Food Marketing Institute

Food Marketing Institute is a representative of one of the largest business categories in the world. The company provides its retailers and wholesalers with a forum to work effectively with the government, suppliers, employees, customers and their communities. To ensure an economically healthy, competitive and vigorous food industry, it promotes the principles of free enterprise and programs its energies in five primary areas: research, education, public information, government relations and industry relations. These services are geared to provide leadership and support for the role of grocery retailers and wholesalers as purchasing agents for consumers. Food Marketing Institute, which supports a membership of more than 25,000 retail food stores with a combined annual sales volume of more than $340 billion, is based in Washington, D.C.