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The Food Retailing Industry Speaks Data Tables provide an analysis of financial performance, operational and store-level benchmarks as well as strategic and competitive insights.

This annual state of the industry report provides an analysis of financial performance, operational and store-level benchmarks as well as strategic and competitive insights.

This annual state of the industry report provides an analysis of financial performance, operational and store-level benchmarks as well as strategic and competitive insights.

This annual state of the industry report provides an analysis of financial performance, operational and store-level benchmarks as well as strategic and competitive insights.

This year’s report takes a wider view than before. As always, Speaks focuses on how the industry fared in the prior year, which in this case was 2019, including with some comparisons to 2018. In addition, this year’s report looks at how the industry has been impacted in 2020 by the first few months of the pandemic.

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

The food industry is experiencing an enormous amount of change. This latest version of The Food Retailing Industry Speaks — the 75th annual edition — relays many shifting developments — good, bad, and otherwise. It also describes how the industry has worked hard to make progress in the face of all this change. The narrative focuses on 2023 developments and expectations for the current year.

Explore solutions consumers are actively seeking to mitigate rising food prices as well societal pains.

Learn about Hispanic grocery shopping habits, and explore what is unique about this community compared to the every-day shopper.

The Power of Foodservice at Retail 2018 documents the biggest trends in consumer purchasing and consumption of deli/fresh prepared foodservice items at retail, its opportunity, image, store destination and above all, the ways in which stores can meet, and exceed, consumer expectations in this space.

This report provides insights around foodservice shoppers' desire for variety, and it explores the role of technology in the retail foodservice purchase decision.

This report provides insights around grocery foodservice shoppers' purchasing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. It evaluates a path forward for food retailers' foodservice operations.

The Power of Foodservice at Retail 2023 is the eighth in an annual report series exploring shopper perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors regarding deli-prepared foods in grocery stores.

This inaugural report aims to bring an understanding of consumers perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors regarding frozen food to help the industry optimize production, marketing, merchandising and branding decisions.

This report finds that frozen foods maintain their relevance to grocery shoppers and offer a suite of valuable benefits that meet their mealtime needs.

This report curates a wide range of FMI research and content on this topic and identifies emerging consumer trends, quantifies consumer attitudes regarding health and well-being in food retail and establishes benchmarks for future evaluation.

This report curates a wide range of FMI research and content on this topic and identifies emerging consumer trends, quantifies consumer attitudes regarding health and well-being in food retail and establishes benchmarks for future evaluation.

The Power of In-Store Bakery 2023 is the second annual report exploring shopper perceptions, attitudes and behaviors regarding in-store bakery in grocery stores.

The Power of Meat explores shopper perceptions, attitudes and behaviors regarding meat and poultry. Also available in Print

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

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

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

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

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

The Power of Nonfoods at Retail is a consumer research study exploring consumer shopping behavior in the nonfoods department conducted by FMI.

Get insights from The Power of Private Brands 2024 report, including the current food price environment, how consumers are increasingly turning to private brands, and how the industry is planning to keep that momentum going.

Power of Private Brands – From the World will explore performance across Europe to compare and contrast performance in the U.S. The report will also explore potential growth levels for U.S. based private brand programs.

The Power of Produce identifies the biggest trends in consumer purchasing and consumption of fruit and vegetables.

The Power of Produce identifies the biggest trends in consumer purchasing and consumption of fruit and vegetables.

The Power of Produce identifies the biggest trends in consumer purchasing and consumption of fruit and vegetables.

The Power of Produce identifies the biggest trends in consumer purchasing and consumption of fruit and vegetables.

The Power of Seafood is the first in the Power of … series to explore shoppers’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviors regarding grocery, frozen and fresh seafood. The report reveals potential approaches to grow and attract new seafood shoppers.

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.

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.

FMI and Technomic conducted a research study to evaluate supermarket prepared foods' practices and metrics. This white paper describes key learnings which support the idea of accelerating sophistication.

There is a lot of momentum in the world of fresh foods at retail, and this report spotlights fresh foods in order to showcase key trends and data points. These include statistics on aspects ranging from share of store sales to space and labor allocation. The momentum for fresh foods is underscored by retailers who identify perishables departments as key priority development areas for 2022.

Fresh foods or perimeter departments are top of mind for enhancing store differentiation. The food industry is increasing investments in fresh and working to overcome hurdles. This 2024 edition of FMI’s The State of Fresh Foods details how all this is playing out and provides the latest data points and benchmarks. Here is a quick rundown on the latest story lines.

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.

Defining the role emerging issues play in the food industry and helping companies strategically prepare for the new realities of marketplace, Accenture’s analysis focuses on how best to prepare for future consumer needs.

When fresh foods are ubiquitous well beyond grocery stores, how can retailers and manufacturers set themselves apart? Watch this recording to find out!

With all the headlines about inflation and fresh foods being perceived as premium and expensive, there were fears this year that fresh would cede share to other parts of the store. However, the year proved that shoppers found many valuable solutions and priorities within fresh.

IRI and FMI will present the latest insights into fresh food trends during a one-hour session, debuting an updated version of their "Top Trends in Fresh" list to evaluate ongoing and emerging trends for the upcoming year and beyond.

Experts from Circana and FMI reveal growth opportunities by understanding today’s top trends, instead of waiting for behavior to return to pre-pandemic times.

Traceability plays a critical role in food safety and protecting our global food supply chain. There continues to be an increasing interest in traceability and the ability to track and access information about a product at any point in the supply chain, from the farm through processing to retail

This white paper aims to put trust on the front burner for retailers. It makes a direct link between trust and the need for greater transparency. It emphasizes the importance of genuinely embracing and communicating ethical practices throughout the supply chain as the best way to build consumer trust.

According to the latest FMI/NIQ Transparency Trends report, neither COVID-19 nor significant economic challenges inhibited shoppers’ desire for increased information from the food industry.

Mass-market floral departments make an important and increasing contribution to both individual store and overall chain performance. Beyond the numbers, floral offerings help retailers engage with customers at an emotional level with beautiful, multisensory products that connect shoppers to their loved ones and friends.

The U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends Data Tables provide an analysis of the attitudes and behaviors of American consumers as they relate to and impact the food retail industry.

This preview of The U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2015 study provides an analysis of the attitudes and behaviors of American consumers as they relate to and impact the food retail industry.

The U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2016 provides an analysis of the attitudes and behaviors of American consumers as they relate to and impact the food retail industry.