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FMI Commends the House for Extending Children’s Feeding Program

FMI, The Food Industry Association commends the House for extending the very successful P-EBT children’s feeding program in its bipartisan FY21 continuing resolution stop-gap funding bill, which passed overwhelmingly with a 359-to-57 vote. FMI's ...

FMI announces 2021-2022 Business Planning Event Portfolio

FMI – The Food Industry Association announces an ambitious signature event assortment for 2021 and ...

Americans Are Staying Strong with Family Meals During the Pandemic – And Plan to Do So After

A new study conducted by the FMI Foundation shows that Americans are using family meals to stay strong – physically and emotionally – during the global pandemic; and they plan to continue this positive practice when the world returns to a new normal....

FMI JOINS U.S. PLASTICS PACT, COMMITTING TO AN AMBITIOUS CIRCULAR ECONOMY VISION FOR 2025

Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative rooted in four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, ...

FMI Celebrates the Leadership of Its 2020 Store Manager Awards Winners

The Food Industry Association today recognizes the remarkable leadership and career achievements of four outstanding store managers. Their entrepreneurial leadership advanced new initiatives supporting omnichannel shopping experiences, fostering the ...

FMI Gathering of Private Brand Professionals Goes Online

FMI – The Food Industry Association today reveals a new way of approaching its annual gathering of private brand professionals, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1. In light of the pandemic and the significant disruption to the grocery business, FMI will host an ...

FMI Launches SQF Global: Uniting the Worldwide Food Safety Community

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, today announces a new event, SQF Global, which aims to unite the worldwide food safety community. The event will be held in an online environment October 27-...

FMI Participates in Oral Comments to USDA and HHS on the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines

FMI – The Food Industry Association today participated in a virtual, public meeting hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory ...

Pharmacy Groups tell HHS that Any Action on Rebate Rule Must Involve Fixing Pharmacy DIR Fees

The country’s leading pharmacy groups said that any action on a prescription drug rebate rule must address skyrocketing fees extracted by pharmacy benefit managers on behalf of plan sponsors in Medicare Part ...

FMI Strongly Supports Senate’s Liability Relief Protections

As the food industry association—representing food retailers and wholesalers, and the suppliers of the food and consumer products they sell—FMI strongly supports proposed liability relief protections proposed by Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and John ...

Statement from the U.S. Coin Task Force on the Coin Circulation Issue

Coin circulation has emerged as a new disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have referred to this as a shortage; however it is not. There is approximately $48 billion in coin already in circulation, most of which is sitting dormant inside ...

Grocery Industry Poised to Help Shoppers Navigate New Dietary Guidelines

The key to effective and achievable recommendations is that they be both science-based and practical for consumers to apply to their lifestyles. FMI appreciates the opportunity to review and provide comments on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory ...

The Food Industry Supports FDA’s Smarter Food Safety Blueprint

The Food Industry Association, commends the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently released “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” blueprint that outlines a new approach to food safety....

Food Industry Applauds USMCA Implementation Date

The implementation of the USMCA marks the beginning of an historic new chapter for North American trade relations. The USMCA updates and builds on the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), bringing it into the 21st century....

FMI Announces FMI Emerge Ownership Transition to Emerge Network LLC

Today, FMI -The Food Industry Association announces the transition of ownership of its FMI Emerge program to Emerge Network LLC, a woman-owned small business led by former FMI Emerge Director Julie Pryor....