Parents’ Grocery Shopping Habits Reveal Evolving Shopper Behaviors

August 28, 2023 FMI

The most recent survey of grocery shoppers’ spending habits and attitudes by FMI – The Food Industry Association reveals surprising differences between the shopping habits of parents and those of consumers as a whole. 

FMI Endorses Senate Legislation Banning SNAP Processing Fees

July 24, 2023 FMI

FMI – The Food Industry Association welcomed the introduction of the Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions (EBT) Act (S. 2449) by Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Peter Welch (D-VT), Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, to prevent the levying of processing and other related fees on grocers for purchases made with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

89% of Grocers Believe Optimizing Fulfillment is Key to Improving Digital Profitability

July 21, 2023 Incisiv

Recent research by Incisiv, conducted in collaboration with The Food Industry Association (FMI) and in partnership with RELEX, highlights the importance of strategic fulfillment in achieving digital profitability.

FMI Food Safety Management Program Recognized by FDA

July 18, 2023 FMI

FMI – The Food Industry Association announces that its food safety management program, Safe Quality Food (SQF), successfully completed a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pilot program and that the SQF Food Safety Code: Food Manufacturing, Edition 9 plus the SQF Addendum for the Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule are in alignment with the Preventive Controls for Human Foods Rule, one of the key rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act.

New FMI Analysis: Food Retailers and Suppliers Continue to Innovate to Future-Proof Businesses as Inflation, Workforce, Supply Chain Issues Persist

July 13, 2023 FMI

Food retailers and suppliers, facing formidable challenges with a changing workforce, inflation, supply chain hurdles, intense competition and shifting consumer buying habits, are investing in more creative and proactive approaches to future-proof their businesses, according to FMI—The Food Industry Association’s annual comprehensive research analysis The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2023.