ARLINGTON, VA. — With consumer concern over food product contents perhaps never higher, grocery retailers are well along in reformulating their private label and store brand offerings, new research from FMI-The Food Industry Association shows.
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of retailers surveyed said they are currently reformulating products and/or brands, according to FMI’s “2026 Report on Food Industry Contributions to Health & Well-Being,” released Feb. 26. Meanwhile, 12% said they plan to do so within the next two years, and 24% said they have no plans to reformulate.
Grocers also said they’re taking a better-for-you approach to their products and brands by reducing sodium (cited by 72%), reducing added sugars without use of non-nutritive sweeteners (61%) and reducing added sugars by using non-nutritive sweeteners (56%). On the flip side, 72% indicated they’re adding protein, fiber and beneficial ingredients to products or brands. Thirty-three percent are adjusting product portion sizes.