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Produce Manager Perspective — The Produce Retail Podcast
Playlist by The Produce Retail PodcastThis curated playlist of The Produce Retail Podcast features conversations with produce managers — the hard-working professionals with wide-ranging roles whose ultimate responsibility is to turn the v…Follow the podcast:
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A shout-out to produce managers plus the origin story of Love Your Produce Manager Day
We're delighted to bring out of the archives today a conversation from a couple years back with Alex Jackson, vice president of procurement and sales for Frieda's Branded Produce, about the origin of Love Your Produce Manager Day, a holiday that Frieda's created back in 2012. Before that discussion…
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Produce manager and buyer Donovan Jackson of Seed to Table
We're delighted to welcome as our guest on this episode Donovan Jackson, manager and buyer for Seed to Table, an independent grocery store in Naples, Fla. Check out Donovan's LinkedIn for a glimpse at the top-notch merchandising that characterizes this unique store. In his conversation with The Pro…
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Harps VP of produce operations Mike Roberts on supporting produce managers — State of the Produce Manager Series
We're delighted to have Mike Roberts, vice president of produce operations at Harps Food Stores, as our guest on this episode of The Produce Retail Podcast. Mike, a former produce manager himself and a longtime champion of professionals in that role, joins the show to discuss with The Produce Retai…
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2023 Highlights from the Produce Manager Perspective Playlist
As 2023 draws to a close, we're taking a few weeks to look back at some of the excellent conversations we've been delighted to host on this podcast. This episode, which features some of the highlights from our Produce Manager Perspective playlist, includes snippets from discussions with Food City’s…
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Strack & Van Til's Mitch Harris and Andy Muller
It's not every day you get to hear from someone who's been in the business for half a century, but today is one of those days! Strack & Van Til produce manager Mitch Harris was recognized this year as one of IFPA's 2023 Retail Produce Manager Award winners, and he was honored along with the rest of…
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Rubinette Produce Market's Josh Alsberg on assortment, local farms and being an ambassador for produce
We're delighted to have as our guest on this week's episode Josh Alsberg of Rubinette Produce Market. Josh was recognized this year by the International Fresh Produce Association as part of its Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. In this conversation, Josh and The Produce Retail Podcast host Ash…
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The Produce Manager Survey — Introduction
Welcome! This week's episode is not a normal episode for us — but it is the announcement of a project about which we're incredibly excited. We've launched a produce manager survey. It takes about eight minutes to complete. It’s completely anonymous – no individual name or company name required. The…
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Haggen's Laura Marquand and Brent Chambers
We're delighted to welcome as our guests this week produce manager Laura Marquand and produce sales manager Brent Chambers of Haggen Food & Pharmacy. Laura has been selected as one of the International Fresh Produce Association's 2023 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program honorees, so we talk with …
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Tops Markets' Chris DeMarie and Jeff Cady
We're delighted to have as our guests on this episode award-winning produce manager Chris DeMarie and vice president of produce and floral Jeff Cady of Tops Markets. Chris, recognized this year as part of the International Fresh Produce Association's Retail Produce Manager Awards Program, discusses…
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Food City's Skylar Leonard and Travis Jones plus local grower Tony Slaughter
Today's episode features a conversation with Food City's Skylar Leonard, one of the produce managers recognized this year by the International Fresh Produce Association's Retail Produce Manager Awards program, and produce supervisor Travis Jones, along with one of Food City's favorite local growers…
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