FMI's members include approximately 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing an industry with $800 billion in annual sales.
FMI annually issues its Sidney R. Rabb Award for excellence in serving the consumer, the community and the industry.
[2] The Food Marketing Institute formed in 1977 with the merger of the Super Market Institute and the National Association of Food Chains.
[3][4] In January 2020, the organization changed its name to FMI – The Food Industry Association to reflect its representation of a broader segment of the food industry.
[4] Via its political action committee, FoodPAC, the organization contributes approximately $400,000 per U.S. presidential election, primarily to Republican organizations.