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This benchmarking includes findings on the logistics performance of U.S. food retail supply chains as well as the impact of digital on supply chains

The 2021 Retailer Contributions to Health & Well-being report demonstrates how grocery stores are contributing to the health of their customers, including offering nutrition guidance, pharmacy solutions and overall health and well-being resources.

New research of food industry private brand professionals shows innovation is expanding to include packaging, branding, purchasing, logistics, marketing and more.

Since 2012, FMI has conducted surveys and published reports to track the evolution of how food retailers are meeting the needs of shoppers who are seeking healthier lifestyles. This 2024 Report on Food Industry Contributions to Health & Well-being surveyed not just food retailers, but also product suppliers, to demonstrate how the food industry is working to improve hunger, nutrition and health.

This report provides a comprehensive examination of the foundational knowledge, measurement approaches, and strategies used to reduce retail out-of-stocks (OOS)in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry.

Sustainability is increasingly on the radar of consumers and food industry companies, and the fresh foods sector is heavily focused on this topic. The fresh foods industry has opportunities to enhance its sustainability strategies, practices and metrics to drive more success.

Address a growing challenge in the fresh foods industry — the need to enhance the supply chain to reduce costs, gain efficiencies and satisfy consumer needs.

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.

Discuss the legal and practical impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's Students for Fair Admissions decisions on DEI programs.

Grocers – and the wider retail community – are still suffering from $6-7 billion of annual fee increases as a result of shifts to more expensive payment types. Digitalization, the rise of Card Not Present (CNP), supplier consolidation, increasing headline card rates, rising fraud activity, barriers to routing, third party delivery services, and much more, are all factors in a rapidly increasing cost base for retailers.

This digital seminar, where experts from the National Chicken Council and the National Pork Producers Council discuss the updated broiler chicken policy and Proposition 12 regulations in California, is now available on demand. The seminar covers the implications of these changes for retailers and their customers and provides an overview of legal challenges and current status before the Supreme Court.

A new analysis of retail regulatory inspection data from multiple states has revealed some eye-opening results about the current state of inspections. This session is a recording of a live discussion held on February 13, 2023.

Hear from industry experts on violence prevention and emergency preparedness, and learn practical, applicable techniques to keep your store and community safe.

Part of a series highlighting aspects of Asset Protection in the food retail industry, this session focuses on addressing shrink. An expert from Agilence talks to FMI about developments in shrink prevention.

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.

As retailers continue to serve the bulk of customers in store while also accommodating an accelerated increase in online shoppers, one thing is certain –the pressure is intensifying for retailers to create a positive customer experience.

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.

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.

This guide offers best practices to help manufacturers and retailers address counterfeit goods in the marketplace.

This tool was created by FMI's Sustainability Executive Committee to assist sustainability leaders in making the compelling business case for sustainability with senior leadership.

This joint Deloitte, FMI and GMA study found that roughly half of Americans surveyed (51 percent) weigh “evolving drivers” – health and wellness, safety, social impact, experience and transparency – in their purchasing decisions, in addition to the “traditional drivers” of taste, price and convenience. Moreover, this occurs regardless of demographic factors.

Retailers and suppliers are forging new models for pricing, packaging, promotion and assortment in a physical-plus-digital world where some conventional rules of merchandising no longer apply. This white paper by FMI, Precima and NPD addresses the digital shopper imperative of cohesive Shopper Insights.

The Trading Partner Alliance (TPA) Joint Industry Unsaleables Leadership Team (JIULT) collaborated with CHEP over several months to identify and prioritize practices used by manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers to reduce unsaleables and publicize these best practices with the broader CPG community.

In this webinar you will hear from Tent Partnership for Refugees and Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service on how all companies can provide new opportunities and resources to refugees 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.

The purpose of this project was to determine market potential and consumers’ beliefs, knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of gene-editing technology and gene-edited foods with the ultimate goal of providing valuable information to producers, retailers, consumers, and policy makers

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.

The purpose of this project is to determine market potential and consumer willingness-to-pay for eggs with different labels, with primary focus on cage free.

Listen to FMI, with FDA and CDC experts, discuss fortifying corn masa products with folic acid to address this urgent health issue.

This white paper outlines advances in cybersecurity technology for the food industry.

Learn techniques for handling agitated shoppers in your store.

Adam leads a discussion on the current state of DEI efforts and the metrics to track for a successful diversity & inclusion program.

Raven Solomon and Jacquelyn Howard discuss generational and racial barriers in the workplace and how to replace them with empathy and synergy that fosters productive working relationships, drives business results, and prepares organizations to compete in the not-so-distant future.

Developed under the Gerald E. Peck Fellowship with Saint Joseph's University and authored by Nancy Childs, Ph.D, Gerald E. Peck Fellow, this report explores the use and potential of grocery shopping apps.

Jim Ellis, Political Director of the Business Industry Political Action (BIPAC) Committee provides valuable insights into the upcoming 2024 election.

FMI CEO Leslie Sarasin moderates a panel conversation with industry leaders who have experienced unthinkable crises. Listen as we seek their advice, share best practices, and hear how they’ve sought healing alongside their associates and communities.

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.

This report is designed to be read and used by leaders within retailer, distributor and supplier businesses looking for ways to drive success and growth in their Private Brands programs.

The FMI Regulatory, GR, and Food Safety teams hosted a digital seminar to provide information on the FDA's Food Traceability Rule released in November 2022. The rule imposes new recordkeeping obligations across the supply chain, and compliance is required by January 2026. The program covered what is included in the rule, how independent operators can prepare and comply with the regulation, and the resources available from FMI to assist with compliance.

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 survey polls member companies about financial and strategic topics for benchmarking and planning purposes. Past financial surveys have emphasized financial ratios and performance statistics. The 2016 survey reflects a shift in focus to strategic decisions in key areas affecting supermarket retailing and wholesaling.

Finding the Profitable Path to Your Digitally Engaged Grocery Shoppers: Executive Workbook 2018 helps companies think through their organizational structure, partnering and strategy to adopt at the pace of change upon us.

Learn about FDA's Closer to Zero plan, California's baby food testing law and other state perspectives.

Learn about the food supply system and the three key pieces of the food supply chain that impact prices; production, processing and retail.

When crises occur—whether natural disasters, cyber security breaches, food safety issues, or even protests—your response will be critical to maintaining your relationships with shoppers, employees and business partners. Leverage this manual with your team to prepare, respond and recover from a crisis.

Stephen A. Leach, Disney Entertainment/National Geographic offers his views on the current DEI&B climate and what can be done to infuse new energy in corporate D+I efforts.

This report spotlights key takeaways from speakers at the FMI Health & Well-being In-person meeting, held in November, and action steps recommended by attendees.

The insights gleaned from this study reinforce supplier diversity as a business imperative and clarify the importance of such efforts to job creation, business expansion, community efforts, philanthropy, taxes, sustainability and mentorship.

This report looks at the sustainable sourcing of high-impact commodities, which are noted for having sensitive social, environmental and economic impacts because of where and how they are produced, harvested and/or processed.

Following the Profitable Path to Your Digitally Engaged Grocery Shoppers: Executive Workbook 2019 examines seven key digital imperatives to help you think through your organizational structure, partnering opportunities and strategy to adopt at the pace which is upon us.