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Profile: In 1928, Seattle food broker Gordon C. Corbaley began dispatching industry news to
canners in his marketing area. This led to the formation of The American Institute of Food
Distributors, later called The Food Institute, as a non-profit information source. Today, the
organization provides weekly Food Industry Reports, seminars, webinars, reports, studies, etc.
Procurement Contacts: Dean Erstad (Seneca Foods), Brian Todd (economic data) Ext. 217, Susan
Andersen (industry news) Ext. 219, Lina Khouri (membership) Ext. 214
FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE (FMI)
2345 Crystal Drive (Suite 800), Arlington, VA 22202 USA
Tel: (202) 452-8444
Fax: (202) 429-4519
www.fmi.org
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Profile: FMI is a nonprofit association that conducts programs in research, education, industry
relations and public affairs on behalf of its 1,500 members—food retailers and wholesalers and
their customers in the US and around the world. FMI’s domestic member companies operate
approximately 26,000 retail food stores and 14,000 pharmacies with a combined annual sales
volume of $ 680 billion—more than half of all grocery store sales in the US. International
membership includes 200 members from 50 countries. FMI also offers private brand membership.
Recently, FMI has launched a Private Brand initiative, working to build common areas of focus