FEATURED PRODUCTS (29)

It’s back-to-school season; we continue to evaluate grocery shopper behaviors and take a closer look at how shoppers’ plans and habits evolve as families return to routine.

Retailers and suppliers are facing formidable challenges with a changing workforce, inflation, supply chain hurdles, new government regulations, more intense competition and changing patterns of consumer buying. Food industry leaders are increasingly bringing innovative approaches to battle these and other challenges. They are working to future-proof their businesses by tapping into lessons learned over the past few years. The 74th annual edition of The Food Retailing Industry Speaks (Speaks) outlines the biggest hurdles and how retailers and suppliers are taking more creative and proactive stances to drive success.

The 2023 FMI Power of Private Brands report examines opportunities geared to three outcomes: driving consumer purchases, enhancing retailer/wholesaler strategies, and improving supply and assortment.

Gain a deeper understanding of grocery shoppers’ changing habits and behaviors over the past few years. We explore in detail shoppers’ weekly spend, primary store choice, and engagement with the emerging array of online and in-person grocery options.

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

This report explores a range of issues from the health and well-being focus of seafood shoppers to seafood cooking behaviors and needs and seafood sustainability consumer trends.

In this digital seminar, FMI is joined by Alain Brandon, Vice President, Government Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility for Loblaw Companies. He discusses the EPR Packaging experience in Canada, including the lessons he has learned during his decade implementing various packaging EPR programs and key takeaways for U.S. retailers as they face state legislation and regulation on this topic.

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.

View this session to learn some meaningful behaviors passionate leaders exhibit on a regular basis.

The Power of In-Store Bakery 2022 is the first annual report exploring shopper perceptions, attitudes and behaviors regarding in-store bakery in grocery stores.

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve been tracking grocery shoppers’ changing habits and behaviors. After nearly three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, how will consumers approach the 2022 holiday season and how will their attitudes shape their grocery habits? We’ll review shoppers’ plans for the major food holidays.

This second-annual FMI report spotlights how asset protection professionals have been adapting their strategies to address a wide range of traditional and emerging threats—from natural disasters to active shooters.

This tool can support internal business operations and effective trading partner collaboration regarding sustainable packaging.

In How Accepting Healthy Benefits Support Customer Wellbeing, co-authored by Oliver Wyman and FMI, we explore the financial landscape of healthy benefits programs, how these programs work, and opportunities and challenges retailers may face in establishing systems to accept healthy benefit card payments.