Amanda Oren, VP of industry strategy for grocery at RELEX, talks Kroger-Albertsons, competing with discounters, prepared foods, private label, inflation and more

We're delighted to have as our guest this week Amanda Oren, the vice president of industry strategy for grocery atRELEX. For any listeners who don’t know, RELEX is a platform that uses analytics and forecasting to help retailers optimize their supply chain and store operations so that what’s arrivi…

Anne-Marie Roerink on consumer trends, loyalty, holidays, TikTok, merchandising and more

We're delighted to have as our guest this week Anne-Marie Roerink, the principal of 210 Analytics. Anne-Marie is well known to many folks in the produce world for her insightful reports and presentations in collaboration with Circana and associations like the International Fresh Produce Association…

Berry category deep dive with Nicole Grant and Rose Palacios of Driscoll's

We're delighted to welcome as our guests for this week's episode Nicole Grant, director of customer development, and Rose Palacios, director of shopper marketing and merchandising — both from Driscoll's — for a deep dive on the berry category. Rose and Nicole discuss how broader industry trends are…

Produce manager Chris O’Brien, regional fresh sales manager Anthony Deni, and director of produce and floral Chris Keetch of The Giant Co.

With this week's episode, we're delighted to bring you three excellent guests, all from The Giant Co. To celebrate the recognition of produce manager Chris O'Brien by the International Fresh Produce Association, we're visiting with Chris, regional fresh sales manager Anthony Deni, and director of p…

Deep dive on category reviews with Associated Food Stores director of produce and floral Leigh Vaughn

We're delighted to have as our guest for this week's episode Leigh Vaughn, director of produce and floral for Associated Food Stores. In this conversation, Leigh takes us behind the scenes of category reviews, from the data his team examines in preparation for supplier meetings; to his recommended …

Sprouts Farmers Market produce directors Daniel Spivey and Reyna Graves

We're delighted to have as our guests this episode Daniel Spivey, national director of fruit for Sprouts Farmers Market, and Reyna Graves, national director of veg and floral. Daniel and Reyna discuss topics including seasonal fruit destinations that drove record sales this summer; switching to mor…

Schnucks produce manager Aaron Carroll, produce sales merchandiser Meghan Hauck, and vice president of produce Mike Tipton

We're delighted to have as our guests on this episode Schnucks produce manager Aaron Carroll, produce sales merchandiser Meghan Hauck, and vice president of produce Mike Tipton. Aaron has been recognized this year by the International Fresh Produce Association as one of the best in the country. In …

Tops Markets produce manager Brad Franklin and produce and floral field specialist Cole Bickal

We’re delighted to have as our guests for this episode Tops Markets produce manager Brad Franklin and produce and floral field specialist Cole Bickal. Brad has been recognized this year as one of the honorees of the International Fresh Produce Association’s Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. In…

Corner Market produce manager Bishop Tart, plus supervisor Josh Smith and vice president of sales and marketing Price Mabry

We're delighted to have as our guests for this week's episode produce manager Bishop Tart, supervisor Josh Smith and vice president of sales and marketing Price Mabry to talk about Bishop's recognition by the International Fresh Produce Association as part of the Retail Produce Manager Awards Progr…

Longtime produce retail exec Scott Schuette discusses how to distribute decision-making between corporate and store level

We're delighted to welcome back to The Produce Retail Podcast longtime executive Scott Schuette. Over the last 35-plus years Scott has served in leadership roles with Fresh Thyme, Sprouts and Bashas. He’s been recognized as Produce Retailer of the Year and Specialty Food Retailer of the Year. He’s …