat department. There is a market as a whole, but it is portioned into different sections. Each section has its own features and ...

Meet SPAR Thohoyandou Store Manager Awards Finalist

Captain Raymond Mashudu Mutangwa believes that offering exceptional service with a direct, innovative and sincere approach distinguishes SPAR Thohoyandou, one of the company’s biggest stores, in a competitive market....

Champions Among Us, Working for You

Undoubtedly, there are countless heroes who have and will emerge from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, especially throughout the food industry. You likely know of a few and may have even witnessed their extraordinary feats first-hand. It is of utmost ...

Moving from Weariness to Well-being

For five months now, requirements in addressing COVID-19 have touched, affected, or changed most every aspect of our lives. Not the least of these is the fact it has reversed a significant food trend; it has driven us from being an eating culture, ...

Meet The Kroger Co. Store Manager Awards Finalist

Ray Brown has a leadership style that combines dedication, mentorship, vision, agility and a good nature. He meets with his leadership team one on one and in group settings, where they set and then celebrate the achievement of ...

Meet Meijer Inc. Store Manager Awards Finalist

It says something about Minesh Patel that one of the things he likes best about his job is how his team makes him feel welcome every day. After all, he spends much, if not most, of his time making customers and employees feel ...

Meet Hy-Vee, Inc. Store Manager Awards Finalist

Jen Book, manager of a Hy-Vee location in Altoona, Iowa, was lauded in 2019 for 30-plus years of service and strong management skills. She is not one to let success get to her head, though, and typically works the sales floor to assist shoppers ...

The Role of the Retail Dietitian Before, During, and After the Pandemic

How does a health care professional get to practice in the supermarket? And what exactly does a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) do in the retail ...

COVID-19 and How Emerging Brands Find Value in Mentoring and Community

In this time of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many food brands have seen surges in sales, but emerging brands are having to re-evaluate their businesses, distribution channels, marketing efforts, market strategies and make major ...

Meet Fareway Stores, Inc. Store Manager Awards Finalist

While he may have climbed the proverbial ladder, Aric W. Reicks understands the importance of all of the rungs and serves as a mentor to high school and college students who are key to the future of the business and the industry at large....