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Report Outlines Business Opps for Retailers that Embrace "Food as Medicine"

September 24, 2021

Arlington, VA—FMI and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation have released a report titled The Food as Medicine Opportunity in Food Retail, which outlines business opportunities for food retailers to embrace the concept of Food as Medicine, based on multiple joint research studies that explored perspectives around this concept...

FMI Initiative to Support the Food Industry Through Consumer Insight

July 9, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Arlington, VA—FMI has announced its 2021 health and well-being initiative, which includes research insights and programmatic support for the food industry. “Now, more than ever, the food industry is positioned to build on the trust and partnership of being on the shoppers’ side, helping them achieve their personal goals when...

Senate Passes Bill Containing "Costly," "Duplicative" Country-of-Origin Labeling Langauge

June 11, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate has passed a bill containing language regarding country-of-origin labeling that FMI is calling “unworkable” for agricultural producers, food manufacturers, and grocery retailers. FMI is now advocating to prevent the language from passing in the U.S. House of Representatives. FMI and 14 other food industry associations wrote...

Climate Alliance Releases "Unprecedented" Recommendations for Federal Climate Policy

November 18, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) has unveiled what a press release calls an “unprecedented” set of recommendations to guide the development of federal climate policy. Rob Larew, FACA Co-chair and President of National Farmers Union, said in the press release, “Climate change is adding another enormous variable...

FMI 2020 Report Looks at Grocery Trends Pre-, During, & Post-COVID-19

June 23, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers were spending more on restaurant dining every year, with less of their paychecks going to home-cooked meals. COVID-19 has stopped, or perhaps just paused, that trend, findings from FMI- The Food industry Association (FMI) U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2020 report suggest. The report, prepared...

COVID-19 Update: Industry Works to Keep Stores Well-Stocked & Meet Consumer Needs

March 18, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Providence, RI—Food wholesaler United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced that on Sunday it had joined with leaders from across the food and retail grocery industries to participate in a meeting convened by the White House. Steven L. Spinner, UNFI Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, represented the company and reaffirmed UNFI's...

USDA Establishes U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program

October 30, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, which creates a consistent regulatory framework around hemp production throughout the U.S., according to a press release. An interim final rule formalizing the program will be published in the Federal Register this week that...

USDA Issues Final Rule on National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

December 21, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The USDA issued its Final Rule on the “National Bioengineered (BE) Food Disclosure Standard” (NBFDS), drawing comment from the Council for Responsible Nutrition and Food Marketing Institute. The rule sets the implementation date as January 1, 2020—January 1, 2021 for small food manufacturers—with a voluntary compliance date of December...