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FMI Launches GroceryLab at a Pivotal Time for Industry Investment

FMI today announces GroceryLab, a hands-on event designed to bring together merchants, operators, technologists and brand leaders to co-design a zero-friction grocery ...

FMI Promotes Key Department Leaders in Food Safety, Membership and Meeting Services

Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association is proud to announce the recent promotions of Ashley Eisenbeiser, Peter Collins and Deborah Stewart to elevated roles within.....

FMI and i3 International Announce Asset Protection Partnership

FMI and i3 International announced today the strategic alliance of their signature events for the asset protection (AP) community at FMI’s 2025 Asset Protection and Grocery Resilience Conference in St. Louis....

FMI Announces José Andrés to Keynote 2025 Midwinter Executive Conference

FMI is proud to announce that acclaimed chef, humanitarian, and media personality José Andrés will join FMI CEO Leslie G. Sarasin for an inspiring keynote conversation at the 2025 Midwinter Executive Conference....

FMI Midwinter Executive Conference to include Keynote from Google Cloud Leader

FMI announced that Jose Luis-Gomes, Managing Director Retail & CPG with Google Cloud will give a keynote address during FMI’s 2024 Midwinter Executive Conference....

FMI Bolsters Education Department with Two New Directors

FMI—The Food Industry Association, today announces the appointment of two accomplished professionals, Kara Adams, and Rebecca Daniels, as directors in the association’s Education Department. They will each focus on expanding e-learning offerings to ...

Annual Meat Conference Exhibitors Donate Meat and Poultry Products to North Texas Food Bank

Exhibitors at the Annual Meat Conference , co-hosted by FMI, The Food Industry Association and the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), following the event in Dallas, Texas, donated meat and poultry products to The North Texas Food Bank, ...

NAMI and FMI: New Look for the Annual Meat Conference

The North American Meat Institute and FMI – The Food Industry Association today unveiled a new look for the Annual Meat Conference (AMC) while promising a renewed, high-impact forum to encourage strategic trading partner experiences and to better ...

FMI Hits the Play Button following its Midwinter Pause

FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces plans to reschedule its signature event, Midwinter Executive Conference, after taking a pause due to the heightened challenges associated with the Omicron variant. With utmost consideration being ...

FMI Midsummer Event Proceeds Online to Fuel Trading Partner Collaboration

FMI, the food industry association, today announces its Midsummer Strategic Executive Exchange Conference will proceed as an online forum to fuel its members’ crisis planning and operations, accelerating stronger and deeper collaborative ...

FMI Convenes Timely Supply Chain Forum

FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces FMI’s first-ever Supply Chain Forum April 6-7, designed for mid-senior level supply chain professionals willing to learn and engage on a range of critical and timely topics across the industry....

FMI announces 2021-2022 Business Planning Event Portfolio

FMI – The Food Industry Association announces an ambitious signature event assortment for 2021 and ...

Americans Are Staying Strong with Family Meals During the Pandemic – And Plan to Do So After

A new study conducted by the FMI Foundation shows that Americans are using family meals to stay strong – physically and emotionally – during the global pandemic; and they plan to continue this positive practice when the world returns to a new normal....

FMI Gathering of Private Brand Professionals Goes Online

FMI – The Food Industry Association today reveals a new way of approaching its annual gathering of private brand professionals, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1. In light of the pandemic and the significant disruption to the grocery business, FMI will host an ...

FMI Launches SQF Global: Uniting the Worldwide Food Safety Community

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, today announces a new event, SQF Global, which aims to unite the worldwide food safety community. The event will be held in an online environment October 27-...