Supply Chain

Consumer Inflation Expectations and Tariffs: Why Transparent Communication Is Vital

Tariffs can be as complex as you want to make them – in terms of economics, law, and public policy – but at the core they are simply a tax on consumers. The thing is – consumers get ...

From Farm to Kickoff: How the Food Supply Chain Fuels Super Bowl Sunday

The Super Bowl isn’t just a championship game, it’s also one of the biggest food events of the year. Whether it’s wings, pizza or chips, the food industry supply chain plays a critical role in.....

A Deep Dive into the Producer Price Index

While overall food inflation has stabilized, November Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) data shows that a few specific food categories continue to pose ...

Let's Tackle the Real Causes of Food Inflation to Feed American Families

While it has been encouraging to see inflation cool in recent months, it’s been equally frustrating that the current political dialogue has lacked an in-depth, meaningful discussion of the economic subtleties....

A Deep Dive into Summer Food Prices

FMI's Andy Harig recently spoke with Dr. Ricky Volpe, professor of agribusiness at Cal Poly, to explore what the data says about the true drivers of food price ...

Progress on Supply Chain Efficiency & Performance

Out-of-stocks are one of the most frustrating experiences for online and in-store shoppers. In some industry verticals, shoppers experience stockouts as frequently as every third shopping trip....

Economic Realities and the Promise of Technology in the Supply Chain

The food industry requires strategic investments to boost capacity, agility, visibility and efficiency in a climate of potential softening of consumer demand....

The Changing Grocery Supply Chain Landscape

The FMI Supply Chain Forum will explore essential adaptations for success in today's evolving landscape. Improved efficiency is key for stronger supply chains, hinging on collaboration, information sharing and trust among trading ...

What’s Coming Next? Supply Chain Realities in the Never Normal

The food industry continues to grapple with uncertainty, volatility, and change. As we continue to adapt to the "never normal," it's essential.....

Learn How to Lead Through Burnout

Speaker Erin Stafford will discuss the timely and highly relevant topic of burnout at the upcoming FMI Supply Chain Forum during the event's closing keynote ...

The Model Store: How Supply Chain Challenges and Sustainability are Driving Decisions

As the last few years have shown, it’s an ever-evolving operational climate for doing business. Food retailers building new stores or remodeling existing locations are simultaneously dealing with supply chain challenges and the drive toward ...

Benchmarking the Food Industry Supply Chain Ecosystem

FMI, in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group, has released the 2023 Supply Chain Benchmarking report, which report provides key quantitative performance metrics, qualitative industry perspectives and actionable insights to enhance supply ...

Accelerating Technology Transformation

Technology innovation has disrupted traditional supply chain business strategies and operations. Over the next decade, technological investments in supply chain will focus on driving and fulfilling growth while improving business ...

Traveling This Summer: Keep an Eye Out

For many, summertime means travel. I’m reminded on the news daily that there is more congestion on the roads headed to popular vacation destinations, which I can imagine means that there are more people at the rest stops on the way to those ...

Supply Chain Challenges: Finding Light at the End of the Tunnel

The food industry has learned countless supply chain lessons in recent years and companies are putting strategies in place to ease the challenges. The result is that there is some light at the end of the long supply chain ...