Podcasts about progressive grocer

Marie Quintana, a nationally acclaimed business leader and inspiring speaker, boasts a distinguished 30-year career in Corporate America, holding key positions at renowned companies such as Tenet Healthcare, PepsiCo, Perot Systems, and IBM. Recognized among the Top 50 Hispanic Women in Business by Hispanic Business Magazine, she has also been honored as one of the Top 50 Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer and named one of the Top 5 Latina Executives by Latina Style Magazine. In 2022, she received the prestigious Latino Leaders Maestro Award for Professional Achievement. https://www.mariequintana.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariequintana/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roxanne is the executive vice president and president of ACCO Brands North America, a $1Bn segment of ACCO Brands. She has responsibility for 2,000 employees located in 10 offices and 5 manufacturing facilities across the US, Canada, and throughout Asia.    She attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering and secured 7 academy records on the Army's track and field team.    In 2000 she earned her MBA, with honors, from Colorado State University. Roxanne is currently a board member of the non‐profit organization Feed the Children, where she serves as the chair of the resource development committee.    She earned industry recognition in 2019 as a member of Progressive Grocer's Top Women in Grocery and in 2023 was named to OPI's 50 Most Influential Women in the Office Products Industry.   Roxanne is my college classmate & friend. She's an amazing leader! Here are some of the questions we discuss:  What role did your childhood play in your leader development journey? How & when did you start becoming self-aware as a leader?  Why did you make a commitment to pursue leadership coaching?  What are your strengths & weaknesses? How did you develop your intellectual curiosity?  What has been one of your biggest challenges you've had to overcome as a leader?  What is your personal leader development program?   If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.   To get more information on homeschooling, visit our sponsor's page at www.ClassicalConversations.com/gibbens

On this episode, we chat with the dynamic Katie Hotze, CEO of Grocery Shopii, a Top 10 Women in Grocery Tech, with her grocery industry eCommerce application solving a $550B problem in the CPG & Retail industry by reducing cart abandonment with machine learning.In the news, the Inflation Cookbook: Canada's first-ever AI-powered meal-planning tool designed to help Canadians source affordable and nutritious food items and maximize their weekly grocery budgets. The tool tracks the top ten food items trending upwards and downwards in price each week and uses the power of AI to curate seven healthy recipes that consumers can create using the best-priced items from that week. Next, we talk about a new report that is a collaboration with RBC, BCG Centre for Canada's Future and Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph that finds by 2033, 40% of Canadian farm operators will retire, placing agriculture on the cusp of one of the most significant labour and leadership transitions in the country's history. We also talk about the lobster industry in Canada and lobster politics, the Blue Jays home opener with hopefully new food offerings - Rogers Centre ranks 25th in MLB as the best place to have food, and the most reputable companies in Canada, by Leger: Shoppers, Costco and Dollorama make the Top 10.About KatieNamed a Top 10 Women in Grocery Tech by RIS, Katie Hotze is an innovative leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in digital marketing, data analytics and business strategy. Katie is the founder and CEO of Grocery Shopii, a Charlotte-based startup that solves a $550B problem in the CPG & Retail industry by reducing cart abandonment with machine learning. Grocery Shopii uses recipes as a recommendation engine to expedite online grocery shopping inside the shopping journey.Prior to Grocery Shopii, Katie spent 20 years in management and technology consulting where she led global marketing teams for Mercer, the world's largest HR consultancy, and BearingPoint. She holds an M.B.A. and Business Analytics certification from William & Mary, and a B.S. in Marketing from Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2018, Katie was a Direct Marketing News (DMN) 40-Under-40 Award Recipient. She's also been awarded the Top Women in Grocery honor by Progressive Grocer. Today, she is a regular speaker on both digital and social media topics at conferences in the marketing and grocery retail spaces.A resident of Charlotte, N.C., Katie is a graduate of UNC-Charlotte's Ventureprise entrepreneurial program and is an active participant in the city's tech community. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. About MichaelMichael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada and the Bank of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Today's Shopping Choice and Pandora Jewellery.   Michael has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions with C-level executives and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels. ReThink Retail has added Michael to their prestigious Top Global Retail Influencers list for 2023 for the third year in a row. Michael is also the president of Maven Media, producing a network of leading trade podcasts, including Remarkable Retail , with best-selling author Steve Dennis, now ranked one of the top retail podcasts in the world. Based in San Francisco, Global eCommerce Leaders podcast explores global cross-border issues and opportunities for eCommerce brands and retailers. Last but not least, Michael is the producer and host of the "Last Request Barbeque" channel on YouTube, where he cooks meals to die for - and collaborates with top brands as a food and product influencer across North America.

