Podcasts about supermarket guru

Champagne, chocolate and coffee - three grocery items that Phil Lempert, the SupermarketGuru says, may be impacted by new tariffs. He tells us what to watch, how domino-effect of tariffs on prices, and how to shop SmartHER! Rundown: 00:00 Introduction to the Supermarket Guru 02:01 Understanding Grocery Store Operations 05:02 Impact of Tariffs on Food Prices 09:03 Supply Chain Dynamics and Consumer Behavior 12:13 The Role of Major Grocery Chains 15:05 Food Safety and Regulatory Challenges 19:57 Advice for Smart Grocery Shopping SUPPORT OUR MISSION   Shop our gear!  If you'd like to help support SmartHER News' mission of a free, independent, nonpartisan press – here's how you can become a SCOOP insider: https://www.scoop.smarthernews.com/get-the-inside-scoop/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smarthernews/  Website: https://smarthernews.com/  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/smarthernews 

Scrambled, poached, or over-easy — Americans love their eggs. But lately, buying a carton at the grocery store has been an exercise in sticker shock. Why have egg prices skyrocketed? What role does bird flu play? And is relief on the way? In this episode, Jean sits down with Jadrian Wooten, Associate Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech, and Phil Lempert, the Supermarket Guru, to crack open the real reasons behind soaring egg prices. They break down supply chain disruptions, grocery store pricing strategies, and what this all means for your wallet. 

U.S. grocery retailers are facing regulatory scrutiny on pricing, ever-increasing shrink and a financially-stretched consumer, but how can they adapt to these new market pressures? Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert joined The Food Institute Podcast to discuss the Kroger-Albertsons merger, the rise of private label and more. More about Phil Lempert: For more than 25 years, Phil 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 and trade associations 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. 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 original video and editorial content on food and retail trends, food and beverage product ratings, analysis of trends in food marketing and retail, and features health advice, nutrition news and many other resources to empower both the food industry and consumers. Phil is the founder and editor of The Lempert Report and SupermarketGuru.com and the founder of the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance which was acquired by the Association for Retail and Consumer Professionals in 2022. He has been profiled and interviewed by scores of publications including 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, Category Management Association, The Robin Report & ARC Health & Wellness Community and host of Retail Radar. Learn more: https://www.supermarketguru.com/ Sign up for The Food Institute's Retail 360 Newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/cIOL5ME/FIRetail360

Thoughts: 5 years from now, grocery stores will be half the size and entirely stocked with fresh products served by subject matter experts (the baker, the monger, the butcher). The back half of the store will be mini-fulfillment centers with autonomous robots packing personalized orders of your non-emotional staples and customizing your outputs based on Gen AI and personalized dietary preferences. In a way, future technology and innovations will allow you to return to the grocery store your grandparents enjoyed. How else will Silicon Valley Culture Disrupt the Food Business? Tune in to this special interview with the Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert in the latest installment of The VentureFuel Visionaries podcast. 

This week on The Retail Perch, Gary and Shekar sit down to chat with Phil Lempert. Phil is the Founder and CEO of Supermarket Guru, a leading online news source for consumers and retail professionals. The three discuss Phil's lineage in the food & retail industry, his journalistic journey, the changes in consumer behavior that drive the grocery industry, and much more.

Phil Lempert, aka The Supermarket Guru, knows his way around a supermarket and has been imparting great advice to consumers on trends in these important confines for more than 25 years as an astute analyst of consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape. Perhaps you've seen him on NBC's ‘Today Show' … Read More Read More

Local shoppers at the California-based grocery store chain Trader Joe's and Massachusetts' own Market Basket know there is no self-checkout in either store. Even as self-service checkouts gained floor space in other American grocery and retail stores, those two bet that their customers preferred the efficiency of trained human staff. And recently, some large retailers — Walmart, Costco and Dollar General — have announced they are rethinking self-checkout by adding more staff, or in some cases, removing the machines altogether. Advocates say self-checkout is convenient and reduces employee costs, while critics argue the system has failed to deliver on those promises as many businesses have been hit with merchandise losses from customer errors and shoplifting. Under the Radar looks to the future of self-checkout to find out if the practice has gone stale. GUESTS Rita McGrath, academic director of executive education at Columbia Business School Phil Lempert, founder and CEO of Supermarket Guru, a food and health news hub

Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to The Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert. www.supermarketguru.com For more than 25 years, Phil, 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 and trade associations worldwide. Known as The Supermarket Guru® he is an 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.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3010081/advertisement

Join Tiff & Kat in patting yourself on the back for bulk food shopping like a good American. Learn the pros and cons of bulk shopping, what makes it eco-friendly or less so, what the Dunning-Kruger effect is, and how old Kat's dog is in your favorite green living podcast. SourcesGreen Foot Mama - https://greenfootmama.com/bulk-buying-eco-friendly/Attitude Living - https://attitudeliving.com/blogs/lifestyle/5-eco-friendly-reasons-to-start-bulk-shoppingHer Money - https://hermoney.com/enjoy/food/foods-to-buy-in-bulk-to-save-money/Apartment Therapy - https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-buy-and-store-bulk-food-108248Investopedia - https://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/07/bulk_buying.aspThe Good Trade - https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/bulk-shopping-tips/Supermarket Guru - https://www.supermarketguru.com/articles/benefits-of-bulk-buying/Instagram: @greeningupmyactFacebook: Greening Up My ActEmail us with questions: greeningupmyact@gmail.comYouTube: Greening Up My Act

Hi everybody. Do you know what have been some of the biggest changes in food manufacturing and retailing since COVID arrived? How about what kinds of opportunities that might be creating for YOU whether right now.. or in the near future? If this of interest to you, you'll definitely want to hear what myguest expert, Phil Lempert, the Supermarket Guru, has to say on this episode of Looking Forward: Opportunities for Job, Career, Business, and Investment Seekers.Among other things, Phil talks about (1) how supply chain issues have changed the way food retailers are obtaining their products, (2) one key difference between food retailers and manufacturers in the U.S., and in some other parts of the world, most notably Europe and Australia, (3) one country in Latin America who's really reining in sugar consumption, and (4) what direction food retailing might take over the next few years, including how it may tie in with the "15-minute" city concept he mentions. In true Looking Forward fashion, you'll also learn about the wide array of opportunities Phil sees not only in the food business (e.g., for entrepreneurs and food technologists), but elsewhere, too. And, of course, you'll get some great tips from Phil on how you can prepare yourself to capitalize on these opportunities. NOTE: Pay particular attention to his Instacart story.Now a little more about Phil: For more than 25 years, Phil Lempert has alerted customers and business leaders to impending corporate and consumer trends, and empowered them to make educated purchasing and marketing decisions. Known as The Supermarket Guru®, he has worked with some of the most prestigious companies and trade associations worldwide. As one of America's leading consumer trend-watchers and analysts, Phil is a speaker and author, and is recognized on television, radio and in print for his expertise. For twenty plus years Phil has served as food trends editor and correspondent for NBC News' Today show, reporting on consumer trends and 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, and local television morning and news programs throughout the country. For almost two decades, Phil hosted the syndicated show Shopping Smart on the WOR Radio Network and now hosts the webcasts/podcasts The Lempert Report LIVE, Lost in the Supermarket and the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance's Farm, Food, Facts available on all podcast platforms.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 original video and editorial content on food and retail trends, food and beverage product ratings, analysis of trends in food marketing and retail, and features health advice, nutrition news and many other resources to empower both the food industry and consumers.Phil is the founder and editor of The Lempert Report and also the founder of the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance which was acquired by the Association for Retail and Consumer Professionals in 2022. He is 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...

In this episode of Food Chained, Phil Lempert (The Supermarket Guru) joins us to discuss supermarket trends & insights, as well as a variety of topics impacting today's food supply.  Things we discuss:• Phil's take on rising food prices and possible solutions• SKU discipline and the need for brands to consolidate offerings • Brands that have exercised SKU discipline well (Kerrygold, Liquid Death)• Leaders in Private Label like Nestle, Kirkland, Kroger/Albertsons • The pros and cons of PVL• Trends and insights moving into 2023 (indoor farming, plant-based evolution, meat packing, store brands, insect protein) • And much, much moreShow Notes: Connect with Phil Lempert on LinkedIn Check out Supermarket Guru Check out Perfy on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok Connect with Vasa Martinez on LinkedIn and Twitter Check out Triple Whale Sponsor:   • Use code PERFY for 15% off Triple Whale. Triple Whale's powerful analytics platform clarifies your ad performance across channels, keeping you instantly in the know.

