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FMI Unveils Key Trends Shaping the Future of Food Shopping: Consumer Tradeoffs, Grocery Sentiment and the Future of SNAP

May 12, 2025 FMI

American consumers continue to enjoy grocery shopping and have kept their shopping habits remarkably consistent despite persistent economic challenges, according to the latest annual survey by FMI – The Food Industry Association, conducted by The Hartman Group. The analysis, which kicks off FMI’s 2025 series, U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends: The Logic of Food Shopping, offers timely insights into consumer grocery shopping behaviors and shoppers’ logic behind food budgets and shopping decisions.   …

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. …