The Giant Company's Breanna Norris and Alan Carcifi

We're delighted to welcome as our guests this week The Giant Company's Breanna Norris — selected this year as one of the International Fresh Produce Association's 2023 Retail Produce Manager Award winners — and her store manager Alan Carcifi. We discuss how Bre got started in the business; what she enjoys most about her work; some of her biggest accomplishments of 2022; customer service; and more. Alan chimes in about some of the attributes that make Bre excellent, including her work on a recent new store opening and the record-setting result; her approach to training and how she makes others throughout the organization better; and much more. Enjoy!  For more episodes featuring produce manager perspective, check out this curated playlist for plenty of thought-provoking discussion.  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.