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New Survey Finds Shoppers Want to Know More Details about their Grocery Products than What is On Traditional Package Labels

These survey findings underscore the importance of a new digital tool – known as SmartLabel® – that enables consumers to get easy access to this extra, detailed information about the products they use and consume. Nearly 28,000 food, beverage, ...

FMI Welcomes the Appointment of Geoff Freeman to lead the Grocery Manufacturers Association

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin offered the following comments today on the appointment of Geoff Freeman to lead the Grocery Manufacturers ...

FMI Launches Online Community to Support Emerging Food and Beverage Brands

As a prime witness to the increasing shopper desire for broader retail food experiences, FMI plays a crucial role in cultivating partners across the value chain to enable better grocer-shopper relationships – bringing those who want to explore new ...

2018 Store Manager Award Winners Shine Bright in Food Retail Industry

FMI recognizes four exceptional store managers for their remarkable leadership and career achievements at Future Leaders eXperience. Among their numerous accomplishments, the Store Manager Award recipients pioneered new initiatives supporting ...

NAFTA Withdrawal Would Mean Higher Consumer Prices and Fewer Retail Jobs, New Study Finds

Withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement would cost retailers and consumers up to $16 billion a year and lead to the loss of 128,000 retail-related jobs over the next three years, according to an AT Kearney study released today that ...

Food Retail Industry Ready for Menu Labeling Compliance on May 7

Hatcher on Menu Labeling Compliance deadline: "We are trying to make lemonade out of the lemons FDA presented – working to implement a law that was poorly designed for the businesses we represent and poses liability challenges at the state and local ...

FMI Applauds Release of National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Proposed Rule

FMI welcomes the publication of the proposed rule that will help bring to customers a consistent way to disclose information regarding bioengineered food products. FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin offered the following statement regarding ...

Peter Matz Joins Food Marketing Institute as Government Relations Director of Food and Health Policy

FMI is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Matz, as director, food and health policy. Matz will lead issue development and advocacy efforts in the food and health legislative areas on the government relations ...

Grocers Gather in Nation’s Capital to Advocate on Supermarket Industry Issues

More than 200 supermarket retailers, wholesalers, and food industry state association executives from across the nation convened in Washington, DC today for the annual “Day in Washington” Supermarket Industry fly-...

Michigan Retail Association Executive Amy Drumm Nationally Recognized for Public Affairs Efforts

FMI today recognizes the extraordinary leadership in public affairs, industry relations and community relations of Amy Drumm, vice president of government affairs for the Michigan Retailers Association. Drumm received FMI’s Donald H. MacManus Award ...

Three Dynamic Female Leaders Shape the Food Retail Industry’s Professional Development Event

With workforce development serving as one of the food retail industry’s key emerging issues, FMI today announced programming for the industry’s most significant professional development conference, FMI Future Leaders eXperience. The conference will ...

FMI Foundation Launches Unified Voice Protocol to Inform Emerging Issues in the Food, Agricultural & Consumer Goods Sectors

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation today launched a new approach to address emerging issues in the food, agricultural and consumer goods sectors. FMI Foundation established the cross-industry communications effort, the Unified Voice ...

FMI Calls SNAP Proposal Presented by Bipartisan Policy Center “Distraction”

FMI Chief Public Policy Officer & Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Jennifer Hatcher objected to a 13-member task force’s purported recommendations to strengthen and improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...

Two Food System Voices Partner to Promote Transparency Culture

FMI and CFI have partnered to create a new culture of transparency in the food system as a means of building consumer trust and promoting a deeper connection to food. Consolidating research the two groups conducted separately, FMI and CFI today ...

Transparency, Convenience, Wellness among Megatrends Driving the Power of Meat at Retail

The Power of Meat 2018 identifies megatrends influencing meat purchases, including transparency; convenience; value; personalization; customer service; and health and ...