Sue Delegan serves as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Brutus Bone Broth, Inc., founded in 2017. Sue is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and has a strong background in marketing and business.   Before launching Brutus Broth, Sue co-founded and served as President of Ilios Dairy Brands, LLC, a dairy company focused on offering an innovative and natural alternative in the dairy segment. The Ilios' Greek Yogurt Butter was lauded as a “Top New Products” by Supermarket Guru in August 2012 and as a “Rising Star” in Specialty Foods Magazine in November 2012.   Prior to launching Ilios, Sue spent 10 years as a fundraising and strategic marketing professional in a variety of non-profit organizations. She focused on major giving ($10,000+), endowment gifts, and planned giving. She played a key role in securing gifts from both Foundations and Corporations, as well as, handling all Media Relations. Before joining the Non-profit Sector, Sue was a marketing professional at Brown Brothers Harriman, a privately-held financial institution which is well-known as a thought leader and solutions provider in the financial services industry.   On this episode, Sue shares valuable entrepreneurship lessons including the myth of overnight success and the importance of self-belief.  In the food industry, her company is literally challenging the “Big Dogs” in the pet industry. She shares that every experience shapes your success and why only you have the power to shape your life.   Contact Sue Delegan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-delegan-2a8613a7/   Welcome to Profiles in Success and thank you for listening!   For more visit: https://profilesinsuccess.com/ Work with us: https://www.bernhardtwealth.com/

Phil Lempert is known as the supermarket guru and is an author/expert in the field. He comes on the podcast to discuss the latest trends in grocery right now, at such a crucial time. 

In this episode, Gary Harper is talking about something that affects nearly everyone across the nation and that's rising food prices. To break things down, Gary talks to Phil Lempert who's known as the "Supermarket Guru." Lempert is an author, speaker and one of the leading experts in the nation when it comes to following food trends. Resources: https://www.supermarketguru.com/ https://twitter.com/phillempert https://www.facebook.com/SupermarketGuru https://www.instagram.com/supermarketguru/ https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLempertReport https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillempert/

Large livestock operators will get a refresher on the permitting process required in Wisconsin for 500 animal units and more.  Next week CAFO requirement updates will happen and Kevin Erb, UW Extension, explains what topics they'll focus on with Pam Jahnke. Final installment on what grocery stores will look like after the pandemic.  Josh wraps up his series with the Supermarket Guru. Pat Mullolly, soybean grower and president of the WI Soybean Marketing Board, joins us to update growers on how their checkoff dollars are being invested.  Paid for by WI Soybean Marketing Board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do You Shop for Food... or Produce, Manufacture or Sell it? Hey, I think that's just about everyone! Well then, you won't want to miss this episode of Looking Forward. Listen as international expert and regular media contributor, Phil Lempert-- known as the "Supermarket Guru"-- discusses the evolution of the supermarket and retail food industries. Among other things, Phil speaks about the major changes that have occurred globally over the past few decades, what's going on now, and how he believes things will rapidly change due, to no small extent, to the impact of COVID-19. He also speaks about where the opportunities may be-- or not be-- for those seeking jobs, careers, businesses, etc. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions about this or any other episode of Looking Forward, and/or if you have any suggestions for topics or guest experts for future episodes. Below is a link to all 25 episodes and to my website. You can also visit my LinkedIn profile should you wish to learn more about my services. Thx! www. jeff-ostroff.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/looking-forward/id1520476704

