All Episodes

An insider view of Mexican avocados with Chico Produce founder (and retail veteran) Rob Ybarra

Anne-Marie Roerink on changing consumer dynamics and their impact on produce

Kevin Climie, senior director of produce, floral and bulk foods at Fortinos, on store checks, new items, holidays and more

Food City produce operations supervisor Skylar Leonard

The way to better bananas — Deep dive on banana ripening with Dennis Kihlstadius and Gary Campisi

Former H-E-B floral director and 2023 IFPA Floral Marketer of the Year Erin Esensee and floral retail veteran Jennie Kellerman Garbarek on the importance of timeline in floral

Chick-fil-A Supply's Clark Roper talks intentional leadership, investing in young team members, and lessons from his retail days

Anne-Marie Roerink talks about the diverging trajectories of fruit and veg; millennial spending power; the influence of picky kids on purchasing; and more

Karli Nelson of the Supermarket Floral Ad Roundup + floral guru Jennie Garbarek

Town & Country Market produce manager Tim Deubner

Tony Mirack, director of produce, floral and salad bar at McCaffrey’s Food Markets

Marc Goldman, produce director at Morton Williams

VP of fresh foods Rick Stein on FMI's State of Fresh Foods report

Retail veterans (and former colleagues) Justin Heffernan, Jake Rupert and Jennie Garbarek talk collaboration between produce and floral

Produce manager Ryan Vann, regional supervisor Jason Riggs, and VP of produce operations Mike Roberts of Harps Food Stores

Stop & Shop's Nadia Pregoni, Bayview Flowers' Stuart Vanstaalduinen, and Tessa's Jennie Garbarek

GiGi Busch, floral merchandiser turned content creator, Busch’s Fresh Food Market

Bob Veilleux, vice president of produce and floral operations at Vallarta Supermarkets

H-E-B's Stacy Bates, Kroger's Laura Brown, Schnucks' Allison Primo — Retail Dietitian Roundtable

The Fresh Market produce manager Dan Weis and store manager Michael Gillespie

Industry veteran Blaine Heilman on transition from individual contributor to team leader

United Supermarkets business director of floral Bradley Gaines and Tessacorp's Jennie Garbarek

Online produce shopping and AI in grocery retail with Brian Numainville of The Feedback Group

Greenhouse commodities deep dive with Matt Quiring of Nature Fresh Farms

Schnucks floral director Michael Schrader and floral retail veteran Jennie Garbarek

Ed Keefe, executive director of produce, floral and bakery merchandising and operations for Eickhoff ShopRite Supermarkets

Dave Dunkak on negotiation

Avocado and mango category deep dive with Jennifer Anazawa of Mission Produce

Floral retail veteran Jennie Garbarek on all things Valentine's Day

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

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

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

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

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

Sprouts Farmers Market produce directors Daniel Spivey and Reyna Graves

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

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

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

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

Anne-Marie Roerink, principal of 210 Analytics, on what produce can learn from the growth happening in deli

Category management deep dive with Brendan Haslam of Bolthouse Fresh Foods

Produce manager Alicia Lewis, merchandiser Mike Harrington and VP Mike Roberts of Harps Food Stores

Associated Food Stores director of produce and floral Leigh Vaughn

Former Walmart produce exec Dorn Wenninger talks indoor ag, data and more

Director of produce and floral Lou Rotell of El Rio Grande Latin Market on the world's largest fruit display

Merchandising veterans Jose Cartamil and Tom Foss of Carlson AirFlo

A shout-out to produce managers plus the origin story of Love Your Produce Manager Day

Laura Brown of Kroger, Melanie Taylor of Harmons, Yvette Waters of Raley's — Retail Dietitian Roundtable

Anne-Marie Roerink talks packaged produce, value-added, generational trends and more

Produce retail veteran Dan Weis talks leadership, department resets, career highlights and more

Claudia St. John on improving retention, reducing turnover, career pathing and more — State of the Produce Manager Series

Dave Dunkak on accountability, communication and priorities as a manager

Veteran produce director Josh Padilla on forced distributions, merchandising and options, labor and more

Getting your team to buy in — Wendy McManus on the power of finding the purpose in your work — State of the Produce Manager Series

Dave Mitchell on career pathing — State of the Produce Manager Series

Merchandiser/broker/consultant Scott Horner on labor and customer service — State of the Produce Manager Series

Behind the scenes of the flourishing floral departments of Fortinos

Produce manager and buyer Donovan Jackson of Seed to Table

Harps VP of produce operations Mike Roberts on supporting produce managers — State of the Produce Manager Series

2023 Highlights from the Leadership & Training Playlist

2023 Highlights from the Produce Manager Perspective Playlist

2023 Highlights from the Merchandising & Marketing Playlist

2023 Highlights from the Executive Perspective Playlist

All things fixtures with Alco's Jack Sjogren

Cody Masters on flavor, innovation and opportunities for produce

Schnucks VP of produce and floral Mike Tipton talks local, new pilot program, digital shelf tags

Strack & Van Til's Mitch Harris and Andy Muller

Bonus episode: IFPA retail tour and the value of store visits

Scott Schuette breaks down the underrated opportunity of sampling

Anne-Marie Roerink talks consumer trends, produce merchandising and marketing

Josh Padilla, director of produce for Marketplace Bermuda

Rubinette Produce Market's Josh Alsberg on assortment, local farms and being an ambassador for produce

Fortinos senior director of produce and floral Kevin Climie talks new items, assortment, career and more

Challenging the traditional wisdom on pricing and promotion — Circana's Jonna Parker

The Produce Manager Survey — Introduction

Haggen's Laura Marquand and Brent Chambers

Scott Schuette on leveraging traffic patterns, meal mindset in merchandising

The Feedback Group's Brian Numainville talks produce and online grocery baskets

Diane Scalisi of Driscoll's, Danelle Huber of CMI Orchards and Ashley Pigo of RPE talk omnichannel marketing and the rise of retail media networks

Circana's Jonna Parker talks branding and differentiation in produce and retail

Scott Schuette on cheese and produce pairings, cheese promotions to leverage, and more

Tops Markets' Chris DeMarie and Jeff Cady

Albertsons national VP of produce Shawn Peery talks store visits, social media and sharing success stories

Food City's Skylar Leonard and Travis Jones plus local grower Tony Slaughter

Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 5 — Ashley's Picks

Hy-Vee's Greg Kimmel and John Griesenbrock

Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 4 — Assortment

Corner Market's Olin Williams and Price Mabry

Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 3 — Cross-merchandising

The Giant Company's Breanna Norris and Alan Carcifi

Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 2 — Pricing Inspiration

Dave's Markets produce specialist Roberto Bolivar on merchandising, inventory and more

Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 1 — Signage Inspiration

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

Ashley Finster talks data, category management, category captains and more

Rouses vice president of fresh James Breuhl on Louisiana strawberries, new Hi Foodie campaign and more

Award-winning produce manager John Truncale and merchandising expert Brian Dey

Fresh Thyme assistant director of produce Jesse Himango on category management, new product launches and more

Armand Lobato on managing when stores are understaffed

Mike O'Brien on people management and mental toughness

Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics talks berry category, promotional activity, digital engagement