We're back with another insightful episode recorded at last month's NRF "Big Show." This time our focus is on how entrepreneurs bring their ideas to market, secure venture capital funding, and fight through all the challenges to create a sustainable, remarkable business.We're fortunate to have two great female founders join us to share their wisdom. Michelle Bacharach heads up FindMine, the AI powered company that helps consumers and brands find their best looks. Katie Hotze founded and leads Grocery Shopii, an innovative technology platform that powers digital meal planning. In a wide ranging discussion we learn about the inspiration for their companies, how they've funded and scaled them, and explore some of the unique challenges faced by founders from under-represented communities. But first we give our perspectives on the most remarkable retail news of the week, with a fairly deep dive into Amazon's concerning quarterly earnings report. We also give our quick takes on news about Sam's Club's expansion plans, a very strong US jobs report, Tom Kingsbury being named "permanent" CEO at Kohl's, Ryan Cohen's setting his activist sights on Nordstrom, Bed, Bath & Beyond's looming bankruptcy filing, and how Rent the Runway has kicked the debt can down the road. ******We're headed to Las Vegas in March for another edition of Shoptalk. Retailers and brands can get a Shoptalk ticket for a reduced rate of just $1950 rate here using our special discount code RBREMARK1950.About MichelleMichelle is CEO and Co-Founder of FINDMINE, an award winning software platform that uses machine learning to scale product curation for the world's top retailers. As a product and strategy expert, Michelle is experienced in growing companies by launching software, apps and websites to millions of people, putting together joint ventures, and conceiving of new products. Michelle has shared her expertise with thousands of leaders in retail and technology as a speaker at SXSW, the National Retail Federations' Retail's Big Show and Shop.org, Intel's Shift, Women in Machine Learning and Data Science, and many others.  About KatieNamed a Top 10 Women in Grocery Tech by RIS, Katie Hotze is an innovative leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in digital marketing, data analytics and business strategy. Katie is the founder and CEO of Grocery Shopii, a Charlotte-based startup that solves a $550B problem in the CPG & Retail industry by reducing cart abandonment with machine learning. Grocery Shopii uses recipes as a recommendation engine to expedite online grocery shopping inside the shopping journey.Prior to Grocery Shopii, Katie spent 20 years in management and technology consulting where she led global marketing teams for Mercer, the world's largest HR consultancy, and BearingPoint. She holds an M.B.A. and Business Analytics certification from William & Mary, and a B.S. in Marketing from Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2018, Katie was a Direct Marketing News (DMN) 40-Under-40 Award Recipient. She's also been awarded the Top Women in Grocery honor by Progressive Grocer. Today, she is a regular speaker on both digital and social media topics at conferences in the marketing and grocery retail spaces.A resident of Charlotte, N.C., Katie is a graduate of UNC-Charlotte's Ventureprise entrepreneurial program and is an active participant in the city's tech community.About UsSteve Dennis is an advisor, keynote speaker and author on strategic growth and business innovation. You can learn more about Steve on his       website.    The expanded and revised edition of his bestselling book  Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption is now available at  Amazon or just about anywhere else books are sold. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a      Forbes senior contributor and on       Twitter and       LinkedIn. You can also check out his speaker "sizzle" reel      here.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global eCommerce Leaders podcast, and The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.    You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!