No one knows what the future holds & what retail will look like tomorrow. We still need to eat & food retail plays a critical role in how we feed our families. Brands & retailers need to partner to make the shopper journey convenient, easy, and friendly. This episode's FREE downloadable guide New product innovation is the lifeblood of every brand. New products fuel sustainable growth, attracts new shoppers, and increases brand awareness. Know the critical steps to get your product on more retailer’s shelves and into the hands of more shoppers. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE STRATEGIC GUIDE: The Essential New Item Checklist - The Recipe For Success There are a lot of concerns and questions about how are we going to navigate this pandemic? Today, I brought in the expert to help answer some of your most pressing bottlenecks, some of your most pressing questions, the things that you need to be thinking about to get a significant competitive advantage; or more importantly, how you can become a value-added resource to your retail partners; how you can get your product onto more store shelves in the hands of more shoppers. Simple things that we all need to be doing, they begin with selling your brand. How do you do that? What's important? What matters to the retailer? How do you communicate with the customer? These are just a few of the questions that are going to be answered in just a little bit.  Today, I brought on the expert Phillip or the SupermarketGuru. What's great about Phil is he has those insights that you can't get anywhere else. He's got relationships with other people within the industry. He can help you look around corners. Let's face it. We're all pretty focused on what's in front of us right now. Being able to pay attention to trends or identify trends that we can't even see, well, that puts us at a significant competitive disadvantage. Having a resource like Phil, helping us navigate through those trends, and helping us identify the difference between a real trend and a passing fad, that's what's going to help us in the long run. So, you definitely want to stay tuned.  This is a free webinar that I just did just recently, the recording of it, How the Pandemic Is Changing Retail, and How to Remain Relevant to Shoppers. You'll definitely want to stay tuned. As always, thank you for listening. This show is about you and it's for you. In appreciation for your time, there's a free downloadable guide for you at the end of every podcast episode. One that you can use to grow sustainable sales and compete more effectively with. Remember this show is about you and it's for you. The goal here is to get your product onto more store shelves and into the hands of more shoppers. Now, here's Phil. Download the show notes here: brandsecretsandstrategies.com/session191

Live from the NRF 2020 expo floor, we’re joined by Supermarket Guru, Phil Lempert and co-CEO of Spoon Guru, Marcus Stripf! This episode, we discuss key trends at this year’s conference (robotics and personalization), as well as emerging trends in the US and European grocery market (click-and-collect, customer-centric experiences and delivery). We kick off the podcast observing the trends at NRF, what we’re seeing and how that reflects the current market needs. Phil notes the excitement around robotics, and where retailers should really be turning their attention to. “There’s too much attention being given to robotics…That’s not what a consumer wants. Yes, we’ve got higher labor costs than before. Yes, we want to be able to deliver in 30 minutes. But it’s not about robotics - that’s a tool. What we really need to do is focus on the consumer, and that’s what I’m looking for. To see what are those consumer aided products that can really change the life of a consumer versus the back room.” Marcus adds that there is a slow adoption of personalization in retail, as compared to other markets. “It’s becoming a broad use case now. We’re seeing personalization, curation entering areas like CRM, loyalty programs, recommendation engines, where people expect a highly tailored experience. You know, we see this with the likes of YouTube and Spotify and Netflix. Why don’t we get that in retail?” Phil, Marcus and Sylvain go on to talk about: what’s been happening in grocery in Europe,  are US retailers truly innovating or just developing new technologies as distractions, and whether gig economy companies, like Instacart and Uber, are profitable or not Listen to the full episode to catch all of the interesting insights from our incredible guests and join us at NRF booth #1418 to meet them in person, January 12-14!

