The energy was palpable at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim earlier this month. There was truly a community feel throughout the event. The FMI Emerge team was there to speak with emerging brands wanting to grow their distribution and scale sustainably. Here are some notable trends and themes from Expo West.

While exploring innovation and game-changing products, services and solutions showcased at the AWG Innovation Showcase, FMI staff took time to do some local store tours and catch up with some FMI members. Here are some photos from our time in Kansas at the AWG Innovation Showcase.

At the recent Annual Meat Conference in Dallas, a roomful of attendees were baffled by what sounded like a simple question: “How often do you interact with artificial intelligence?” The fact is that, increasingly, in our everyday lives we encounter artificial intelligence (AI) tools and don’t even know it.

Every September, National Family Meals Month™ is celebrated throughout the US, and in the upper Midwest of America, many families also enjoy meals together at tailgate parties in the parking lots of college and NFL football games throughout the month.