Welcome to Episode 934 Steve Raye interviews Bourcard Nesin in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today's guest: Bourcard Nesin is a research analyst at Rabobank, where he helps some of the world's largest food and beverage companies navigate e-commerce and digital transformation. His research has been featured in The Economist, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Progressive Grocer and other leading publications. He also co-hosts and produces Liquid Assets, the world's highest beverage industry podcast. You can find out more about this guest by visiting: Website: Liquid Assets: A Beverage Industry Podcast on Apple Podcasts Twitter: @beveragepodcast Linkedin: Bourcard Nesin | LinkedIn More about the host Steve Raye: Steve Raye of Bevology Inc originally joined our weekly lineup with narrations from his book “How to get US Market Ready” - but everyone just loved him so much, we brought him back with this series of interviews that informs and inspires! Each week he speaks to industry professionals; guests who have gained valuable experience in the Italian wine sector and have insightful tips and stories that can help anyone who wants to learn about getting US Market Ready! For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: www.bevologyinc.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodcast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Today we're talking about Self-Service Food Stores, a 1946 book published by the trade magazine The Progressive Grocer. The book evokes the enormous post-war changes in the way that Americans shopped for food, as a world of milkmen, butchers, and mom-and-pop grocery shops gave way to gleaming new supermarkets that offered lower prices, pre-packaged goods, and seemingly unlimited selection. These changes were made possible by the newly built highway system, advances in preservation and refrigeration, and produce imports from overseas. In this episode we reflect on how quickly the once futuristic supermarket has come to seem like the most natural way to buy groceries, and the possible social cost of all that convenience and fresh fruit.