Farmers provide the raw building blocks for brands. Many consumers don’t know where their food comes from beyond a supermarket. Celebrating the important role farmers play in our food system needs to be an integral part of your selling story and mission. This episode's FREE downloadable guide Nothing happens until someone buys your product and shoppers can’t buy what they can’t find. The path to sustainable sales and getting your product onto more retailers shelves and into the hands of more shoppers. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE STRATEGIC GUIDE: Top 10 Strategies To Meet Your Business Goals Welcome and thank you for listening. As you know, this podcast is a celebration of authentic, real food, the building blocks of every natural organic product. We focus on the strategies to help you get your products on more shelves and into the hands of more shoppers. This all begins with the farmer. It’s the farmer that provides the raw ingredients for every product that you find in every retail store. Think about it. A lot of people don’t really understand or appreciate where their food comes from. Natural brands need to work hard to educate their shoppers so that they know and understand this.  I believe that the greatest strength of every brand is to help the retailer understand that unique consumer that buys your product.  That unique consumer that doesn’t settle, the one that that looks beyond the four corners of the package to understand what is in your product, the raw ingredients.  The unique consumer that wants authenticity and transparency. After all, that’s the heart of the natural channel. To do this, you need to be able to have an intimate one-on-one relationship with your customers. Here’s why this matters. Nothing happens until someone buys something, and customers can’t buy your products if they can’t find them. Before they start looking, however, they have to know, like, and trust your brand. That goes back to the authentic ingredients that you make your product with, and that goes back to the farmer.  Which is exactly why wanted to invite my special guest, Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru to join me today.  Phil was on Episode 32. If you haven’t heard it, I highly recommend you go back and listen to it.  It was a fan favorite. Phil is an expert on helping us understand what’s going on in the industry, the trends and things that we need to be paying attention to, and what the future of the industry looks like.  The reason I was thrilled to invite Phil on this podcast is that he recently launched a new podcast called Farm…Food…Facts. You’ve got to check it out. It’s quickly becoming a favorite of mine. In this podcast, Phil talks to farmers and ranchers about real food. Where the real food comes from, the relationship between food and the products we all eat — your products.  He also discusses the challenges that farmers face and trends that you need to be aware of, trends that can help set you apart and differentiate you from other brands. Download the show notes:  brandsecretsandstrategies.com/session124

This week’s episode is in preparation for the Groceryshop 2018 conference and tradeshow, which Mercatus is excited to be both sponsoring and attending this year! Sylvain is joined by special guest Phil Lempert, the Supermarket Guru® , to discuss the trends in today’s grocery retail sphere. Phil offers insight into the importance of retailers owning their brand relationship with shoppers and maintaining control over the shopping experience. By investing in this critical factor, he notes that grocers can protect their customer base from the threat of other potentially attractive short-term third-party fulfillment options available in the market. Sylvain and Phil go on to discuss some fascinating topics current and up-and-coming in the industry, such as consumers’ connectivity to food, environmental factors on growing food and how technology is being leveraged to change the entire industry, from farm to table. All topics that will be discussed at the inaugural Groceryshop starting on October 28 in Las Vegas.

Debating G.M.O foods (Genetically Modified Organisms). Are they bad for us? Good for us? And why? I’m anxious to hear both sides of the story from two experts. @PhilLempert a well-respected journalist and known as the Super Market Guru is on the pro side and well-known Chef Allen Susser is on the con side. Nora Adler drink tips and Laine Doss restaurant news.

This episode's FREE downloadable guide Real shopper loyalty is earned not found on plastic cards. Your brand’s real strength is its ability to convert casual customers into brand ambassadors. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE STRATEGIC GUIDE: Merchandising Checklist To Grow Sales and Shopper Loyalty Savvy entrepreneurs look to industry leaders to help guide, mentor, and inspire them. They know and appreciate learning ways to avoid common pitfalls and accelerate their growth. This shortens their learning curve helping them grow sustainable sales.  The underlying theme of this podcast is that it's about you and it's for you. It's about helping to identify resources to help you grow your brand and to help you help your retail partners compete more effectively. In today's story, we talk about an entrepreneur that almost by accident created a special niche in the industry. His secret sauce is being able to bring young entrepreneurs into a room together with some of the leading thought-leaders in the industry, essentially providing a mastermind group for anyone looking to grow a brand.  Today's guest is John Craven, the Founder and CEO of BevNET. I've had the privilege of knowing John for quite a while including being a featured speaker on BevNET Live, supporting some of his tabletops where young brands can get expert advice, and participating in FBU University, now called Project NOSH. In episode 32, I had a great discussion with Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru, about how brands need to be walking the store shelves, and more importantly they need to know what's going on outside of their market. They need to be paying attention to trends in the marketplace and what different retailers are doing. John and his team at BevNET provide this information in an easy to digest format, with expert commentary. Here's John Craven with BevNET Download the show notes at:  brandsecretsandstrategies.com/session40

Phil Lempert, cleverly known as the Supermarket Guru®, has been identifying impending trends in the food and beverage industry for over 25 years. In this episode of Just a Taste, we learn what started Phil down his path, trends such as intelligent search engines that are re-shaping the industry, and what consumers these days are really after when grocery shopping. We also discourse on the importance of taste to the consumer, how we really ought to listen to millennials instead of bashing their ideas, and even which app can help you pick out the best seafood.

