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Inside Trader Joe's

Inside Trader Joe's

From our humble beginnings as a small chain of eclectic Southern California convenience stores, Trader Joe?s has grown to become a national chain of 545 (and counting) neighborhood grocery stores, employing more than 60,000 Crew Members. How? By being comfortable with being different. Every episode takes you Inside Trader Joe?s in a podcast series only Trader Joe's could deliver. Are you a Trader Joe?s fan? Want to know what keeps people coming back? Hungry for all the new and exciting stuff coming to your neighborhood store? Let's go Inside Trader Joe?s. Thanks for listening.

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ICYMI: What's Up With Trader Joe's Mini Tote Bags

Mini Tote Bags? Those are a thing? Apparently, yes. And we knew we loved them ? that?s why we decided to sell them. We absolutely did not predict how much our customers would love them. So what?s up with these adorable little tote-lets? Tune in to the latest in our series of bite-sized episodes, ITJ ICYMI, to get the scoop.

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2024-03-13
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Episode 72: It's Springtime for Shopping List at Trader Joe's

Ah, spring. Birds singing, trees blooming, and products arriving, at your neighborhood Trader Joe?s. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re getting up close and personal with some of our favorite new and returning products for spring. Chocolate Donut Holes? OMD yes. Orange Wine? We spend some time with our resident wine expert to talk about wine of many colors. We?ll take a peek at ? and a taste of ? Piquant Popcorn. Can we talk about the Cinnamon Twist Danish Pastry? Yes we can, and yes we do, with our Bakery Category Manager. There?s always something new, delicious, and exciting at your neighborhood Trader Joe?s ? this episode is loaded with all of these. Have a listen, then make your own springtime list and pay a visit to your neighborhood store...

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2024-03-11
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Episode 71: Inside ? And Outside ? Trader Joe's in Providence, RI

There are things that tie every Trader Joe?s together ? delicious products, terrific everyday prices, and phenomenal Crew Members to name a few. Yet every store is also different. How can they all be different? That?s easy ? we?re a neighborhood grocery store, and every store is in a unique neighborhood. The Crew reflects the neighborhood, the layout of the store reflects the neighborhood, and there are often signs and murals that reflect the neighborhood. Our store in Providence, Rhode Island is a great neighborhood store, with lots of only-in-Providence features to celebrate ? let?s go, Parcel six!

In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re going both inside and outside our store in Providence, Rhode Island, to get up close and personal with this quintessential neighborhood store.  

If you're in Providence, check out the store and their one-of-a-kind mural in person. And if you're not in Providence, you can check out images of their gorgeous mural in the images below, courtesy of The Avenue Concept. And click here for more information about the mural and its incorporation of Providence's history. Good stuff, indeed! 

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2024-02-28
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Episode 70: Trader Joe's 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards

The votes are in, and the time has come to reveal the winners of the 15th Annual Trader Joe?s Customer Choice Awards! (Can we stop for a moment to consider that this is the 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards? Seriously, we never saw this coming?)

We?ve changed things up a bit this year, adding a couple of new categories for consideration ? and that?s resulted in some new products in the winners? circle. Excellent! Get ready for a (not-so) surprising upset in the Bath, Body & Home category and a delicious discussion of your favorite Breakfast & Brunch options. We even have some sneak peeks at a few new products, coming soon, that could just find their way on to the Awards stage next year?

Click here for the complete list of winners.

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2024-01-22
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Episode 69: Trader Joe's Rings in the New Year... with Bubbles!

Year?s end is a wonderful time for remembrances and reflections? it?s also an excellent time (some may say the best time) for toasting to what?s to come, for raising a glass to a hopeful future. We?ll drink to that! And we can?t think of a better drink for that toast than La Burgondie Crémant de Bourgogne, a crisp and easy-drinking sparkling wine from the Burgundy region of France. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we take you inside the winery where this stellar sparkler is styled, and we get the inside story of how this classic Crémant is crafted, directly from the winemaker. We hope you?ll join us on this idyllic journey to a most magical place, just in time to ring in the New Year.

