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.
The fifth edition of "The Power of Meat," a joint study by the American Meat Institute (AMI) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), finds that the recession is continuing to impact food purchasing and consumption behavior, including the meat department.
New products, processor-retailer relationships and consumer trends will be key topics at the Food Marketing Institute's (FMI) "Future Connect" conference this Oct. 12-14 at Dallas' Hyatt Regency.
Having canceled its May "Future Connect" conference due to the influenza outbreak, the supermarket industry's largest organization, the Food Marketing Institute, said today that it has rescheduled the executive event for October 12-14.
Influenza concerns prompted the Food Marketing Institute to postpone its Future Connect leadership conference and MARKETECHNICS events, scheduled for May 4-8 in Dallas.
The Food Marketing Institute’s “Future Connect” conference, May 4-6, in Dallas will have several topics of interest to refrigerated and frozen food product developers.