The Packer Podcast
The Packer Podcast: Peter O'Driscoll on EFI's Bold Stakeholder Strategy to Unlock Systems Change
The executive director of the Equitable Food Initiative shares how the organization works to promote trust and collaboration among different stakeholders to enact real, tangible progress toward its goals.
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The Packer Podcast: Counting Down The Packer Podcast's Top 5 Moments Of 2025
Join us for this special episode of The Packer Podcast, sharing some of the most interesting and entertaining answers from our "fresh take" segment.
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Uber's Hashim Amin on the Company's Unique Value Proposition
Hashim Amin, head of grocery and retail for North America at Uber, shares how the company leverages its platform to offer convenience and on-demand services and how its unique marketplace experience competes against Amazon.
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The Packer Podcast: Get a Sneak Peek of What's New at the East Coast Produce Expo
Heather Sterrett, director of events and expos with Farm Journal, gives a snapshot of some of the exciting plans in store for attendees of the January event.
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The Packer Podcast: Steve Mantle on How to Make Data Actionable for Growers
Steve Mantle, founder and CEO of innov8.ag, offers insights to help growers overcome agriculture's complexities, boost tech adoption and use real-time, actionable data for improved operations and future readiness.
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The Packer Podcast: Anne-Marie Roerink on the Surprising Shifts in Produce Purchasing
Food research expert Anne-Marie Roerink, president of 210 Analytics, shares why Millennials and Gen Z are driving fruit consumption while vegetable sales decline.
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The Packer Podcast: Building Fresh Produce Brand Awareness with Tara Murray
Tara Murray, vice president of marketing for Fresh Innovations and Yo Quiero Brands, shares how brands can respond to consumer trends in flavor and snacking and the opportunities in the industry for innovation and disruption.
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Ron Lemaire on Canada's Unique Role in Sustainability, Global Trade
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association president shares how vital trade agreements are to the success of the entire fresh produce industry, changing Canadian shopper mindsets and more.
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The Packer Podcast: Kevin Hamilton on Driving Desire when Marketing Blueberries
Kevin Hamilton, Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications at the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, shares how he aims to highlight blueberries’ true differentiators and merge health messaging with emotion to fuel consumers’ future purchases.
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The Packer Podcast: How Technology Leads the Future of Labor Tracking
Nico Cabral, director of marketing for labor management software company FieldClock, discusses how simple efficiency tweaks through the use of technology can have a big impact on a farm's bottom line.
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