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New FMI Food Retail Survey Reveals E-Commerce Sales Growth Tempered by Pandemic-related Expenses and Ongoing Labor, Supply Chain Challenges

Eighteen months into the COVID-19 global pandemic, FMI, The Food Industry Association today released its annual comprehensive research report, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2021, which found that 95% of food retailers with e-commerce options ...

Flexibility, Resources Key Takeaways in Addressing Food Insecurity During COVID-19 and in the Future

The ways in which COVID-19 exacerbated health disparities and increased rates of food insecurity and the increased risk for adverse COVID-19 outcomes for people with diet-related chronic conditions, such as obesity, was the backdrop for the ...

From Outreach to Uplift: Food Industry Awards Program Gets Facelift

FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces that its longstanding Community Outreach Awards will be renamed to the Community Uplift Awards. The switch from outreach to uplift acknowledges the food industry’s impactful role as a driver of ...

FMI Statement on Biden Administration’s Employer Vaccine Mandate: More Questions than Answers

FMI Chief Public Policy Officer & Senior Vice President Jennifer Hatcher issued a statement on the Biden administration’s announcement mandating that employers with more than 100 employees require their workers to either be vaccinated against COVID-...

Global Pandemic Fundamentally Changes Family Meals Landscape

September 1, 2021 – The global pandemic fundamentally has changed many aspects of our lives – from work, to school, to shopping – and now even the way we eat, particularly family meals. The FMI Foundation has documented this shift with a research ...

The Global Grocery Supply Chain Needs Time to Reach a New Equilibrium

Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of FMI – The Food Industry Association, today commented on the industry’s continued efforts to stabilize the grocery supply chain and respond to shopper ...

FMI Welcomes FDA Approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Supermarket pharmacies serve as a health and well-being destination for countless Americans and have played a critical role in administering COVID-19 vaccines throughout the pandemic. FMI applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of ...

FMI Offers Workplace Violence Prevention and Preparedness Training in Partnership with The Power of Preparedness

FMI - the Food Industry Association, in partnership with The Power of Preparedness (TPOP) will offer its members comprehensive online training for workplace violence prevention, verbal de-escalation, and active assailant preparedness. The training, ...

FMI Supports Updates to SNAP Benefits under the USDA Thrifty Food Plan

FMI re-emphasizes its commitment to administering the U.S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to promote food and nutrition security for millions of Americans and provide access to nutritionally beneficial and ...

FMI Supports Federal Reserve Proposal to Guarantee Merchant Choice for Debit Routing

FMI – the Food Industry Association submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ filing, “Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing,” in support of its proposal clarifying that the debit routing provisions in the Durbin Amendment ...

Food Industry Makes Significant Investments in Private Brands

Today, FMI, the food industry association, releases the 2021 Power of Private Brands report, which finds 91% of food retailers and manufacturers surveyed plan to significantly or moderately increase their investment in private brands in the next two ...

Pharmaceutical Supply and Payment Chain Coalition Statement on the Biden-Harris Report Outlining Steps to Strengthen Critical Supply Chains

The Pharmaceutical Supply and Payment Chain Coalition issued a statement in response to the Biden Administration’s 100-day review of the actions needed to address vulnerabilities in our nation’s pharmaceutical supply chain and what measures need to ...

FMI Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee for Advancing Legislation to Help Shed Light on the Role of Prescription Drug Middlemen

FMI – The Food Industry Association, which represents more than 12,000 supermarket pharmacies operated by our food retailer member companies, lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for once again passing the bipartisan Prescription Pricing for the ...

FMI Study: Shopper Retail Foodservice Preferences Expand Pre-Pandemic Share of Total Food Dollar

FMI, the food industry association, today introduces its 2021 Power of Foodservice at Retail analysis, a comprehensive review of shoppers’ perceptions and behaviors regarding prepared foods in grocery. This sixth-annual exploration underscores ...

Deloitte and FMI – The Food Industry Association: New Study Examines the Future of Work in the Food Industry

Pandemic-influenced behaviors continue to impact the food industry, as food retailers cite online shopping as the biggest change driver (48%) for the future of work. Consequently, the effects are trickling down to product suppliers who are tasked ...