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2023-12-26
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Episode 68: It's a Holly Jolly Trader Joe's Holiday Shopping List

When the holliest and jolliest of holiday seasons is on the agenda, Trader Joe?s should absolutely be on your list of must-visits. In this episode, we celebrate some of the best we have to offer this holiday season. Danish cookies and delightfully decorated pretzels; candles redolent of chocolate croissants and 12 Days of Beauty to make your skin and spirit shine; cinnamon bun inspired coffee accoutrements and baking mixes? and SO. MUCH. MORE. To make your season merry and bright, have a listen, then, with a Jingle and a Jangle, pay a visit to your neighborhood Trader Joe?s.

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2023-11-27
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A Mini: A Happy Thanksgiving Wish from Trader Joe's

In this mini episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we spend just a few minutes with our Chairman and CEO, Bryan Palbaum, and our Vice CEO and President, Jon Basalone, to talk about the things we?re thankful for this year. Friends, family, customers, Crew Members, favorite products being in-stock? And thanks to you, as always, for listening.

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2023-11-20
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Episode 67: Inside the Trader Joe's Holiday Tasting Panel

Before most of the world has even packed away its holiday decorations, Trader Joe?s is busy developing new products for the following year?s holiday season. How do we decide which products you?ll see in stores during the holidays? Our Tasting Panel is at the heart of it, and in this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re taking you inside the Holiday Tasting Panel, a days-long event where our product developers put forth their best ideas for future holiday fare, and The Panel tastes and questions and ponders? and ultimately comes to consensus on which products will fill our shelves in the holiday season ahead. As an added bonus, we revisit the origins of one of our most beloved holiday sweet treats ? Jingle Jangle ? and chat with suppliers making a couple of this year?s new creations.

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2023-11-06
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ICYMI: What's Not In Trader Joe's Products

You can see what?s in a product just by looking at the ingredient listing on the package. What you might not know is that Trader Joe?s has a long list of ingredients we don?t use in our products. There are reasons we use certain things, and reasons we don?t use other things. What?s what, and more importantly, why? Tune in to the latest in our series of bite-sized episodes, ITJ ICYMI, to get the scoop.

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2023-10-16
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Episode 66: A Trader Joe's Shopping List for Fall? Heck, Yes!

Are you ready to fall in love? With fabulous faves like Fall Harvest Salsa and Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese? Or maybe new, destined-to-be-faves like Mini Maple Marshmallows or Maple Fudge? (Of course, we?d be remiss if we didn?t mention some returning Maple marvels as well.) This fall-forward episode of Inside Trader Joe?s is a harbinger of the season, and a surefire way to whet your appetite for all things cozy and comforting. Honeycrisp Apple Granola? Wicked Good Mini Chocolate Bars? (Yes!) Have a listen, and have a pencil ready? you?re going to want to make a list of your own!

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2023-09-12
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ICYMI: What the Heck is a Tasting Panel

Did you know that every product on the shelves at your neighborhood Trader Joe?s goes through a rigorous tasting process before we decide to sell it? Rigorous tasting? What the heck does that even mean, Trader Joe?s? In a nutshell, it means we don?t just offer something for sale because we can; we only offer those things that taste great and represent a great value. To make those decisions, we taste everything ? and tasting is, perhaps surprisingly, not the same as eating. It?s careful, it?s considered, it?s? rigorous. Tune in to the latest in our series of bite-sized episodes, ITJ ICYMI, to get a taste for yourself.

