Food Industry Glossary

Like every industry, the food retail industry has special terms we use to describe aspects of our business. This glossary can help newcomers to the food retail industry learn terminology and help seasoned food industry experts keep up-to-date.
FACTS & FIGURES

The supermarket industry employs

4.8 Million people 

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Additional Food Industry Knowledge

The Boardroom’s Perspective of The Future of Retail

Jan 15, 2019
For the fourth year, FMI and Oliver Wyman have teamed up to provide thought leadership on the most pressing issues facing the food retail industry. The annual edition of Boardroom takes readers directly into the C-Suite of food retail companies and ...

Unifying the Food Retail Industry in 2018

Jan 4, 2019
The FMI Foundation worked to unite the food retail industry using three main campaigns: National Family Meals Month™, Unified Voice Protocol and Stir It ...

FMI’s 2018 Financial Diversity

Dec 31, 2018
Providing the retail food industry with the myriad products and services that FMI offers requires resources—both human and financial capital. To avoid being a one-pronged fork, any well-run business endeavors to diversify its revenue sources and FMI ...

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