About this episode

The episode discusses product quality and freshness at Trader Joe's, featuring insights from Category Managers about the Fresh and Deli departments and upcoming new products.

At Trader Joe's, we take product quality, freshness, and value very seriously. In every part of the store, every day. So, when we sat down with a couple of our Category Managers to talk about how they approach freshness and quality, as well as innovation and great taste, there was a lot to discuss. In this episode we're up close and personal with our Fresh and Deli folks. What's the difference between Fresh and Deli? Listen in and find out. We're also sharing some sneak peaks into some new products you'll be seeing in our refrigerated cases… very soon. Transcript (PDF)

Topics covered

• product quality
• freshness
• innovation
• deli products
• new products

Keywords

• Trader Joe's
• freshness
• deli
• product quality
• innovation
• new products

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trader Joe's, Fresh and Deli

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