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2023-08-28
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Episode 65: Q&A with Trader Joe's CEO and President

Every Trader Joe?s has a few things in common ? delicious products, excellent everyday prices, and really terrific people. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re talking to some of those people. We had the opportunity to chat with a group of Trader Joe?s Crew Members in Chicago, and then we sat down with our CEO and President/Vice-CEO so they could answer some of the insightful questions that came out of that conversation. As Trader Joe?s continues to grow, it?s the Crew working in your neighborhood store who make the magic happen, every day. Have a listen, then make your shopping list and come say ?Hi!? to the Crew at your Trader Joe?s.

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2023-08-14
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ICYMI: What is a Private Label, and Why Does Trader Joe's Use Private Labels

Private label? What on earth is that? A label you can?t see, a hidden tag, a marker wearing a mask? Perhaps unsurprisingly, ?Private Label? is none of these things. What it IS is enormously important to what makes Trader Joe?s, well, Trader Joe?s. Listen in to the latest in our series of bite-sized episodes, ITJ ICYMI, to get the scoop.

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2023-07-17
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Episode 64: Trader Joe's Splendid Summertime Shopping List

This episode of Inside Trader Joe?s is dedicated to sandwiches and salads in the sun, snacks in the shade, frozen treats in the sand (seaside or lakefront, of course), and all manner of food fabulousness in between. In other words, we are 100% ready for summer. How ready? Oh, we?re Lemon Pesto ready. We?re Strawberry Lemonade Ice Bar ready. We?re S?Mores Ice Cream ready. Listen in, then come on in and stock up on all the super summertime stuff your neighborhood TJ?s has to offer.

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2023-06-12
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ICYMI: Why is Trader Joe's a Bricks and Mortar Store

Why doesn?t Trader Joe?s have online shopping? Why don?t you deliver? The answer is, we believe the store is our brand, that what happens within the four walls of your neighborhood Trader Joe?s is a huge part of what makes Trader Joe?s special. Our business is built on people ? the people who shop in our stores and the people who work in our stores ? and a constant flow of new and exciting products, offered at excellent, everyday prices. In other words, we?re a bricks and mortar store on purpose, and with purpose. Tune in to the latest in our series of bite-sized episodes, ITJ ICYMI, to get the scoop.

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2023-05-15
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Episode 63: Trader Joe's Knack for Hacks

In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re back at the hacks, with delicious and often unexpected ways to use Trader Joe?s products throughout the store. Pizza Dough and Biscuits on hand but not in the mood for Pizza or Biscuits? We?re here for you. We?re considering all the possible ways of using Everything But The Bagel Seasoning? what?s your favorite? Meals out of mezze? Yes. Got an empty jar from a favorite TJ?s product? You could recycle, but you can also reuse! And just wait ?til you hear what we?re doing with pasta water?

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2023-04-17
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Episode 62: It's a Spring Shopping List from Trader Joe's

The vernal equinox is near, days are getting longer, and we have high hopes for higher temperatures day by day. All these things point to spring?s arrival as surely as this latest shopping list episode of Inside Trader Joe?s. There are so many fun new products to try ? from Bananas! Bananas! Chocolate (that?s one product, and it?s delish) and a Chromatic Celebration Cake (trust us here), to our most verdurous candle yet and a Mini Sheet Cake that delivers a punch of puckery pleasure? did we mention there?s So. Much. Good. Stuff? Have a listen, then make your list, for a trip to your neighborhood Trader Joe?s that?ll put a spring in your step.

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2023-03-13
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Episode 61: The Trader Joe's Club

On this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we take you to a super-secret, underground, high school club ? the Trader Joe?s Club! What, your high school didn?t have one? Neither did ours? but we found out about some high schools that do, and, well, how could we resist? We really couldn?t, so we sat down with some cool kids (it?s hip to say, cool, right?) to cover all things Trader Joe?s. Listen in? it?s totally bussin?.

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2023-02-27
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Episode 60: Trader Joe's 14th Annual Customer Choice Awards

We?ve tallied the votes (all 18,000+ of them!), and the winners of the 14th Annual Trader Joe?s Customer Choice Awards have been decided. When it comes to sweets and desserts, what takes the cake? What?s the favorite for folks feeling snacky? And what do you love most overall when you walk our aisles? On this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re announcing this year?s winners, and shining a light on some old favorites being honored in a whole new way.

