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This new dietary guidance is in opportunity for food retailers to remind consumers of their health and wellness offerings as a way of supporting shopper’s dietary efforts. FMI has a number of resources and research reports on how grocery stores can be health and wellness destinations for shoppers. Here are a few.

<p>By: Sue Borra, RD, Senior Vice President, Communications and Strategic Planning, Food Marketing Institute<br /> <img src="http://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/blog-images/dietary-guidelines-for-americans.jpg?sfvrsn=0" data-displaymode="Original" alt="Dietary Guidelines for Americans" title="Dietary Guidelines for Americans" style="float: right; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px;" /></p> <p>The <a href="http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/">2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans</a> offer a road map for shoppers to improve their overall eating patterns. According to the FMI&nbsp;<em><a href="http://www.fmi.org/grocerytrends">U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends</a></em> report, 80 percent of shoppers assume personal responsibility for the nutrition of the food they buy. However, shoppers report they still rely on food retailers (33 percent) as a partner to ensure their food is nutritious.</p> <p>The nation&rsquo;s food retailers play an integral role in helping customers lead healthy lives by offering a wide variety of nutritious foods and providing health and wellness information throughout the store. With in-store dietitians, nutritionists, pharmacists, classes and health screenings, the grocery industry is poised to help shopper reach their health and wellness goals. &nbsp;</p> <p>This new dietary guidance is in opportunity for food retailers to remind consumers of their health and wellness offerings as a way of supporting shopper&rsquo;s dietary efforts. FMI has a number of resources and research reports on how grocery stores can be health and wellness destinations for shoppers. Here are a few:</p> <p><strong><a href="http://retail.factsupfront.org/">Facts Up Front</a></strong> - Food retailers can offer front-of-pack labeling systems, such as <a href="http://retail.factsupfront.org/">Facts Up Front</a>, to help offer customers a convenient way to make selections based on nutrients of concern.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.retaildietitians.com/toolkit/">RD Toolkit</a></strong> - This interactive toolkit brought to you by FMI, the <a href="http://www.fmi.org/foundation?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=2016blog">FMI Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.retaildietitians.com/toolkit/">Retail Dietitians Business Alliance</a> is designed to help retail CEOs, Store Managers, Human Resources and of course Retail Dietitians maximize the opportunity to meet the ever-growing needs of your shoppers.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.fmi.org/forms/store/ProductFormPublic/2014-report-on-retailer-contributions-to-health-wellness?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=2016blog">Retail Contributions to Health and Wellness</a></strong> - This report demonstrates how food retailers are contributing to the health of their customers and shares best practices and innovative ideas.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.fmi.org/forms/store/ProductFormPublic/shopping-for-health-2014?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=2016blog">Shopping for Health</a></strong> - FMI's 22nd survey with <em><a href="http://www.prevention.com/">Prevention</a></em> explores how consumers&rsquo; health and nutrition attitudes influence the way they grocery shop and offers shopper insights regarding the growing trend at retail to provide patient-centered care.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.fmi.org/grocerytrends?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=2016blog">U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends</a></strong> &ndash; See how shoppers view health and wellness in the aisles and how family meals and changing shopper types impact grocery shopper trends.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.fmi.org/groceryspeaks?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=2016blog">The Food Retail Industry Speaks</a></strong> &ndash; This report provides the industry with important operational and financial benchmarks ranging from sales and profits to shrink, turns and differentiation tactics. See are food retailers are responding to shopper&rsquo;s health and wellness needs with business solutions.</p> <p>For more health and wellness resources for food retailers, visit our section online at <a href="http://www.fmi.org/HealthandWellness?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=2016blog">www.fmi.org/HealthandWellness</a>.&nbsp;</p>

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