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New FMI 2024 Reports Examine Grocery Shopping Trends for The Holidays and Retail Foodservice

November 26, 2024 FMI

Despite ongoing concerns about food prices, shoppers feel more confident in managing their grocery budgets ahead of the holidays, according to FMI —The Food Industry Association’s annual U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends: Holiday Season report. These findings are further supported by FMI’s newly released ninth-annual Power of Foodservice at Retail report, which found that retail foodservice purchases continue to play a key role in shoppers’ meal preparation. …

FMI Foundation Celebrates Industry Champions of the Family Meals Movement

November 14, 2024 FMI

The FMI Foundation announced the 2024 Gold Plate Award recipients, which celebrates outstanding programs implemented by the food industry to encourage family meals. Award winners include Skogen’s Festival Foods, Coborn’s, Inc., Hy-Vee, Inc., Campbell Soup Company, The Foundation for Fresh Produce and Ahold Delhaize USA.    …

FMI Presents 2025 FMItech Pitch Competition Finalists

November 7, 2024 FMI

FMI—The Food Industry Association announces three finalists in the FMItech Pitch Competition. Badge, NoxuData, and Workrz will each have a chance to showcase their technology solutions to the food industry at the 2025 FMI Midwinter Executive Conference. …

Six Semifinalists Advance in FMItech Pitch Competition

October 22, 2024 FMI

FMI—The Food Industry Association announces six semifinalists in the FMItech Pitch Competition, a chance to showcase groundbreaking technology solutions to the food industry at the 2025 FMI Midwinter Executive Conference. Out of 20 submissions, our esteemed judges have narrowed the field to six outstanding semifinalists. …

8 Leading Organizations Form Collaboration To Tackle Food Industry’s FSMA Rule 204 Challenges

September 16, 2024 The Food Industry Association (FMI)

Recognizing the imperative for a collective response, the Collaboration is founded on core principles, including operational effectiveness through collaboration, traceability for enhanced food safety, standardized data collection, and widespread training and education initiatives. The Collaboration prioritizes the enhancement of awareness and understanding of emerging traceability technologies to help ensure the safety and integrity of the food supply chain. Through united efforts, the Collaboration promotes acceleration of industry-wide compliance with FSMA Rule 204.  …