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Private Brands Research Series Showcases the Complexity of Consumer Shopping Expectations

Newly released consumer research by FMI and its insights provider IRI® reveals that food retail private brands have greater influence on where grocery customers shop. Today, 46% of consumers say store brands influence their store choice, versus just ...

FMI Foundation Advances Smarter Era of Food Safety with Academic Scholarships

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation in partnership with the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI, awarded 15 academic scholars with the 2019 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship and Education Travel Grant at the SQF ...

FMI and FitForCommerce Release Premier Omnichannel Benchmarking Index

FMI and FitForCommerce, a boutique digital and omnichannel consultancy, today released the industry's first exploration in how leading grocery retailers are meeting customer demands for digital and omnichannel shopping ...

Food Waste Reduction Alliance Enters into Agreement with Federal Agencies’ ‘Winning on Food Waste Initiative’

The Food Waste Reduction Alliance – founded by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and National Restaurant Association – today announced a formal agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the ...

FMI Commends USDA’s Effort to Provide Regulatory Framework for Hemp

Today, Food Marketing Institute (FMI) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) release of a federal regulatory framework for domestic hemp, which establishes a domestic hemp production program as set forth in the 2018 Farm Bill....

FMI Partners with SABER on Business Status Reporting System for Crisis Management

FMI today announces it has joined forces with SABER, the Single Automated Business Exchange for Reporting, to offer food retailers a streamlined system for identifying a store’s business status following a natural disaster or other crisis ...

FMI Releases Annual Exploration of Grocery Foodservice

FMI’s 2019 Power of Foodservice at Retail finds that 63% of consumers continue to incorporate time-saving solutions in the form of semi- and fully-prepared items for dinner, but opportunities exist for grocers to garner greater visibility as the ...

Celebrity Adds Muscle to Family Meals Month

As National Family Meals Month™ is observed for the fifth year in a row this September, celebrated chef and culinary personality Robert Irvine adds his star power to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation’s campaign to encourage Americans to ...

FMI Recognizes Illinois Retail Merchants Association Executive with Public Affairs Award

FMI proudly recognized Tanya Triche Dawood, vice president and general counsel for the IRMA, as the 2019 Donald H. MacManus Award recipient for her extraordinary achievements in public and regulatory affairs. Dawood received the award today at FMI’s ...

FMI Applauds FED Plan to Initiate Real-Time Payments

The Federal Reserve Bank (FED) announced today its plans to implement a real-time payments system. Hannah Walker, vice president, political affairs, offered the following statement regarding the initiation of the payment ...

Pharmacy Urges Decisive Action to Close DIR Fee Loophole, Appreciates Senate Finance Committee’s Initial Bipartisan Movement on Issue

With the Senate Finance Committee holding a legislative markup today of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019, eight associations noted initial bipartisan movement on direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fee reform, but ...

FMI Response to Consumer Reports Story: "Leafy Greens With Listeria Sold at Major Supermarkets"

Customer health and safety is a top priority; stores care about their customers and want to keep them safe and healthy. In a recent story published in Consumer Reports on July 26, the publication tested lettuce, spinach, and kale in several grocery ...

FMI Joins U.S. Chamber, Industry Groups Urging Passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

FMI President and CEO Leslie Sarasin today joined 19 association leaders of the retail, agriculture, automotive, and services industries in urging the U.S. Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted the ...

FMI Issues Comments to FDA on Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) filed comments yesterday in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s request for scientific data and information about products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived ...

FMI Appoints Food Safety and Regulatory Staff Members to New Positions

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today recognizes four staff members for their leadership, achievements, and contributions to FMI’s regulatory and food safety advocacy ...