• August 23, 2019

    Online Shoppers & In-store Grocery Shopping

    In a constantly evolving world where new forms of technology aimed at making our lives easier come to life every day, it is no surprise that shopper mindsets are adapting. In an article by Supermarket News, experts within the grocery retail industry go into detail about why consumer mindsets are evolving and how this change […]

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  • July 17, 2019

    Trends: A Look at Today’s Grocery Shopper

    For more than four decades, FMI has been tracking consumer’s grocery shopping trends. Join us as we share the highlights of findings from FMI’s 2019 U.S Grocery Shopper Trends study conducted by The Hartman Group. In addition to an overview of key grocery shopping trends, we will explore consumers’ perceptions of the current food retail environment. Webinar […]

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  • May 1, 2019

    Welcome to the Golden Age of Vending Machines

    By Margaret Core, Vice President, Marketing & Industry Relations, FMI A few summers ago, I was having dinner with a college student and he was in the middle of an interesting summer internship. He internship was with an Austin-based startup, Briggo, trying to market a robotic barista capable of making 10,000 custom ordered coffees a […]

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  • March 21, 2019

    Key Trends and Products from Natural Products Expo West

    The energy was palpable at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim earlier this month. There was truly a community feel throughout the event. See all the Expo West photos I took here!

    The FMI Emerge team was there to speak with emerging brands wanting to grow their distribution and scale sustainably. In the same way that Expo West brings the entire food and grocery retail industry together, this too is one of the key tenets of the FMI Emerge program and community. It is a nurturing environment with regional and nationwide retailers, the industry’s leading experts, mentors, education, supportive outreach and access to investors. Our team helps emerging brands fully integrate into the larger industry, by getting the education they need, and access the resources they’re seeking, fast.

    A highlight of Expo was catching up with FMI Emerge subscribers: MyFitMode and StepOneFoods, were unveiling new products at Expo as they continue to grow distribution. World of Chia, the first chia fruit spread, also continues to expand their distribution and grow across e-commerce. FMI Emerge resources enabled these companies to tackle challenges such as finding the right co-packer partners, updating their packaging and revising their product formulations and growing their e-commerce and Amazon sales.

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  • February 28, 2019

    The Category Heavyweight Poised for a Comeback: Frozen Food

    The food retailing industry often touts the strength of the perimeter, namely, produce, meat, bakery or deli/prepared foods. But there’s a contender in the ring; a heavyweight that boasts $57 billion in retail sales that’s conditioning for a strong comeback: Frozen food.

    Sales numbers can tell part of the story. But understanding consumer behaviors and attitudes about frozen foods, as well as the usage of frozen foods in the home, tells a much more complete story about what will drive continued growth in this category.

    FMI recently teamed up with the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) on The Power of Frozento help manufacturers and retailers further align innovation, products, merchandising, marketing and branding with how consumers live, shop and cook.

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  • February 27, 2019

    The Total Food Frontier

    Thank you to FMI partner, Nielsen, for this insightful review of fast moving consumer goods. Enjoy this complimentary Nielsen webinar.    For years, we as consumers shopped for groceries in a relatively contained and stable environment. Now, options for what, where, when and how to buy groceries are limitless. To say that the fast-moving consumer […]

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