FMI has curated important business solutions during this ongoing crisis to support the food industry.
Free Hiring Workforce Tool – Personalization at Scale
With the commitment of human capital, technology, and speed from a myriad of corporate partnerships, FMI is co-sponsoring Talent Exchange powered by Eightfold.
The online portal facilitates and accelerate connections between companies hiring, companies furloughing and available employees, matching needs across roles and geographies.
The platform offers personalization at scale, matching available labor between sectors in a way that removes friction and gets beyond the 1-to-1 matching in our traditional hiring systems. In this crisis, where speed is paramount, the platform can match hiring companies with individuals seeking work in a matter of seconds.
For a brief overview of the Talent Exchange, watch this short Eightfold Talent Exchange Video and learn more in this presentation. You and your hiring leaders are invited to a personal consultation with the Eightfold team. Schedule at your consultation and demo here.
If you have any questions for the FMI Team, please contact Marjorie DePuy.
Talent Exchange
FMI Foodservice, Produce, Seafood Partnership for Resource Availability
FMI, IFDA, NFI, and United Fresh have created a process for connecting foodservice distributors with excess capacity to food retailers and wholesalers in need of assistance.
Learn More
Leverage FMI Member Plus
Utilize FMI Member Plus, including group pricing power with FMI Indirect Spend thru Corcentric, FleetXchange, and Repositrak, putting you in touch with excellence and reliability at significant savings.
Connect with FMI Associate Members
During this unprecedented time where retail operations are disrupted by high demand, operators may find relief in “out-of-the-box” thinking and new supplier partners. The FMI team values the resources and thought leadership FMI Associate members.
FMI Associate Member Directory
FMI-DISCUS Partnership on Hand Sanitizer Production
FMI has engaged with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), a trade association representing distillers across the country. A number of these distilleries have converted their production operations to making hand sanitizers. Their goal is to provide their production capabilities to help supply your needs. In our discussion with DISCUS, we found that each distillery is producing its own supply based on access to packaging supplies and the like. Some of the supply is industrial; some is for resale; and some is to be used in donations. To below to access to this new supply of hand sanitizer, DISCUS has created this link:
Distillers Responding to COVID-19
Workforce and Labor: Temporary Grocery Help
Reisner Staffing: Temp worker solutions for the U.S. supermarket industry.
Contact: Ryan R. Reisner, President, The Reisner Group, Office: (281) 396-4882 Email: ryan@thereisnergroup.com
Mitchell Modell of Modell’s Sporting Goods has the immediate availability of 3,600 retail workers that have lost their jobs due to a recent retail bankruptcy. These individuals are located primarily in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia and Delaware. To expand your workforce and support operations at the store level contact: Mitchell Modell at Mitchell.Modell@Modells.com.
Industrial Cleaning
Corcentric shares a strong relationship with Zep for cleaning products. Bulk orders for multiple locations may be made with Zep through your Corcentric account.
Contact John Latham, VP of procurement services, M: (410) 404-8907, or jlatham@corcentric.com.
Facility Cleaning Services
OpenWorks, a national commercial cleaning and facility maintenance provider has been helping distribution centers, warehouses, health care facilities, retail spaces, convention centers, schools and other businesses with their cleaning and disinfecting needs.
Contact: Kurt Domine (650) 888-2097 or kurt.domine@openworksweb.com.
Delivery Assistance
LYFT business is providing their resources for food delivery, for grocers wanting to provide delivery for elderly, vulnerable or ill customers or need to facilitate food donations.
View details or submit a request
Remote Workforce Support
- Complimentary Access to Remote Workforce Tools
- Remote Readiness & Productivity Academy
- Supply Chain and Sourcing: SAP Ariba Discovery
- Grocery COVID-19 Response Plans: Removing Barriers for Remote Work
COVID-19 Retail Solutions
GlobalWorx is actively adapting and deploying the capabilities of the GlobalWorx Collaboration Platform to assist retail businesses, government agencies, and other involved parties with their response to the COVID-19 National Emergency. This platform has a proven track record in the retail grocery industry of streamlining communication between multiple parties, managing issues, simplifying workflows, and capturing relevant data.
Learn More
Contact Bill Lecznar, CEO at 804-640-7460 or bill.lecznar@goglobalworx.com
Supply Chain
FHI provides labor teams and drivers to help retailers, wholesalers and CPG’s inside their supply chain operations and over the road in response to COVID-19. We understand the current struggles of moving product from shipper to shelf during these challenging times, which is why we are deploying reinforcement teams to help keep the food supply chain strong.
Contact: Will Seel Vice President – Business Development, Will.Seel@fhiworks.com, 919.552.3157 Ext. 557
Industry Topics address your specific area of expertise with resources, reports, events and more.
Our Research covers consumer behavior and retail operation benchmarks so you can make informed business decisions.
Events and Education including online and in-person help you advance your food retail career.
Food Safety training, resources and guidance that help you create a company food safety culture.
Government Affairs work — federal and state — on the latest food industry policy, regulatory and legislative issues.
Get Involved. From industry awards to newsletters and committees, these resources help you take advantage of your membership.
Best practices, guidance documents, infographics, signage and more for the food industry on the COVID-19 pandemic.
