Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., and Chicago-based Technomic, a research and consulting firm in the foodservice industry, formed a strategic business alliance to offer food retailers concrete information on the growth opportunities for the fresh prepared food area of retail stores.
The Food Marketing Institute hired Margaret Edgell Core as vice president of industry events, responsible for leading the organization’s annual event, FMI Connect, the Global Food Retail Experience, and ensuring the event continues to grow.
Consumer confidence in food safety is at its highest point in seven years, with 88 percent of shoppers “completely” or “somewhat” confident in the safety of food at the supermarket.
Supermarket sales grew a meager 0.12 percent in 2009 and same-store sales decreased 0.82 percent, illustrating the complex and challenging marketplace in which food retailers operate every day.
Health and weight maintenance discussions are spreading to the supermarket aisles according to Shopping for Health 2010, the 18th annual study from the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Prevention.
Officials for the American Meat Institute (AMI), the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) said they will co-locate their trade shows.
