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FMI Lauds Reintroduction of Legislation Requiring FTC to Review the Role of Prescription Drug Middlemen

On behalf of the 12,000 supermarket pharmacies operated by our member companies, FMI is pleased to once again support the bipartisan Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S.1388)...

Glickman, Veneman, Andrés, Sarasin Launch BPC’s Food and Nutrition Security Task Force

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the urgent need to reduce food insecurity in the United States. With the upcoming congressional reauthorizations of the Child Nutrition programs and the Farm Bill, the Bipartisan Policy Center today launched the ...

FMI Supports Claim that Federal Reserve's Debit Interchange Rate is Too High

FMI today stands by two North Dakota trade groups’ complaint that the Federal Reserve’s final rule to regulate the interchange on debit transactions from the largest bank issuers, that took effect Oct.1, 2011, is too high, does not meet the legal ...

Supermarket Industry Rallies for Virtual ‘Day in Washington’ Fly-In

More than 230 supermarket retailers and wholesalers from 143 companies and food industry state association executives from across the nation connected virtually today with members of Congress during the annual “Day in Washington” supermarket ...

FMI Supports the Conclusion of the USDA Food Box Program

As the food industry association, FMI today applauds and shares the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) commitment to mitigating hunger and food waste in America and supports with the agency’s reported decision to conclude the Farmers to ...

FMI Looks Forward to working with FDA on its Comprehensive Plan, “Closer to Zero”

FMI - The Food Industry Association today released the following statement from Chief Food and Product Safety Officer Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, CFS, regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) release of a comprehensive plan to outline ...

Grocery Produce Sales Driven by Healthy Living and At-Home Cooking

FMI—The Food Industry Association, today releases the 2021 Power of Produce, which finds produce department sales reached $69.6 billion in 2020—an 11.4% increase. The survey of produce grocery shoppers, released at The Southeast Produce Council (...

New FMI Report Finds Grocers Invested $24 Billion To Meet Increased Consumer Demands And Operate Safely Amid Covid-19

One year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, FMI-The Food Industry Association today released a new report, Receipts from the Pandemic: Grocery Store Investments Amid COVID-19 and the Resulting Economics of an ...

Meat Purchases and Confidence at Record Highs

Americans are buying more beef, pork, poultry, and lamb than ever as increased time at home during the pandemic sent meat grocery sales soaring by 20% from 2019 to ...

FMI Delivers Oral Comments to USDA on Food Boxes

FMI – The Food Industry Association today participated in a virtual, public meeting hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the Farmers to Families Food Box program. FMI Vice President of Political Affairs, Hannah Walker, ...

FMI Midsummer Event Proceeds Online to Fuel Trading Partner Collaboration

FMI, the food industry association, today announces its Midsummer Strategic Executive Exchange Conference will proceed as an online forum to fuel its members’ crisis planning and operations, accelerating stronger and deeper collaborative ...

FMI Rejects Legislation that Attempts to Overturn 6-3 Supreme Court Decision on Confidential Commercial Data

FMI – The Food Industry Association strongly opposes legislation, the Open and Responsive Government Act, introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley, Patrick Leahy and Dianne Feinstein. Leslie Sarasin, president and chief executive officer, offered ...

FMI Applauds Visa, Mastercard Decision to Delay Fee Hikes

FMI commends their announcement and hopes Visa and Mastercard decide to make this postponement permanent. We remain committed to advocating for reforms in the credit card market that will bring true competition and transparency to the payments space....

FMI Convenes Timely Supply Chain Forum

FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces FMI’s first-ever Supply Chain Forum April 6-7, designed for mid-senior level supply chain professionals willing to learn and engage on a range of critical and timely topics across the industry....

FMI Praises Governor Newsom for Clarifying Grocery Workers are Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines Throughout California

MI praises Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the California Department of Food & Agriculture and California Grocers Association President and CEO Ron Fong who serves on the CDPH Vaccine Advisory Committee,...