This episode's FREE download Your brand's selling story is the cornerstone of all effective business building strategies. Learn How To Get Your Brand On The Shelf and What Retailers REALLY Want.  This Is Your Roadmap To Success.  CLICK HERE TO GAIN INSTANT ACCESS TO MY FREE TURNKEY SALES STORY STRATEGIES COURSE What retailers and shoppers really want. How to get your brand on the shelf. Dan and Phil candidly discuss market changes, insights, trends, small brands and the future of the CPG industry If you've been listening to this podcast, reading any of my content, or going through my free course, Turnkey Sales Story Strategies, you've heard me say repeatedly, time after time, that you need to be an expert in your product, your consumer, your competition, the category, other categories that are associated and related to your products. In other words, what consumers buy when they buy your product, and the retailer. Not just one retailer, but every retailer you compete against. Every competitor, everyone on the shelf, the same shelf that you're on. Well, the challenge that faces literally every brand out there is we get so busy, so immersed in what we're doing that we get blinders on. We forget, or sometimes, just can't see what is going on around the corner, in the next market, in retail, et cetera. Today's guest solves that problem. I am excited to introduce you to Phil Lempert, the Supermarket Guru. The reason that Phil is so important to this audience, to this message, is that he has been working for years now to communicate what's going on in different markets, different retailers, across different channels, et cetera. In other words, Phil is giving you that unique opportunity to see what's happening next door, in the next retailer, in the next category, et cetera. Phil's content has just been amazing. He's an icon in the industry. He's been a featured speaker, a regular contributor to leading publications, and he puts outs so much content, honestly, I don't know how he does it. His content is amazing. He has several different videos that he puts out on a regular basis. He has reports that he puts out, product reviews and other great insights. I highly recommend that you visit his website to learn more about the resources that he has available to you. Phil is going to help guide you and help you understand, help you get a better picture of what's going on beyond your market. Leverage his resources at retail. I've been using his content for years. Here's Phil Lempert - The Supermarket Guru Here is a link to this week's podcast: brandsecretsandstrategies.com/session32.

Phil Lempert shares his experiences at the Potato Festival and the specialty food show. Mike asked about the worst tasting food Phil sampled at recent shows...it may surprise you.

The Supermarket Guru

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®.

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What's the next big thing in the grocery store? New foods? New experiences? The place we go to buy food and what we find there is undergoing dramatic change. It's time to get a grip on our groceries. Guest: Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru. Length 39:20

Television & Radio News Reporter / Newspaper Columnist / Author / Consumerologist / Food Marketing Expert 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. On Today’s show Phil will share: - What's trending today in the US Supermarket - What we can expect from the new nutritional labels that are coming out - How products are selected and scored on his weekly segment "New Products Hit & Misses" - Why Gluten-Free is not always your best option - Top 2 mistakes a lot of new brands make - Keys things that "Hit" products have in common - Plus much more...

Do You Shop for Food... or Produce, Manufacture or Sell it?Hey, I think that's just about everyone! Well then, you won't want to miss this episode of Looking Forward. Listen as international expert and regular media contributor, Phil Lempert-- known as the "Supermarket Guru"-- discusses the evolution of the supermarket and retail food industries. Among other things, Phil speaks about the major changes that have occurred globally over the past few decades, what's going on now, and how he believes things will rapidly change due, to no small extent, to the impact of COVID-19. He also speaks about where the opportunities may be-- or not be-- for those seeking jobs, careers, businesses, etc.Please let me know if you have any comments or questions about this or any other episode of Looking Forward, and/or if you have any suggestions for topics or guest experts for future episodes. You can also visit my website to learn more about Jeff Ostroff & Associates' services.www. jeff-ostroff.com