FMIResearch.ai Overview

FMIResearch.ai is a generative AI-powered research assistant for the food industry. It helps FMI members quickly find and synthesize insights from FMI research reports, research-focused blog posts and webinars. 

FMIResearch.ai is a member-only benefit available to FMI members. 

The tool draws from FMI’s extensive research and insights library, including approximately 40 annual research reports, monthly consumer snapshot reports, research blog posts and webinars. This brings FMI data, insights and thought leadership together in one place.

Rather than requiring users to know which report contains a specific insight, FMIResearch.ai can synthesize information across multiple FMI resources. It is designed to help members find relevant insights quickly while providing citations to the original sources.

Members can ask questions FMIResearch.ai about topics covered in FMI research, including shopper behavior, demographic trends, technology, shrink and individual grocery store departments. The tool can also bring together insights on subjects that appear across multiple FMI reports, such as Gen Z shopping habits.

Yes. FMIResearch.ai synthesizes trends and findings across multiple FMI research reports, as well as related research blog posts and webinars. This can help members examine complex topics without manually cross-referencing several resources. 

Yes. Responses from FMIResearch.ai include citations to the FMI sources used to generate the answer. FMI members can use those citations to locate and download the original reports from the FMI store at no charge for members. 

As with any generative AI tool, users should validate important information against the original source. For high-stakes decisions, presentations or strategy discussions, FMI recommends downloading and reviewing the cited report to confirm the data and context. 

FMIResearch.ai is updated when FMI releases a new research and insights report or publishes a new research-related blog post or webinar. This allows the tool to incorporate FMI’s latest research and insights content.

No. FMIResearch.ai helps members discover and synthesize information, while the original reports remain the authoritative sources for detailed findings, data and context. Users are encouraged to review the cited reports when applying information to business decisions.