Category: Association News

The FMI Foundation announced the 2022 Gold Plate Awards recipients Dec. 14 during a celebration, hosted by FMI Foundation Executive Director David Fikes and FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin. The Gold Plate Awards highlight outstanding family meal programs implemented by the food industry and community organizations. “Our partner organizations make the Family Meals Movement possible,” Fikes said. “This year we […]

The Consumer Brands Association commended the Federal Trade Commission Dec. 15 for commencing a regulatory review of the guides for the use of environmental marketing claims, known as the “Green Guides,” which are designed to help avoid consumer confusion from misleading environmental marketing claims and help provide insights to industry. The review will initiate the […]

The NGA Foundation is seeking nominations for grocery industry leaders to attend its Executive Leadership Development Program. Sponsored by PepsiCo and designed to prepare leaders to face business challenges in the 21st-century marketplace, the conference will be held June 4-8 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The NGA conference is a learning opportunity encompassing intense, interactive instruction presented […]

IRI has released a new report, November 2022 Price Check: Tracking Retail Food and Beverage Inflation, offering new insights into food inflation and its impact on consumer shopping behavior. The report leverages point-of-sale data for November and includes data across U.S. food channels, including grocery, drug, mass market, military commissaries and select club and dollar stores, as well […]

In response to proposed changes, FMI – The Food Industry Association has filed a letter opposing the U.S. Department of Labor’s revamp of the rule that determines if a worker is an independent contractor. FMI’s letter calls on DOL to retain the current independent contractor framework and not replace it with the proposal to expand the factors for determination. […]

by Jill Hollingsworth / VP, Food Safety and Retail Industry Relations, Ecolab Maybe you have heard the acronyms FSMS and AMC, but do you know what they stand for and why they are important to retailers? According to the FDA, they may be the most important things you can do to ensure regulatory compliance. A […]

FMI – The Food Industry Association filed a regulatory comment letter on behalf of the food industry and joined a coalition of employer organizations in voicing opposition to the National Labor Relations Board’s new proposed joint employer standard. The joint employer standard is used to determine when two or more businesses share direct and indirect responsibility of a […]

The National Grocers Association has filed comments with the National Labor Relations Board on its proposed regulation, “Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status.” This proposal would expand the current standard of what constitutes a “joint employer,” putting independent community grocers and cooperative and other small businesses at risk to legal uncertainty and increased litigation. “As independent […]

FMI – The Food Industry Association and Leslie G. Sarasin, its president and CEO, issued the following statement on the release of the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s report making recommendations to improve the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Human Foods Program. “FMI welcomes the…recommendations released yesterday, and we look forward to supporting FDA leadership as they make […]

FMI – The Food Industry Association and Jennifer Hatcher, chief public policy officer, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s 80-15 vote to pass legislation preventing a rail shutdown on the heels of the House vote. “FMI commends Congress for swift bipartisan passage of legislation to avert a rail shutdown and keep the nation’s freight […]