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FMI Honors USDA Official Andrea Gold with Consumer Service Award

FMI presented its 2018 Esther Peterson Award for Consumer service to Andrea Gold, director of the retailer policy and management division, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and ...

Food Retailers With a Comprehensive Approach to Earning Shopper Loyalty Can See Sales Rise Dramatically, According to a New FMI and Precima Report

The best way for food retailers to gain an advantage over digital retailers and other competitors is to have a large, loyal customer base. To achieve this, it is critical for retailers to take a next generation approach to customer loyalty and view ...

New FMI and IRI Report Reveals Private Brands Make a Big Comeback

Private brand performance within the grocery channel dramatically increased in the past year, posting annual sales of $138 billion across multi-outlet plus convenience store retail channels in the United States in 2017, according to new insights ...

FMI Comments on USDA Proposed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) filed comments this week on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Proposed Rule for the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, which sets forth ...

FMI Commends Senate Vote on 2018 Farm Bill

Food Marketing Institute Senior Director of Technology & Nutrition Policy, Hannah Walker, today released the following comments on the Senate’s passage of its Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S. 3042)...

FMI Disappointed with SCOTUS Ruling to Keep the High Cost of Credit Card Fees Hidden

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor (5-4) of American Express and its rules prohibiting retailers from steering customers to use other less expensive credit cards....

FMI Issues Statement on Passage of the U.S. House Farm Bill

FMI released the following statement from Hannah Walker, senior director, technology and nutrition policy, on the passage of H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of ...

FMI: Supreme Court Decision on Marketplace Fairness Levels Competition In Food Retail

a 5-4 decision in the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair, the Supreme Court today voted to overturn a 1992 ruling (Quill Corp v. North Dakota) that prevented states from collecting sales tax on remote transactions unless the taxed company has a ...

New Study Names Retail Foodservice as the Profit Intersection for Health, Convenience and Fresh

FMI today released an update to its 2018 Power of Foodservice at Retail analysis that offers more perspective on purchase behavior and ways to connect with consumers who, in general, are cooking less. The analysis demonstrates that a modern lens on ...

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 ...