Voice of The Food Industry Blog
Our blog offers commentary from FMI subject matter experts on timely and important topics to the food industry.
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What “Good” Retail Media Measurement Looks Like—Before We Debate the Metrics
Effective Retail Media measurement requires the food industry to ask the right questions first in order to build transparency and trust.... -
Why Retail Media KPIs Don’t Travel—and Why That’s Holding the Industry Back
Retail Media results are difficult to compare, and industry alignment, rather than technology, may be the key to more consistent ... -
Time to High Five: Celebrating Five Years of Supermarket Employee Day
Five years in, Supermarket Employee Day has become a simple but powerful reminder to pause, say thank you and give a high five to the grocery teams who show up every day for their communities.... -
How Digital Strategies Are Transforming Grocery Retail
FMI explores how smart in-store digital experiences are shaping the next phase of shopper engagement, in a conversation with industry leader Chad Peterson.... -
Compassion in the Aisles
The Store Manager Awards shine a spotlight on the leaders who keep stores running, teams motivated, and communities served. In 2025, the Category C honor went to Rama ... -
How Are Shoppers Feeling Entering the New Year?
FMI’s January Grocery Shoppers Snapshot measured shopper sentiment about grocery prices and feelings of control over household expenses in the opening week of ... -
A Powerful New Report on Health & Well-being in the Food Industry
At a time when the nation seems incredibly focused on food and nutrition, we are excited to launch the seventh annual edition of The Power of Health and Well-being report..... -
Retail Media Has a Measurement Problem—and It’s a Business Problem
As Retail Media continues to grow, the food industry needs to define clear measurement standards that can demonstrate the incremental value of the ... -
Why Our Retail Media Master Certificate Matters for Today’s Grocery Teams
The FMI Retail Media Master Certificate provides an opportunity to align cross-departmental teams and drive retail media ... -
Listening First: Why AMC Matters in the Protein Conversation
Protein sits at the center of some of the most active conversations in food retail today. Shoppers are paying closer attention to what they eat, how it supports their health across various life ... -
Seeking Health: Do You Look to Include Positives or Avoid Negatives
Research conducted by FMI and SPINS explores what "healthy" means to grocery shoppers by asking them to choose products based on the inclusion of positive attributes versus the avoidance of negative ... -
Navigating the New Dietary Guidelines: How the Food Industry is Supporting Shoppers
The grocery store is well poised as an accessible destination for today’s consumer seeking to align with the new Dietary Guidelines for ... -
Driving Asset Protection Innovation Through the APGR Pitch Competition
It has been fun to witness the Asset Protection and Grocery Resilience Conference grow over the years, and thanks to our attendee feedback, it’s going to grow again this year!... -
A New Year. A New Leadership Pipeline.
The approaching new year brings new goals, novel challenges and fresh opportunities to invest in the people who will shape your organization’s future.... -
Shoppers Turn the Page to 2026
FMI’s December Grocery Shoppers Snapshot measured overall expectations, as well as household finances and food prices in the year ahead....
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