“You can get a real clean without bringing in toxic cleaning products to your home.” – Jenna Arkin This week on the Gooder Podcast, I had the pleasure of talking with Jenna Arkin, the Vice President of Innovation at ECOS®. We discuss all things ECOS: the natural cleaning trends, innovation, leadership, and science. We also learn about some myths behind bleaching when it comes to cleaning and creating a healthy living environment. Along the way, we get to hear the amazing story of a dedicated and creative leader who continuously spreads the awareness of environmental protection and chemical safety legislation. In this episode we learn: - The history, the story of ECOS and what differentiates ECOS from other competitors in the cleaning category - Jenna's path in her career and her journey to ECOS - About green cleaning product innovation and it's evolution - How the pandemic impacted the disinfecting, cleaning products industry and customers' increasing adoption of green products - Lessons that Jenna has learned professionally and personally during the pandemic and opportunities that came along with it - Trends in the green products industry and the potential of this industry in the next 5 years About Jenna Arkin: Jenna Arkin is Vice President of Innovation at ECOS®, the maker of environmentally friendly cleaning products. Jenna uses her unique background in both chemistry and design to innovate safer, more effective formulations and compelling packaging designs for the ECOS®, Baby ECOS®, ECOS® Pets, and ECOS® Pro product lines. Jenna leads the ECOS® partnership with the U.S. EPA's Safer Choice program, a third-party certification that helps consumers choose products made with safer chemical ingredients without sacrificing quality or performance. She also directs the company's educational outreach program, including ECOScience, in which she partners with local museums to bring hands-on green science education to thousands of elementary school children each year. Jenna brings a novel combination of passionate scientist and creative professional to solve modern green chemistry problems. Her sharp eye for trends has inspired out-of-the-box thinking, connecting seemingly disparate concepts to move the cleaning industry toward a more sustainable future. Jenna joined ECOS® in 2010 as the Northwest Division's senior chemist, overseeing both R&D and quality control. She most recently served as Director of Product Development at ECOS®. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and she earned a graduate degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Design and Technology. Before joining ECOS®, she designed and directed a contemporary fashion line. Jenna holds six U.S. patents for innovations in green chemistry and packaging design. She received the GenNext Award by Progressive Grocer in 2018 for industry standouts under the age of 40. Jenna is a member of the American Chemical Society and has served as an advocate for ingredient transparency and toxic substance reform with the American Sustainable Business Council. She actively supports environmental protection and chemical safety legislation at both the state and federal levels. Guests Social Media Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-arkin-30202514/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeaccordingtojenna/?hl=en  Website: https://www.ecos.com/  Show Resources: National Public Radio, NPR, full name National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to 797 public radio stations in the United States of America. The University of California, Berkeley is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant university and the first campus of the University of California system. Biochemistry or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and metabolism.  The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is a private for-profit college with multiple campuses in California. It offers degree programs in a majors including fashion, entertainment, beauty, interior design, and graphic design. Green brands are those brands that consumers associate with  environmental conservation and sustainable business practices. Such brands appeal to consumers who are becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment. A green brand can add a unique selling point to a product and can boost corporate image. Family owned and operated since 1967, Earth Friendly Products® is the maker of ECOS™ Laundry Detergent and over 200 other environmentally friendly products that are safer for people, pets and the planet. Made with plant-powered ingredients, ECOS™ cleaners are thoughtfully sourced, pH balanced, readily biodegradable, easily recyclable, and never tested on animals. The LA Derby Dolls is Los Angeles' original women's quad-skate banked track roller derby league. It was founded in October 2003 by Rebecca Ninburg and Wendy Templeton. The league is composed of more than 120 women divided into five teams who skate on a banked track. The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a large regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. 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This week on the Gooder Podcast I had the pleasure of talking with Ayeshah Abuelhiga, The CEO and founding partner of Mason Dixie Foods, the fastest-growing frozen baked goods company in the US. Ayeshah has thrown out the rule book, to excel in a male-dominated industry. Through sheer grit and tenacity, Ayeshah is pursuing her vision of flipping the comfort food industry on its head. In this episode, we talk about how growing up in a multi-culture family influenced Ayeshah’s view on the importance of healthy food and inspired her to start her own company. She also discusses the history of Mason Dixie Foods, why she built the company, and how she’s grown it into a wildly successful brand.“When you’re an emerging brand, you’re a startup and you’re creating an identity for yourself, it’s important to really think functionally about who you’re trying to be.” - Ayeshah AbuelhigaIn this episode we learn:- The origin story of Ayeshah and Mason Dixie Foods and how she landed on the name.- Why immigrants have the fire to achieve their purpose, and how immigrant culture gives them strength.- How powerful it can be when men and women work together, rather than being set against each other.- The importance of choosing the right partnerships, customers, and agencies for her business.- About the hurdles that women, people of color, and other minorities often face in business and how to overcome them.- Some fun facts about bread, and advice for the customers.About Ayeshah Abuelhiga:She is the CEO and founding partner of Mason Dixie Foods, the fastest-growing frozen baked goods company in the US. She was voted one of Entrepreneurs Magazine's 100 powerful women in 2020, as well as one of the top 100 women in grocery 2020 by Progressive Grocer and a top 10 D.C. innovator in 2017. She has worked front of the house positions for major fine dining restaurants and hotels, while also consulting and managing, marketing and business development projects for Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Toshiba, and Audi. One of her biggest professional accomplishments is hiring an incredibly diverse team of 15, each of whom shares her commitment to providing the best frozen baked goods in the world.Guests Social Media Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajabuelhiga/Website: http://www.masondixiebiscuits.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayeshahabuelhiga/?hl=enShow Resources:Mason Dixie Foods: makes the most buttery, crumbly, gooey baked goods by taking the highest quality natural ingredients out there and mixing them with ice-cold butter and fresh-from-the-cow buttermilk. There’s nothing artificial in the biscuits, scones, or sweet roles and zero prep.Project Potluck: is a nonprofit leadership and mentoring program founded by people of color with a mission to help people of color build successful companies and careers in the CPG Industry.Progressive Grocer: is the voice of the retail food industry for nearly 100 years by providing the latest news, consumer trends, data and insight.Better For You Foods: is the creator or award-winning natural food products for retail and private label consumers.Partake Foods: creates delicious, real and healthy snacks, free of the 8 most common allergens.Females in Food: helps foodpreneurs experience exceptional business and financial growth.Key Takeaways:0:00 Intro2:24 Ayeshah share a little history of Mason Dixie Foods, why she build the brand and why it exists outside of the product7:12 Ayeshah explains that there is a bigger, broader issue than just what everyone's labeling innovation especially in the food industry9:58 Ayeshah talks about where she gets the fire and the strength to keep on doing what she does and how that helps in her decision making11:21 Ayeshah talks about the importance of making major decisions based on facts but not the gut feel in business12:56 Ayeshah shares her point of view on why the society sees women as if they will fail in what they do but see men as victorious even if they fail and if that is changing16:10 Ayeshah also explains the amount of power there could be when men and women work together than being against each other17:53 Ayeshah talks about why immigrants have that fire to achieve their purpose at all cost and how they get the strength by being in the immigrant’s culture22:08 Ayeshah talks about partnership and shares tips on how to find a customer that is right for you, and also how she came up with the name of her company27:50 Ayeshah also talks about the importance of choosing the right agencies that are transparent and honest and can tell your story30:27 Ayeshah talks about Project Potluck, what it is, its mission and how it’s progressing since it was formed and the challenges they are facing36:12 Ayeshah encourages people that it is not hard to start your own company especially in the natural industries37:45 Ayeshah talks about the most common hurdles or things that most women, people of color and the minority in business keeps crushing on and how to overcome them41:06 Ayeshah talks about the woman that she admires due to how she conducts herself and the business42:52 Ayeshah talks about the Biscuits Jam and what happened to it and the anniversary they had45:24 Ayeshah shares what she feels is a fun fact around breads and the advice she gives the consumers47:15 Ayeshah shares some of the trends that she is focusing on at the moment49:53 Ayeshah shares some tips on what she does to keep herself sane nowadays

