FMI Food Safety 2019 Initiatives

February 21, 2019 Food Marketing Institute

The FMI Food Safety Program supports the food retail industry in selling safe food to loyal customers every day. FMI has several member committees dedicated to food safety and the technical staff offers expertise, 24/7 crisis support and comprehensive food safety training programs for member companies.

Food Marketing Institute Elects New Directors to its Board

February 4, 2019 Food Marketing Institute

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) introduced new directors to its board during its annual meeting at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Miami this week. FMI Board Chairman Joe Sheridan, president and COO, Wakefern Food Corp, announced the following appointments.

Building A Culture of Trust and Transparency in Food Retail

In many ways, shoppers are looking for food retailers to have a culture of trust and transparency across their organization, which presents retailers with the challenge of how do you make transparency a vibrant part of your company identity from the C-suite all the way to the associate on the store aisle?

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard – Top Takeaways for Food Retailers

January 30, 2019 Food Marketing Institute

FMI has worked alongside our member companies and our coalition partners throughout the legislative and regulatory process to help establish a national standard for bioengineered (BE) food. On Friday, December 21, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released its National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (BE Rule) final rule just before the start of the partial government shutdown.

FMI Honors Executive Leadership Awards In Trading Partner Excellence, Innovation, Service And Statesmanship

January 28, 2019 Food Marketing Institute

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today announced its leadership awards at the Midwinter Executive Conference, individuals who embody the principals and ideals of the namesakes for these awards – Rabb, Albers, Hoover, Woodard, Peterson and Wegman. FMI recognized the 2019 award recipients for trading partner excellence, innovative business practices, service and statesmanship.