Food Institute Research Resources

New Products Hits and Misses with Phil Lempert. With over 50,000 products in the average supermarket, retailers don't have the time, or the money, to test every product on the shelves. And with 15,000 new products every year, supermarket buyers need to know what shoppers will buy and what products are the "real deal" vs. just more hype. Phil's reviews cut to the chase and give you the information you need to decide whether or not to add these SKUs to your stores. Phil taste tests and judges each product based on the following eight criteria: taste, health, ingredients, appearance, sustainability, preparation, packaging, and value. rates new foods and assigns each a rating based on: taste,value, health, ingredients preparation, appearance, sustainability, packaging and sustainability.

Food Price Outlook

If you are trying to gauge where prices for your products, ingredients, or menu items, are headed, the Food Institute Price Outlook will give you the latest price projections from USDA. Updated throughout the year this, data is used by processors, foodservice operators, and grocery buyers time and time again.

Latest Economic Articles

The Food Institute provides it own analysis of "Real" sales changes for Grocery Stores and Eating & Drinking Places When you factor out changes in pricing - Where’s the Real growth? The economic articles are updated on a frequent basis, providing you with the most current industry topics.

Bioterrorism Resources

A collection of valuable bioterrorism information for the food industry including FDA guidelines and rules and related information. Also see the Country Of Origin Labeling (PDF)


Other Food Related Sites

The Food Institute has compiled a valuable list of links to other resources on the web and provides a list of some member websites.

Online Training Catalog

This web-based education platform is tailored to your specific needs. The menu of courses available to you has been developed to meet regulatory requirements, increase knowledge, and enhance company performance. Libraries include HACCP, Occupational Safety (OSHA), Food Safety and Employment Law. The program offers standardized training to all employees in one location or multiple remote sites. Student progress and records are accessible to administrators from any location. This highly efficient training solution is cost effective for large or small businesses.

Publication Catalog

The Food Institute publishes a wide array of highly respected reports and studies for the food industry ranging from Demographics to Food Service Price Trend Handbook and everything in between.

For FI Members Only:

Food Institute Report

An in-depth weekly digest which features breaking food industry news, washington news that affect the industry and market changes and developments. A two months archive of the latest reports ensures that members can always find the latest articles quickly and easily.

Today In Food

Actionable food industry news, culled from hundreds of sources, delivered to your desktop each day.

The Economic Pulse

Each quarter you can benchmark your progress with the entire industry. You will see how supermarket and foodservice operator sales are shaping up, what food prices are doing and where they are headed …and much much more. The inaugural issue is free, but in the future this will be an exclusive publication for Food Institute Members. Click here for your copy right now!

Report Article Search

Food industry research at your fingertips, the Food Institute Report Article Search allows members to search through past reports for a specific topic.

Merger & Acquisition Search

Each week The Food Institute reports on the mergers and acquisitions that occurred in the the food industry. Members can search the past four years worth of these transactions by company name or type of business.

Market Info Centers

View current food market information such as price trends, imports/exports, per capita consumption, USDA standards and more. Market news is also updated weekly.