Joseph Tarnowski is the Vice President of Content for ECRM. He has been an editor for various retail and CPG trade media publications for over 20 years, having worked for Progressive Grocer over the course of 14 years. He has written for Gourmet Retailer, Convenience Store News, Retail Leader, and FoodService Director. Joe also contributes to industry publications like Drug Store News and Chain Drug Review. For the past 6 years, Joe has been the VP of Content for ECRM, where he develops thought leadership content like blogs, video interviews, podcasts (like The ECRM Podcast), and all forms of social media. He holds a BA in Communications from Hunter College, City University of New York. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:  ECRM's work and what they do to help brands in the food and CPG industry How ECRM brings suppliers and buyers together through curated meeting sessions How ECRM has pivoted due to the COVID-19 pandemic The ECRM Connect and how the company resolves tech problems for buyers and suppliers on their platform The benefits of a digital purchasing platform for buyers in the decision-making process Joe talks about the clients that have had success with ECRM's sessions Best practices for productive virtual sessions  How the cost of ECRM services has changed because of the shift to virtual Where to learn more about upcoming ECRM sessions Joe talks about the ECRM supplier vetting process and how they help buyers get samples Joe's appreciation for the ECRM team driving the success of the company In this episode… For many new brands, getting an opportunity to present their products in front of buyers can be a challenge. The cost and time it takes to take to travel when meeting buyers can be quite prohibitive for smaller brands, and in some cases can be discouraging. However, the team at ECRM developed a great idea to help provide meeting opportunities for sellers/suppliers and buyers that are convenient for both parties. In addition, because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions on physical movement have hindered in-person meetings. So, the team at ECRM pivoted to provide virtual meeting sessions for buyers and sellers from different food and CPG categories. G. Steven Cleere, host of the NexxtLevel Podcast, interviews Joe Tarnowski, the Vice President of Content for ECRM, about his company's work in helping sellers and suppliers get in front of buyers. Joe talks about the physical and virtual meeting sessions offered by ECRM, how the company vets suppliers, and best practices for productive online sessions. Subscribe and Listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Play Deezer Resources Mentioned in this episode Kitchen2Shelf Nexxt Level Marketing ECRM The ECRM Podcast ECRM Programs Joe Tarnowski on LinkedIn RangeMe Steve Cleere's interview with Brandon Leong and Vir Satyan from RangeMe Expo West Craig Harlan on LinkedIn ECOS Alisa Shakespeare Total Cluster Fudge Sponsor for this episode... Our podcast today is sponsored by Kitchen2Shelf, the educational arm of NexxtLevel Brands. Kitchen-2-Shelf provides online and in-person courses and workshops for CPG entrepreneurs at any stage of growth.  Whether you're an early-stage startup, a local growing business, or if you want to just expand your distribution to a national level, Kitchen-2-Shelf can help you learn what you need to know to grow. Visit their website to get access to some free tools that can help you understand where your business stands.  Contact them today to find out how they can help you grow your brand and expand your business to reach its full potential.