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2023-01-23
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ICYMI: Why Doesn't Trader Joe's Have a Loyalty Program

We get this question all the time, and it?s a good one. The truth is, once you start to think about ?loyalty programs,? you quickly realize there?s nothing in them to promote loyalty. They?re just ever-so-slightly-disguised ways to collect data about your purchases. We look at loyalty with a significantly different lens. Tune in to the latest in our series of bite-sized episodes, ITJ ICYMI, to get the scoop.

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2023-01-02
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Episode 59: Looking Forward, Looking Back, with Trader Joe's

Phew! What a year! The end of one year, the start of another? there?s a reason folks get reflective at this time of year. Trader Joe?s is no different, as it turns out. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re looking back at the year that was, and forward, to the year ahead. Stores have opened, Crew Members have been hired ? and promoted! ? and millions of meals have been shared with our neighbors? We?re excited about what?s to come, and we look forward to seeing you at your neighborhood TJ?s in 2023!

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2022-12-26
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Episode 58: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Trader Joe's Holiday Shopping List

Chestnuts (roasting on an open fire)? Check. Peppermint Hold the Cones? Check. Cedar Balsam Candles? Check. And check. This is a big, bold holiday season shopping list episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, filled with the fun and festive fare you count on us to deliver. Join us as we peruse the aisles and take a foray through the freezers, finding returning favorites and some exciting new discoveries along the way. What?s that? Carolers at the door? Check.

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2022-11-28
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Episode 57: Trader Joe's Wine Wonderings

Wine makes people nervous. We get it. But it doesn?t have to be that way. Like the rest of your TJ?s shopping experience, we think buying wine should be a fun and feel like an adventure. So, when you go to your neighborhood Trader Joe?s looking for a bottle of wine, and you don?t know exactly what you?re looking for? don?t panic! There are knowledgeable Crew Members there who can help. They taste the wines, they know which wines taste great with which foods, and they?re always happy to make suggestions. We had the opportunity to chat with a couple of those folks, who shared bunches of information about how we approach wine at Trader Joe?s. Have a listen, then head to your TJ?s and find the ideal bottle of vino for that party next weekend, a gift for a special someone, or dinner tonight!

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2022-11-07
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ICYMI: What's Up With Trader Joe's Parking Lots

If there?s a question we get more than ?When are all the holiday products coming back?? it?s definitely ?What?s up with your parking lots?? We get it. They?re small. Which kind of makes sense when you think about it. Which we do. A lot. Tune in to the latest in our series of bite-sized episodes, ITJ ICYMI, to find out everything you ever wanted to know (and let?s be honest, probably a whole lot more) about Trader Joe?s parking lots.

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2022-10-10
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Episode 56: Inside the Trader Joe's Captains' Meeting 2022

Aloha shirts as far as the eye can see, new products for everyone to taste, and So. Much. Energy! It?s the Trader Joe?s Annual Captains? Meeting, and you have a front row seat, so to speak. Have a listen to find out about our plans for the future, the return of Demo (yes!), your store Captain?s favorite product, and what the heck is a Golden Potsticker Award!

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Golden Potsticker Award Winners:

Store # Location 8 Fresno, CA 26 Hillcrest, San Diego, CA 46 Orange, CA 59 Santa Barbara, CA 82 Reno, NV 85 Glendale, AZ 100 San Francisco, CA 101 Fairfield, CA 135 Queen Anne Hill, WA 164 Spokane (North), WA 167 Albuquerque, NM 211 Templeton, CA 215 West Los Angeles, CA 249 San Juan Capistrano, CA 250 USC, CA 284 Summerlin (West), NV 404 Fort Worth, TX 460 Tulsa, OK 510 Boston (Back Bay), MA 519 Portland, ME 552 Oceanside, NY 559 Staten Island, NY 571 Bridgemarket, NY 637 Media, PA 654 Centreville, VA 657 Willamsburg, VA 663 Knoxville, TN 678 Ann Arbor, MI 685 La Grange, IL 692 Brentwood, MO 715 Woodbury, MN 735 Buckhead, GA 744 Charlotte (Midtown), NC 781 Coral Gables, FL
2022-10-03
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ICYMI: Why Did Trader Joe's Discontinue My Favorite Product?

