Vice President of Health and Well-being, FMI – The Food Industry Association

Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND is Vice President of Health and Well-being at FMI – The Food Industry Association. She is responsible for overall leadership, strategic planning and execution of nutrition, health and well-being activities and initiatives at FMI. She serves as the lead coordinator and subject matter expert for nutrition policy, programs, operations, and communication issues across the food industry for FMI members, industry partners and community collaborators. Krystal is committed to connecting the science of food and nutrition to improved public health. She is a champion for registered dietitians in the food industry and engages in advocacy to lift up the grocery store as a destination for health and well-being.

Prior to joining FMI, Krystal was a retail dietitian with Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. for twelve years and made significant contributions to company-wide wellness programs, consumer health messaging, employee wellness, community events, and media response. Krystal’s background includes environmental and nutrition science studies with degrees from the College of William and Mary and James Madison University, with both clinical nutrition and personal coaching professional experience.

Krystal is currently a Food Leaders Fellow with Food and Society at Aspen Institute. She has served for many years with the Food & Culinary Professionals (FCP) Dietetic Practice Group with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, most recently as Chair, and she is an Academy Fellow.