Mike Tippets interviews Mike Troy, Editorial Director for Retail Leader and Progressive Grocer. Discussing the changes in the retail customer experience.

Agriculture is a consumer business that's impacted by consumer trends. (By the way, so are ALL businesses!) Jim Dudlicek, Editorial Director for Progressive Grocer joins me to talk about food trends. What changes are going on in food and beverage consumption? We discuss the continual decline of sweetened beverages — although not if they're sweetened with cane sugar — that's a growth category now. Jim tells us about other hot new beverage entrants — everything from “Smoo-bucha” to vinegar based drinks (yuck!). Then we talk meat trends. What drives people to eat plant based protein? Some of Jim's findings will surprise you. Turns out, vegans aren't who's buying Beyond burgers!

Jim Dudlicek of Progressive Grocer and I continue our conversation about all things grocery. In part two we talk about the future of food. What's happening in the meat and dairy case? Why is the segregation of organic and “natural” food going away? Does laboratory meat have a place on consumer's plates anytime soon? And what's the grocery store of the future gonna look like? Gettin' groceries is hardly the same as it was a decade or two ago. This is a really interesting discussion and Jim's a very knowledgeable resource. Join us!

The Business of Agriculture IS the business of food. In North America, food is more than mere sustenance, food is a trend. My guest is Jim Dudlicek with Progressive Grocer. He explains what's hot and what's not in the grocery aisles. He tells us about the consumer's push for fresh, why “center store” is stagnant, and the popularity of plant -based protein. What happens at the grocery store matters to everyone in the business of agriculture!

What would happen if we took a Social Expert, Inc. Columnist and Podcast Guru and finally a Content Expert and we put them on a panel and gave them a topic they had no idea was coming? Magic, that’s what. In our second Flash Topic Episode Myself, Jamie Robinson, Tracy Hazzard and Joe Tarnoski tackle the Flash Topic on what is most important to a retailer; Your Product, Your Packaging or Your Pricing. The discussion was epic, the thoughts were provoking and the information was priceless. Don’t miss a minute of the discussion! Welcome back to FLASH TOPIC! Also: Don’t forget to join our new Facebook group On The Shelf Now – https://www.facebook.com/groups/217730312050769/ Here are the profiles our panelists: Jamie Robinson – Owner of Jamm Rob Consulting, and the “Marketer’s Marketer.” Her common-sense approach to the craft has allowed her to discover solutions and create opportunities for businesses, regardless of type, industry or size. Jamie is client lead, but customer focused. Tracey Hazzard – Tracy Hazzard, Inc. Columnist and Product Strategist for Hazz Design has co-designed and developed 250+ consumer products generating more than $1 Billion for her e-commerce and original brand-building clients. She is the co-host of WTFFF?! 3D Printing podcast and the members-only Product Launch Hazzards podcast. Joe Tarnowski: Joe Tarnowski is VP of content for ECRM, a company that helps retailers discover new products and more effectively review and plan their categories across the food, HBC, general merchandise and pharmacy segments. He heads up ECRM’s content marketing initiatives to engage current customers and drive new business, and has been in this role for just under three years. Prior to this, he had a 24-year career as an editor on various trade media brands such as Progressive Grocer, Convenience Store News, and Retail Tech. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! · Here’s How » Join the On The Shelf community today: · Ontheshelfnow.com · On The Shelf Now Facebook Group · On the Shelf Now Facebook · On The Shelf Now Twitter · On the Shelf Now Instagram

