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 Skylar Leonard along with produce supervisor Travis Jones and local grower Tony Slaughter; Bre Norris of The Giant Co. and her store manager Al Carcifi; Strack & Van Til’s Mitch Harris and produce director Andy Muller; and Hy-Vee's Greg Kimmel and vice president of produce and floral operations John Griesenbrock. If you check out the full Produce Manager Perspective playlist, you'll find we've also visited with professionals including Rubinette Produce Market's Josh Alsberg; Haggen's Laura Marquand and produce sales manager Brent Chambers; Tops Markets' Chris DeMarie and director of produce and floral Jeff Cady; Corner Market's Olin Williams and vice president of fresh Price Mabry; John Truncale of Brattleboro Food Coop and Brian Dey, senior merchandiser and natural stores coordinator of Four Seasons Produce; and Armand Lobato, longtime produce retail professional and columnist who gave excellent insight on a critical and universally relevant topic: managing when stores are understaffed. Here's that playlist dedicated to conversations with produce managers and topics particularly relevant for this critical group.  More Playlists Executive Perspective Leadership & Training Marketing & Merchandising Podcast Background This podcast is designed to cover all things produce retail: strategy, partnerships, planning, training, leadership, communication, merchandising and beyond. Scroll through our episodes list to find conversations with vice presidents and directors of produce, merchandisers, produce managers, retail dietitians and more. Get Involved The Produce Retail Podcast is hosted by Ashley Nickle, a former trade journalist turned consultant. Have an idea for a topic or a guest? Give her a shout on LinkedIn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.