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FMI Insights: Global Bakery Ingredients Market Poised for Significant Growth

March 20, 2025 Future Market Insights (FMI)

The global bakery ingredient market is driven by rising consumer demand for convenient and high-quality baked goods. The baking powder and mixes segment accounts for 17% of the global market share. Increasing demand for volume and elevated texture in bakery items is creating demand for baking mixes and concentrates in the bakery industry. Shifting trends toward convenience is promoting sales of ready-to-use dry baking mixtures to bake pizza dough, bread, cakes, and waffles. …

FMI’s Power of Produce 2025: Social Media and Ecommerce Boost Produce Consumption

March 9, 2025 The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC)

With 94% of produce shoppers actively using social media platforms and 36% discovering new fruits and vegetables through these channels, digital engagement, especially with younger shoppers, is proving to be vital. …

SQFI Announces 2025 Excellence Awards Finalists

February 18, 2025 Safe Quality Food Institute

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, announced six finalists for the 2025 SQF Excellence Awards in anticipation of SQF Unites in Orlando, Fla., where the winners of each category will be announced.   …

Report Finds More Than 90% of Shoppers Now Purchase Groceries Both In-Store and Online

February 17, 2025 FMI

As grocery shopping enters a new era of digital transformation, FMI—The Food Industry Association and NielsenIQ (NIQ) released their new report, Digital Engagement Transforms Grocery Shopping , which premiered at FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference. The report finds that today, more than 90% of shoppers participate in both online and in-store shopping. …

Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions: Lessons from the Longshoreman Strike

January 27, 2025 Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI

Supply chain disruptions are a reality of today’s interconnected grocery industry. From natural disasters to geopolitical events, the ripple effects can challenge even the most resilient operations. These disruptions delay the movement of goods, reroute shipments, and create bottlenecks in warehouses and distribution centers. …