Ever walk into your neighborhood TJ?s to find your favorite product is no longer on the shelf? It happens to us, too! A big part of shopping at Trader Joe?s is finding new things to love, and because our stores are small, making room for those new favorites means some old standbys may have to make way. Tune in to the latest in our series of bite-sized episodes, ITJ ICYMI, to get the scoop.

 

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2022-09-19
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Episode 55: Fall for Trader Joe's Autumn Extravaganza

Autumn is in the air? and your neighborhood Trader Joe?s is filled with the finest that fall has to offer ? for a limited time, of course! In the mood for maple? Marvelous. Craving caramel apples and cinnamon rolls? What a coincidence; so are we! Sweet on squash? Super. Pining for pumpkin? Perfect timing! Listen in to the latest episode of Inside Trader Joe?s for all this and a gathering of wine, beer, and spirits that will lift the spirit of any gathering.

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2022-09-12
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Episode 54: Trader Joe's Product Hacks, The Sequel

What?s the difference between a ?hack? and a ?recipe?? We honestly have no idea, but whether you call them ?hacks? or ?recipes,? we have some more to share. We heard from customers and Crew Members from around the country about fun, easy, delicious ways to enjoy so many Trader Joe?s products. A sweet use for pizza dough? Yes! Scallion pancakes as taco shells? Yes, please! A cake made with sparkling fruit juice? Excuse us while we head to the kitchen. We have some hacking to do? #traderjoesproducthacks

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Cinnamon Monkey Bread Pizza Dough Hack

As this is more of a hack than a recipe, think of these as guidelines rather than hard and fast rules. A little more of this, a little less of that? it?s gonna be good!

Ingredients:

1 ball of fresh pizza dough 1 cup of brown sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 stick of salted butter, melted (Optional but recommended: 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract)

Instructions:

Remove dough from refrigerator 20-30 minutes before use and place on a lightly floured surface Preheat your oven to 350ºF Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in one bowl Pour the melted stick of butter into a separate bowl, mix in vanilla extract (optional) Divide dough into 1-inch round pieces ? roll dough balls first in melted butter then in the cinnamon sugar mixture Layer coated dough balls in a lightly greased 9x5 loaf pan (can be doubled to fill a larger Bundt pan) Bake in the oven at 350ºF for 30-40min or until lightly browned and cooked through Let cool at least 15 minutes but best served when still warm To serve, flip the loaf pan on top of your serving platter of choice  

 

2022-08-29
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Episode 53: How to Make a Trader Joe's, Part Two

That empty building from Part One? It?s a whole lot less empty now. Crew Members are working hard, designing the look of the store ? spoiler alert, it looks like its neighborhood! ? from wall murals to shelf signs, stocking shelves with your favorite TJ?s products (and some new stuff you haven?t seen yet), and establishing relationships with community organizations focused on ending hunger, so when we open, we?re ready to be a neighborhood store in every possible way. We have a great Crew, in a fantastic location? so let?s open those doors on the Trader Joe?s in Parker, Colorado! Whew!

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2022-08-08
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Episode 52: How to Make a Trader Joe's, Part One

Fade in on an empty building. Four walls, some windows, not much else. How does that empty space become a bustling neighborhood grocery store? It?s a good story, and one that involves a whole bunch of hard-working, super talented people. In Part One, we?ll talk to the folks who find the perfect location and the folks who get stuff built. We also get to chat with some Crew Members getting the store ready to welcome their neighbors. It?s a lot of work, and these folks are having a great time doing it. Have a listen, and look out for Part Two, coming next week to a podcast app near you.

