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Grocery Shoppers Continue to Adapt and Evolve in a Challenging Landscape

May 24, 2022
The food retail industry continues to battle an obstacle course of issues, including the pandemic/endemic; supply chain challenges; inflation; domestic tragedies; and the ramifications of a war in Ukraine. With all this turmoil, it is comforting to ...

Keeping Food Safety Top of Mind When Sourcing Produce Grown Indoors

Apr 18, 2022
Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) operations, such as hydroponics and indoor farming, can help with meeting the needs of shoppers by providing a variety of fresh produce that is sourced locally. But it is not without its own ...

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

Apr 6, 2022
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 ...

Employee Empowerment and Continuous Improvement Drive Whole Foods Market‘s Food Safety Culture

Feb 25, 2022
At our January 2022 FMI Food Protection Committee Meeting, we recognized Whole Foods Market with the FMI Food Safety Innovation Award for their strong food safety culture that strives for continuous improvement. To highlight key aspects of their ...

Navigating Food Allergen Labeling Requirements

Feb 10, 2022
Verifying the accuracy of allergen information on food labels throughout the entire supply chain is critical to protect the estimated 32 million people in the nation who live with food ...

Retail Food Safety Professionals Set Food Safety Initiatives for 2022

Jan 28, 2022
Retail food safety professionals met in January 2022 to prioritize their work over the next year and set food safety initiatives. FMI’s longstanding Food Protection Committee (FPC) has been in place for decades and works to develop solutions to ...
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