For more than 25 years, Lempert, an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape, has identified and explained impending trends to consumers and some of the most prestigious companies worldwide. Known as The Supermarket Guru® Lempert is a distinguished author and speaker who alerts customers and business leaders to impending corporate and consumer trends, and empowers them to make educated purchasing and marketing decisions. As one of America’s leading consumer trend-watchers and analysts, Phil Lempert is recognized on television, radio and in print. For twenty plus years Phil has served as food trends editor and correspondent for NBC News’ Today show, reporting on consumer trends, food safety and money-saving tips, as well as showcasing new products, as well as regular appearances on ABC’s The View, FOX Business, Dr. Oz, The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, CNN, CNBC, FOX, as well as on local television morning and news programs throughout the country. For almost two decades, he hosted the syndicated show Shopping Smart on the WOR Radio Network and now co-hosts the weekly Lost in the Supermarket podcast on iTunes. Phil Lempert was one of the pioneers of the new information media, founding SupermarketGuru.com in 1994. The website is now one of the leading food and health resources on the Internet, visited by more than 9 million people each year. SupermarketGuru.com offers thorough food ratings, analyzes trends in food marketing and retail, and features health advice, unique recipes, nutrition analysis, allergy alerts and many other resources to help consumers understand their food, health, lifestyle and shopping options. Phil is the founder and editor of The Lempert Report, Food, Nutrition & Science, Facts, Figures & the Future, and The Food Journal. He is contributing editor of Progressive Grocer, which exclusively runs his trade columns and videos both in its magazine and on its website as well as a strategic alliance to develop and manage industry initiatives. He has been profiled and interviewed by USA Today, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek and Ad Age, and is interviewed by hundreds of publications each year. He is also a columnist for Forbes.com and manages the Food Reference site on about.com. He has served on the Executive Committee of Michelle Obama's Chefs Move to School program. He is the founder and CEO of the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance; and has developed and manages Retail Foodservice: The Great Grocerant educational program for the National Restaurant Association, hosts and manages the Most Innovative Product Awards for the National Confectioners Association, developed the Supermarket Chef Showdown for the Food Marketing Institute, created and managed the Spud Nation Throwdown Competition for the National Potato Council. Lempert is the author of Being the Shopper and Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. His previous books include: Phil Lempert’s Supermarket Shopping & Value Guide, Top Ten Trends for Baby Boomers and Crisis Management: A Workbook for Survival. He is currently working on his next book which documents the important relationship between Millennials and food - YOLO, The Intersection of The Jazz Age with The Millennials' Passion for Food. Phil is a spokesperson for National Frozen & Refrigerated Association and their retail partners to help communicate strategies on saving money, healthier eating and food trend information to America's shoppers; and had been the corporate spokesperson for ConAgra Foods for ten years. Phil Lempert graduated from Drexel University with degrees in Marketing and Retail Management and did his Post-Graduate at Pratt Institute. He worked at McDonald’s and Howard Johnson’s before joining his family’s food brokerage firm. Lempert went on to create Lempert Advertising, a full-service, award-winning advertising agency that specialized in food and retail branding, marketing and public relations. A resident of California, Lempert’s roots are in the Belleville, New Jersey dairy farm started by his grandfather. The family food tradition carried on through his father’s work as a food manufacturer, distributor and broker and then to Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru®.