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2022-08-01
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Episode 51: Trader Joe's Spectacular Summertime Shopping List

Summertime? and the shopping is delicious? It really is. Our shelves are stocked with returning favorites like Jalapeño Limeade and Dill Pickle Mustard, plus exciting new arrivals like Jalapeño Lime Crunch and Seasoning in a (Dill) Pickle (we?re sensing a theme here). Discover a new favorite while you?re listening? Make haste to your neighborhood Trader Joe?s, because like the season itself, many of these summertime products will only be around for a limited time. Check out the whole list:

Brazil Nut Body Scrub

Cashew Butter Cashews

Cherries

Dill Pickle Mustard

Horchata Ice Cream

Jalapeño Lime Crunch

Jalapeño Limeade

Nectarines

Peaches

Pineapple Sparkling Water

Seasoning in a Pickle

Seedless Watermelons

Sparkling Pineapple Juice Beverage

Strawberry Basil Vinaigrette

Ube Ice Cream

Ube Spread

Watermelon & Peach Macarons

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2022-06-13
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Episode 50: A Trader Joe's Journey from Portland (ME) to Portland (OR)

When we set out to produce a podcast, our goal was a five-part series to take listeners Inside Trader Joe?s, literally and figuratively. Now here we are, episode 50! In this episode, we take you truly inside, traveling to Trader Joe?s stores in Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon, where we get the inside scoop about what makes Trader Joe?s a special place to shop and to work, from the folks who really know all the inside info ? our Crew Members!

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2022-05-23
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ICYMI: What's It Like to Work at Trader Joe's?

We get questions all the time. Questions like, why are your parking lots so? unique? Why did you discontinue my favorite product? What?s it like to work at Trader Joe?s? We have this tendency to just assume people know this stuff, because we live it, every day. So we?re launching a series of mini episodes we?re calling ITJ ICYMI: Inside Trader Joe?s In Case You Missed It. For the first ICYMI, What?s It Like to Work at Trader Joe?s?

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2022-05-20
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Episode 49: Trader Joe's Trips the Light Hacktastic

This is, without a doubt, our most hacktacular episode yet! What does that even mean? It means this episode is chock-full of inspired uses for your some of your favorite TJ?s products. How to make your flowers last longer and stand straighter? check. How to make simple meals in minutes using ingredients you might not have thought to put together? check. Delicious and unexpected dessert ideas? check, check, check! We?re sharing creative ideas shared with us by Trader Joe?s Crew Members from around the country? these folks know their stuff!

Do you have favorite hacks for your favorite Trader Joe?s products? Share them with us at [email protected], and we may just feature them in a future Hacktastic episode.

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2022-04-11
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Episode 48: Spring Has Sprung at Trader Joe's

Everyone loves a list, right? And if that list leads to deliciousness, then even better. Right? Yes. This episode of Inside Trader Joe?s delivers a shopping list packed with some of our favorite offerings for the season. From sparkling tea to serious wine, and custard tarts to truffle crunchies, spring is in full bloom in every aisle? Listen in and you?re sure to have a spring in your step as you spring into action and spring forward to your neighborhood Trader Joe?s.

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Video Link: How to Build a Choc-uterie Dessert Board

Shopping List

Sour Cream & Onion Rings Fancy Cheese Crunchies Spring Cupcake Mix Organic Poppyseed Dressing Grapefruit Scented Candle Retinol Night Serum When Life Gives You Lemons Make Ice Cream Portuguese Custard Tarts 4 Cheese Pastry Rolls Springle Jangle Ricotta and Lemon Zest Ravioli Grain Free Cheeseburger Dog Treats Sparkling White Tea w/ Pomegranate Trader Joe's Reserve Oak Knoll Merlot Trader Joe's Reserve Edna Valley Pinot Noir

 

2022-03-14
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Episode 47: Trader Joe's Designs Delicious

In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we get to chat with the folks who design the packages and labels for your favorite Trader Joe?s products, as well as one of the people who makes sure all the information on that package or label is accurate. Ever wonder where the inspiration for the design on the Instant Cold Brew Coffee jar came from? Whose pets are on the treat packages? Or who the heck decides what a serving size is? This, podcast friends, is the episode for you!

