Produce retail veterans Chris Blackwood, Harold Carroll and Stephen Daly with Military Produce Group

Today on the podcast we're delighted to bring you a roundtable conversation with three produce retail veterans: Military Produce Group merchandising manager Chris Blackwood and MPG produce specialists Harold Carroll and Stephen Daly. MPG serves as an extension of the Defense Commissary Agency teams, working in partnership with DECA by assisting the stores with ordering, quality control, display building, training, resets, openings, and more. Chris, Harold and Stephen discuss how they got into the world of produce, what their roles entail, how the specialist team stays connected and collaborative, their favorite merchandising occasions, recent holidays, what they'd tell young people looking for a career about the produce industry, and more. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the conversation! For more episodes featuring marketing and merchandising perspective, check out this curated playlist for plenty of thought-provoking discussion.  More Playlists Executive Perspective Leadership & Training Produce Manager Perspective 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.