Market Growth

Source: FMI

ARLINGTON, Va.– -FMI today launches a renewed brand identity as FMI – The Food Industry Association, reflecting its strategy to more broadly represent the food marketplace and embrace a more interconnected supply chain. FMI views retail as the heart of the food industry and recently expanded its membership in response to retailers’ needs, helping […]

Source: Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business

New York – Supermarkets want to convince customers to visit stores for lunch or dinner — not just for a grocery haul. For decades, grocery stores have included hot food and salad bars, delis and sandwich stations. But in recent years, many grocers have started adding sit-down restaurants, food halls and […]

Source: Specialty Food Association

NEW YORK, NY — The Specialty Food Association (SFA), a longstanding champion for food industry visionaries and the host of the bi-annual Fancy Food Shows, today announced the association’s complete rebranding effort. SFA’s new vision to ‘Shape the Future of Food’ will serve as an umbrella to an array of educational, networking […]

Source: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, Food Marketing Institute

These days, convenience is the name of the game. Just look at how shoppers select their primary store. According to FMI’s 2019 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report, 67% of shoppers rate convenience from home as one of the key attributes of their primary grocery store and […]

Source: Natalie Etori, Manager, Marketing, Food Marketing Institute Retail & FoodService

I remember driving in a snow storm to a newly built grocery store in my neighborhood just to see the automatic-light sensors in the freezer aisles. As I’ve gotten older, it’s become less about cool features in the aisles and more about how my grocery […]

NEW YORK — The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) annual State of the Specialty Food Industry Report, issued today, reveals that specialty food remains one of the fastest-growing segments of the food business. Fueled by increasing interest from both consumers and retailers, total sales jumped 9.8 percent between 2016 and 2018, reaching $148.7 billion last year. […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and Midwest Dairy jointly announce the agenda for the second annual Dairy Experience Forum on July 16-18 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota. The forum’s unique program will facilitate conversation and learning opportunities among farmers, dairy experts and partners as they discuss useful insights […]

It’s no secret that milk consumption in the United States has been on the decline for decades. In fact, per capita milk consumption decreased by a whopping 98 pounds between 1975 and 2017, according to USDA data. But growth of another dairy staple more than made up for those declines during that same timeframe. Per […]