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2022-02-28
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Episode 46: 13th Annual Trader Joe's Customer Choice Awards

It?s awards season, and time for our products to walk the red carpet. The votes have been counted, and on this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, all the winners are revealed. Favorite Entree? Check. Vegan and Vegetarian faves? Check. Favorite Overall? Check. It. Out. Listen in to find out if your favorite is a winner, or just honored to be nominated! 

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2022-01-24
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Episode 45: Hummus a Few Bars with Trader Joe's

From the humble garbanzo bean, the unassuming chickpea, comes the most delicious of dips, hummus. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re humming our favorite tunes, and they?re all about hummus! Listen in as we get a little history of hummus, learn about the state of the hummus at TJ?s, and visit two of our trusted hummus suppliers to find out how the heck they make all that hummus ? 85,000 pounds of Mediterranean Hummus a week? You bet your garbs!

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2022-01-10
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Episode 44: Cheers to the Crew at Your Neighborhood Trader Joe's

As we wind down another year on the calendar, this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s is a celebration of the nearly 55,000 Crew Members in the 530 (and counting!) Trader Joe?s stores across the country. Their hard work and dedication make Trader Joe?s a favorite place to shop in neighborhoods from Portland, Oregon to Portland Maine, and San Diego to Miami. We?d like to raise a glass and say ?Cheers!? to every Trader Joe?s Crew Member, in every store, every day.

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2021-12-27
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Episode 43: The Most Wonderful Trader Joe's Shopping List

Holiday shopping? Don?t forget to stock up on stocking stuffers, gifts for wrapping, and treats for the most important person on your list? you! In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re decking the halls and walking the aisles of your neighborhood Trader Joe?s, shining the holiday spotlight on some new, limited-edition holiday selections, as well as some returning festive favorites. From wine to oatmeal and chocolate to Brussels sprouts, discovery is the name of the game if you?re looking to add fun and deliciousness to your holiday season.

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2021-11-29
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Episode 42: The Long and Wine-ing Road to Trader Joe's

In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we?re travelling to California?s wine country. Our journey takes us through the stunning Sonoma Valley, where we chat with some of the folks who make the wine you?ll find at your neighborhood Trader Joe?s. We get up close and personal with some grapes and learn about the work that goes into turning those grapes into delightfully drinkable bottles of wine. And we uncover the secret behind all the great values you?ll find in our wine section (spoiler alert: it?s not actually a secret).

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2021-11-08
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Episode 41: Value and the Supply Chain at Trader Joe's

Value ? it?s always a good time to talk about value. Look around your neighborhood Trader Joe?s and you?ll see value on every shelf, every day. Those values don?t happen by accident; they?re the result of our Buying Philosophy in action. (Yes, we?re a grocery store with a philosophy.) What does that Buying Philosophy mean to you and how does it impact what you pay at the cash register? This episode of Inside Trader Joe?s goes inside the Buying Philosophy ? why we do it, how it works, and most importantly, what it means for you at the cash register, every time you shop.

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2021-10-18
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Episode 40: Trader Joe's Noodles Around with Pasta and Olives

If pasta is your passion and olives are what you live for, consider this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s a table set for you! We dive into the Mediterranean region in a conversation with an Italian pasta supplier; we get some good info on the state of pasta, olives, and olive oil on our grocery shelves, and we travel to California to chat with a producer of Extra Virgin Olive Oil crafted in the Golden State. You can get an inside look at how this particular EVOO is made ? from harvest to table ? on our YouTube channel.

