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This guide is a collection of FMI member wisdom on effective diversity, equity and inclusion modules, gathered through a survey designed to capture member practices and the resources they are using to address DEI concerns. This guide also presents recommendations on DEIB training best practices.

The Power of Meat explores shopper perceptions, attitudes and behaviors regarding meat and poultry.

This study investigates the challenges and opportunities associated with the transition to cage-free housing, including interviews with and a survey of egg producers, a survey of egg consumers, and economic modeling of the sector.

Energy, supply chain and other external factors, such as weather, are among a multitude of factors that continue to influence food price inflation. What does the future hold for food price inflation in 2023? Learn perspective from Andy Harig, vice president of tax, trade, sustainability, and policy development at FMI – The Food Industry Association, and Dr. Ricky Volpe, associate professor of agribusiness at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as they take us behind the headlines.

FDA recently published the Food Traceability Final Rule (FSMA Section 204). In this session, FMI staff and outside counsel discuss the elements in the final rule, review what has changed, and begin the discussion about implementation of the regulation.

The Power of Foodservice at Retail 2022 is the seventh in an annual report series exploring shopper perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors regarding deli-prepared foods in grocery stores.

Consumers are gearing up for shopping and their motivations and decision making may surprise you. Our Illuminate report dives into the impact of inflation as festive times draw near, including how consumers are figuring out what tradeoffs in spending to make in an inflationary environment.

In this session, attorneys from Steptoe and Johnson LLP review the current legal landscape for green claims for packaging at the federal and state level, and how companies can develop compliance programs to ensure liability exposure is minimized.

The 2022 FMI Power of Private Brands report examines what levels of private brands growth are possible in the coming years, and how the industry can enhance strategies to get there.

View this session to explore how to implement two strategies to improve communication and enhance the engagement of your workforce by creating a people-first culture.

Pandemic. Inflation. Supply chain bottlenecks. Labor shortages. Global conflict. All of these challenges and more have turned food industry operations into an obstacle course that many expect to get more complex. This year’s The Food Retailing Industry Speaks report tells the story of the food retail industry’s resilience in navigating the many hurdles of 2021. New this year, for the first time in its 74-year history, this year’s Speaks includes input from both retailers and suppliers

View this session for an update on the FDA Total Diet Study (TDS) Report which helps FDA prioritize food safety and nutrition efforts. This report is the first in a series on FY2018-FY2020 TDS data and summarizes the most recent data on nutrients and toxic elements from the agency’s on-going survey of the U.S. Food Supply.

This briefing discussed some of the lesser known or little understood causes, effects, and impacts of inflationary pressures on the price of food at the grocery store. FMI’s Vice President of Tax, Trade, and Sustainability Andy Harig was joined by Dr. Ricky Volpe, an Associate Professor of Agribusiness at Cal Poly who specializes in food retail and supply chain management, transportation and logistics, and food prices and data analysis.

This presentation aims to shed light on the rapid evolution of all things plant-based, literally from soup to nuts.

This session will showcase the 11 most important leadership criteria with one of the nation’s most successful store managers.

To support our work with the White House Conference, FMI collected insights, stories, and recommendations from our members – food retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers. The FMI Collective Report puts forth preliminary food industry commitments, recommendations for government actions, and showcases examples from member nutrition, health and well-being initiatives and community outreach and engagement programs that demonstrate the important role the food industry plays in impacting hunger, nutrition, and health.

Companies can step in to provide new opportunities and resources to those in need, whether it be directly hiring refugees, sourcing product from refugee owned businesses, distributing and donating crucial resources or even supporting government policies that facilitate refugee resettlement.

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve been tracking grocery shoppers’ changing habits and behaviors. This report recaps long-standing grocery shopper trends including sustainability, transparency and health and well-being. We also explore shoppers’ concerns and expectations for the future and what we can learn from their approaches to the evolving hybrid world.

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve been tracking grocery shoppers’ changing habits and behaviors. This report looks at the food shopper journey and how it is indicative of a growing hybrid approach to grocery shopping.

Do you ever wonder how your store employees’ morale compares to your competitors’? After the previous session on how to properly onboard a new employee and set them up for a happy and successful career in your store, Harold Lloyd will now dive deep to help you quantify your current employees’ morale and make sure they are set up for a happy and successful career in your store, too.

Gain an inside view of four outstanding grocery stores from four different brands. Travel with Harold Lloyd from New Jersey to California to see what sets each of these stores apart, while acquiring new ideas to consider and implement.

This Excel file is a supplement to the 2022 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report. It reports data collected from US respondents, 18+ years old, in February 2022.

A follow-up to FMI Foundation research first published in 2020, this new report delves deeper into what consumers want to know about gene edited food products and who they consider to be trustworthy sources in addressing biotechnological applications in food.

FMI has partnered with The Power of Preparedness (TPOP), an e-learning security company that goes beyond stand-up training to provide strategy and tactics to mitigate workplace violence and active shooter incidents and to provide our members with guidelines and best practices for mitigating the risk of active shooter threats.