Trade associations

How the Pandemic Changed How Shoppers Buy and Consume Meat

Meat sales increased an unprecedented 34.6% during the first six months of the pandemic as shoppers bought more, ate more and consumed a wider variety of cuts, FMI/Meat Institute study shows.

Industry Partners

NGA Opens Creative Choice Award Nominations

The program recognizes the best merchandising and marketing programs in independent grocers.

Retailers

Strong 2019 Positioned Independent Grocers Well for Strange 2020

By Kat Martin on Aug. 13, 2020

The Independent Grocers Financial Survey found that independents saw a 2.5% increase in same-store sales.

CPG

Grocery Stores Have Most Consistently Labeled CBD

By Melissa Vonder Haar on Aug. 11, 2020

Study results from the CBD Awareness Project's product potency tests put grocery at the top for label accuracy.

Retailers

Festival Foods Mark Skogen on What Makes a Successful Leader

By Angelyn Pinter on Aug. 06, 2020

FMI sits down with the CEO, who talks servant leadership, team building and killing stupid rules.

Retailers

Hy-Vee to Issue Masks to Customers; Putting Them On Is Up to Them

By Kat Martin on Jul. 22, 2020

The retailer said it would hand out 3 million masks to customers, but is following local guidance when it comes to whether it will require shoppers to wear them.

Wholesalers & Distributors