 

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2021-10-04
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Episode 39: A Trader Joe's Shopping List of Fabulous Fall Finds

Once again, we?re falling head over pumpkin for fall. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s you?ll get a sneak peek at some of our favorite new stuff, like Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce and Pumpkin Oat Beverage, and even some things that have no pumpkin at all (gasp!), like Butternut Mac & Cheese Bites and Maple Walnut Biscotti. Grab a pen and a piece of paper - you?re going to want to make a list. 

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2021-09-13
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Episode 38: A Trader Joe's Shopping List to Add Sparkle to Your Summer

Summer?s here, and the time is right, for shopping at Trader Joe?s. Whether you?re snacking, sipping, slathering, or sizzling at the barbecue, this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s has just the thing to satisfy your seasonal cravings. Returning faves like Key Lime Cookies & summer-fresh stone fruits take their place alongside new arrivals Brazil Nut Body Butter and Sparkling Green Tea with Pineapple. And we have advance scoop on soon-to-be-available Carolina Gold BBQ Chips and Garlic Bread Cheese. Have a listen and perhaps you?ll be dancin? in the street on the way to your neighborhood Trader Joe?s.

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2021-06-28
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Episode 37: Trader Joe's Spices Up Your Shopping List

Are you Team Spices or Team Spicy? On this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we make the case that you can serve both squads, with delicious results. A heated conversation with our resident seasoning alchemist (aka Spices Category Manager) reveals an abundance of seasonings from savory to spicy; and we challenge a Crew Member?s palate with Trader Joe?s products spanning the spicy spectrum.   

 

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2021-05-03
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Episode 36: As the Cheese Melts: Trader Joe's "Professor Matt" Tells Us About That

Have you ever thought about why cheese melts the way it does? Or why some cheeses melt differently than others? And further to that, why some cheeses don?t really melt at all, but just get a little soft? On this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, our very own ?Professor Matt? explains it all to you, with a little help from our resident cheese expert, Kim. From enzymes to acid, and fresh cheese to aged, we bring you the art and science behind one of the best ways to enjoy ?milk?s leap toward immortality,? cheese. Stop what you?re doing and melt with us.

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2021-04-05
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Episode 35: A Trader Joe's Shopping List to Liven Up Your Spring Eating

Spring is just around the corner, and while some focus on spring cleaning, we instead focus on our favorite seasonal activity, spring eating. (Actually, that's our favorite activity every season.) There are new products arriving in our stores every day, from sweet treats like Chocolate & Peanut Butter Joe Joe's to savory delights like Oven Baked Cheese Bites with Tomato and Chili. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe's, we present a baker's dozen of our new favorites that are sure to put a spring in your step.

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2021-03-08
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Episode 34: 11 (or more!) Trader Joe?s Fail-Safe Freezer Finds for Dinner (and more!)

In this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s, we step into the icy wonderland of Trader Joe?s freezer case and find a treasure trove of deliciousness ready to become dinner in minutes. From powerhouses like Mandarin Orange Chicken and Cauliflower Gnocchi to newer arrivals like Breaded Fried Ravioli and Branzino Fillets, there?s always something easy to prepare and even easier to eat. And the delights don?t stop at dinner? you?ll find options for breakfast, appetizers, and especially dessert. Ice Cream (and more!), anyone? 

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2021-02-15
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Episode 33: Trader Joe's 12th Annual Customer Choice Awards Winners

The votes have been cast, the ballots have been tallied, and the winners have been verified! Inside this episode of Inside Trader Joe?s we reveal the results of the 12th Annual Customer Choice Awards. From Favorite Cheese to Best Beverage and Favorite Trader Joe?s Product Overall, this awards show has everything other awards shows have, and has been proven to be 242% more delicious.

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2021-01-25
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