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As The Food Industry Invests More in Private Brands, Key Growth Strategies Emerge

FMI—The Food Industry Association today releases its second installment of 2022 Power of Private Brands, which surveys food retailers and manufacturers about their private brands growth strategies. Retailers report having strong goals over the next ...

FMI Unveils Food Industry Commitments on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

As stakeholders from across the food industry convene this week for the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, FMI today announced ambitious commitments the sector has made for 2023 and beyond to help identify solutions ...

Seventeen Food Industry Groups Issue Report Underscoring Priorities and Recommendations Ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

Today, a group of 17 food industry organizations transmitted to the White House a report entitled, Food Industry Contributions, Recommendations & Commitments, summarizing the ways in which the food industry serves as solution-providers to support ...

FMI Endorses Bipartisan House Legislation to Strengthen Credit Card Market Competition

FMI applauded Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Lance Gooden (R-TX) for introducing companion legislation (H.R. 8874) in the U.S. House of Representatives to the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act (S. 4674) sponsored by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and ...

FMI Welcomes Agreement to Keep Our Nation’s Rail Networks Open

FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin issued a statement on the successful negotiations between freight rail networks and rail worker unions to ensure our nation’s railroads remain operational and able to deliver critical products Americans rely ...

FMI Statement on Averting a Rail Strike

FMI is concerned about the potential effects a rail strike or lockout would have on the food industry’s operations, food retailers and suppliers are historically resilient in overcoming supply chain disruptions to ensure that Americans can continue ...

New FMI Survey Finds U.S. Food Industry is Investing Heavily in Customer Experience Amid Economic Volatility

Despite a challenging year marked by a persisting pandemic, historic inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, and labor shortages, the food industry is making significant investments to meet shoppers’ evolving tastes, according to FMI—The Food Industry ...

Family Meals Promote Mental Health

The growing body of published science continues to expound on the mental health benefits of family meals – in addition to the nutrition and physical health advantages. In conjunction with September’s National Family Meals MonthTM, today the FMI ...

FMI Research Finds U.S. Grocery Shoppers Remain Resilient in The Face of Rising Food Prices

FMI—The Food Industry Association today releases the fifth edition of the U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2022 series focused on Back to School and finds 90% of shoppers are concerned about some aspect of food accessibility, with 61% concerned about ...

FMI Lends Food Industry Perspective to Tufts University Task Force Report on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

Today, Tufts University’s Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition and Health released a comprehensive report including recommendations for the Biden administration to consider in addressing food and nutrition insecurity. FMI President and CEO Leslie Sarasin ...

FMI Unveils The State of Fresh Foods at Retail

FMI – The Food Industry Association today unveiled its inaugural The State of Fresh Foods report, which highlights findings from the-soon-to-be-released The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022 analysis and substantiates unwavering momentum for fresh ...

FMI Endorses Legislation to Increase Competition in the Credit Card Market

Today, FMI endorsed the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act sponsored by Sens. Dick Durban (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) to guarantee merchant choice in payment routing by requiring at least two processors on credit ...

FMI Releases Inaugural Power of Plant-based Foods and Beverages Report

FMI—The Food Industry Association, today releases the inaugural Power of Plant-based Foods and Beverages 2022 report which is the first-ever comprehensive review of the plant-based topic broadly, addressing naturally plant-based foods such as fruits,...

207 Stakeholders Support Bipartisan Senate Bill Empowering FTC Action Against PBM-Insurers

Today, FMI signed onto a stakeholder letter strongly supporting the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act and urging Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to quickly bring it for a vote in the full Senate. The letter was ...

FMI Celebrates Eight Outstanding Programs for Their Impact on Communities

FMI –​The Food Industry Association today announces the recipients of the 2022 Community Uplift Awards. Out of 14 contest nominees, eight were selected as winners for their standout efforts in addressing food insecurity, neighborhood health needs ...