The Produce Retail Podcast
The Produce Retail Podcast
The Produce Retail Podcast is the place for thought leaders in the industry to talk shop. Join us for conversations on strategy, business partnerships, planning, training, leadership, communication, merchandising and much more. We'll have regular guests as well as more occasional visitors, and the goal is always to deliver conversations that inform, inspire and ultimately illuminate opportunities …
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Rouses Markets produce director Blake Lee37:44 - 2
An insider view of Mexican avocados with Chico Produce founder (and retail veteran) Rob Ybarra41:20 - 3
Anne-Marie Roerink on changing consumer dynamics and their impact on produce53:37 - 4
Kevin Climie, senior director of produce, floral and bulk foods at Fortinos, on store checks, new items, holidays and more35:15 - 5
Food City produce operations supervisor Skylar Leonard42:37 - 6
The way to better bananas — Deep dive on banana ripening with Dennis Kihlstadius and Gary Campisi1:09:05 - 7
Former H-E-B floral director and 2023 IFPA Floral Marketer of the Year Erin Esensee and floral retail veteran Jennie Kellerman Garbarek on the importance of timeline in floral12:28 - 8
Chick-fil-A Supply's Clark Roper talks intentional leadership, investing in young team members, and lessons from his retail days47:09 - 9
Anne-Marie Roerink talks about the diverging trajectories of fruit and veg; millennial spending power; the influence of picky kids on purchasing; and more52:33 - 10
Karli Nelson of the Supermarket Floral Ad Roundup + floral guru Jennie Garbarek47:16 - View more clips
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Rouses Markets produce director Blake Lee37:44 - 2
Kevin Climie, senior director of produce, floral and bulk foods at Fortinos, on store checks, new items, holidays and more35:15 - 3
Tony Mirack, director of produce, floral and salad bar at McCaffrey’s Food Markets1:10:38 - 4
Marc Goldman, produce director at Morton Williams41:37 - 5
VP of fresh foods Rick Stein on FMI's State of Fresh Foods report55:51 - 6
Bob Veilleux, vice president of produce and floral operations at Vallarta Supermarkets48:55 - 7
Ed Keefe, executive director of produce, floral and bakery merchandising and operations for Eickhoff ShopRite Supermarkets1:11:43 - 8
Deep dive on category reviews with Associated Food Stores director of produce and floral Leigh Vaughn06:26 - 9
Sprouts Farmers Market produce directors Daniel Spivey and Reyna Graves56:04 - 10
Longtime produce retail exec Scott Schuette discusses how to distribute decision-making between corporate and store level56:30 - View more clips
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Chick-fil-A Supply's Clark Roper talks intentional leadership, investing in young team members, and lessons from his retail days47:09 - 2
The Fresh Market produce manager Dan Weis and store manager Michael Gillespie48:08 - 3
Industry veteran Blaine Heilman on transition from individual contributor to team leader59:32 - 4
Associated Food Stores director of produce and floral Leigh Vaughn39:18 - 5
Claudia St. John on improving retention, reducing turnover, career pathing and more — State of the Produce Manager Series48:00 - 6
Dave Dunkak on accountability, communication and priorities as a manager58:51 - 7
Veteran produce director Josh Padilla on forced distributions, merchandising and options, labor and more50:05 - 8
Getting your team to buy in — Wendy McManus on the power of finding the purpose in your work — State of the Produce Manager Series26:18 - 9
Dave Mitchell on career pathing — State of the Produce Manager Series49:37 - 10
Merchandiser/broker/consultant Scott Horner on labor and customer service — State of the Produce Manager Series41:20 - View more clips
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Anne-Marie Roerink talks about the diverging trajectories of fruit and veg; millennial spending power; the influence of picky kids on purchasing; and more52:33 - 2
Anne-Marie Roerink on consumer trends, loyalty, holidays, TikTok, merchandising and more45:06 - 3
Berry category deep dive with Nicole Grant and Rose Palacios of Driscoll's55:45 - 4
Sprouts Farmers Market produce directors Daniel Spivey and Reyna Graves56:04 - 5
Anne-Marie Roerink, principal of 210 Analytics, on what produce can learn from the growth happening in deli35:54 - 6
Director of produce and floral Lou Rotell of El Rio Grande Latin Market on the world's largest fruit display37:23 - 7
Merchandising veterans Jose Cartamil and Tom Foss of Carlson AirFlo1:01:27 - 8
Laura Brown of Kroger, Melanie Taylor of Harmons, Yvette Waters of Raley's — Retail Dietitian Roundtable54:43 - 9
Anne-Marie Roerink talks packaged produce, value-added, generational trends and more44:33 - 10
Produce manager and buyer Donovan Jackson of Seed to Table49:10 - View more clips
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Town & Country Market produce manager Tim Deubner41:12 - 2
Produce manager Ryan Vann, regional supervisor Jason Riggs, and VP of produce operations Mike Roberts of Harps Food Stores26:57 - 3
The Fresh Market produce manager Dan Weis and store manager Michael Gillespie48:08 - 4
Produce manager Chris O’Brien, regional fresh sales manager Anthony Deni, and director of produce and floral Chris Keetch of The Giant Co.32:00 - 5
Schnucks produce manager Aaron Carroll, produce sales merchandiser Meghan Hauck, and vice president of produce Mike Tipton36:35 - 6
Tops Markets produce manager Brad Franklin and produce and floral field specialist Cole Bickal20:27 - 7
Corner Market produce manager Bishop Tart, plus supervisor Josh Smith and vice president of sales and marketing Price Mabry24:00 - 8
Produce manager Alicia Lewis, merchandiser Mike Harrington and VP Mike Roberts of Harps Food Stores35:48 - 9
A shout-out to produce managers plus the origin story of Love Your Produce Manager Day32:12 - 10
Produce manager and buyer Donovan Jackson of Seed to Table49:10 - View more clips