What would happen if we took a former Wal-Mart & Sam’s Club buyer, A current University of Colorado Buyer, A Product Design Expert, Inc. Columnist and Podcast Guru and finally a Content and Social Media Expert and we put them on a panel and gave them a topic they had no idea was coming? Magic, that’s what. In our first Flash Topic Episode Salah Khalaf, Cairon Moore, Tracy Hazzard and Joe Tarnoski tackle the Flash Topic on whether Trade Shows have become obsolete or do they still have relevance. The discussion was epic, the thoughts were provoking and the information was priceless. Don’t miss a minute of the discussion! Welcome to FLASH TOPIC! Also: Don’t forget to sign up on our mailing list at www.tlbconsulting.com/mailinglist.html to receive information on upcoming guests and what’s new with On The Shelf. Don’t forget to join our new Facebook group On The Shelf Now – https://www.facebook.com/groups/217730312050769/ Here are the profiles our panelists: Cairon Moore – After completing her MBA and moving to the US, Cairon owned and operated a successful restaurant in Central Jersey for twenty years. In order to find some work life balance she went to work for Rutgers University increasing their sales in Catering and Special Events by 1,166 %. Currently Cairon is the Associate Director for Campus Dining Services at the University of Colorado Boulder. She continues to do restaurant consulting and design work as well as Health & Life Coaching in her personal time. Tracey Hazzard – Tracy Hazzard, Inc. Columnist and Product Strategist for Hazz Design has co-designed and developed 250+ consumer products generating more than $1 Billion for her e-commerce and original brand-building clients. She is the co-host of WTFFF?! 3D Printing podcast and the members-only Product Launch Hazzards podcast. Salah Khalaf: Corporate and retail growth strategist and business development consultant Salah Khalaf has over 25 years of merchandising and operations experience in the retail and warehouse club industry. He most recently led the Supplier Diversity Department at Sam’s Club, where his business unit created solutions to meet the needs of the millions of small business owners that Sam’s Club serves. Additionally, Salah also served on the boards of several national minority organizations representing Walmart Inc. Joe Tarnowski: Joe Tarnowski is VP of content for ECRM, a company that helps retailers discover new products and more effectively review and plan their categories across the food, HBC, general merchandise and pharmacy segments. He heads up ECRM’s content marketing initiatives to engage current customers and drive new business, and has been in this role for just under three years. Prior to this, he had a 24-year career as an editor on various trade media brands such as Progressive Grocer, Convenience Store News, and Retail Tech. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! · Here’s How » Join the On The Shelf community today: · Ontheshelfnow.com · On The Shelf Now Facebook Group · On the Shelf Now Facebook · On The Shelf Now Twitter · On the Shelf Now Instagram

Wouldn't it be awesome to turn your favorite recipe or your ingenious problem-solving invention into the NEXT BIG THING? This special episode features advice from three successful entrepreneurs on how to navigate your own journey to bring your recipe, product or idea to market. We are pleased to welcome back SLAWSA creator Julie Busha aka America’s Darling of Small Business and Progressive Grocer’s 2015 Top Women in Grocery. Julie says, "The best person to give small business advice is not from academia, but rather someone who did it herself. Our panel: *** Julie Busha bootstrapped and launched her 100% woman-owned SLAWSA relish product into the competitive mainstream grocery market. In four years, she got SLAWSA into 8,000 stores. Now a mentor to start-­ups and administrator of a 16K-strong entrepreneur group, she has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., ABC, and Food Network. www.slawsa.com *** Norma Haywood is the creator of inventions including Headache Helper, a neck and forehead cooling headband for discrete relief, sold on Amazon.com and Groupon. She will discuss how to select the best marketing opportunities in your entrepreneurial journey. Amazon link *** Kendra Kroll is the creator of PortaPocket, hands-free carry cases for safety and convenience for the gym, club and travel. Kendra will share best practices for entrepreneurs to approach buyers. www.portapocket.com

Dreaming of turning your favorite family recipe into the NEXT BIG THING at the grocery store? Tune in for this special episode featuring JULIE BUSHA, creator of SLAWSA. Julie, aka America’s Darling of Small Business, can help you launch your entrepreneurial dreams. You may remember Julie pitching Slawsa on Shark Tank in late 2013. Julie says, "The best person to give small business advice is not from academia, but rather someone who did it herself." She set out to “redefine” a relish to a healthier yet untraditional form, while keeping it affordable. Faced with competition from major manufacturers, Julie’s critially acclaimed Slaw-Salsa hybrid achieved coast-to-coast distribution this year. Get actionable tips from the woman who rolled-­up her sleeves, bootstrapped and launched her 100% woman-owned product into the highly competitive mainstream grocery market. After getting Slawsa into 8,000 stores in four years, Julie was named Progressive Grocer’s 2015“Top Women in Grocery” and will be featured in a book to be published by Random House. Julie serves as a mentor to a dozen start-­ups and administrator of a 16K-strong entrepreneur group. Her advice has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Inc., ABC, CNBC, Food Network, Sports Business Journal and more media. Julie has invited other entrepreneurs to join us on-air. If you're dreaming about creating a new product or service to disrupt an existing market or launch a new market category – tune in to hear Julie OR call (310) 807-5219 between 7:15 – 7:35 PM / Eastern on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Info: www.slawsa.com