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 579 (and co...
We often talk about traveling the world to find the most delicious products we can offer, so we can bring them to our customers at a great value. Decades ago, when we began our search for truly excellent frozen pizza, it occurred to us that maybe the best place to go was the birthplace of the stuff… Italy. Turns out we were right, and our frozen pizzas became the stuff of lore – they’re just that good. Our frozen pizza selection has evolved since those early days, yet some of our favorites still come from Italy. And perhaps even more striking, some of our favorites still come from the same supplier we serendipitously stumbled upon all those years ago. In this episode, we take you on a journey of pizza-rific proportions, visting this same Italian pizza producer and getting the inside scoop on how it all started, how they manage to make such delicious pies, and what the future may hold. Spoiler alert: the future is round, cheesy, and well-sauced. Transcript (PDF)
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Episode 85: The 16th Annual Trader Joe's Customer Choice Awards
The votes are in, and the time has come to reveal the winners of the 16th Annual Trader Joe’s Customer Choice Awards! Sixteen years of celebrating our customers’ favorite products, as voted by you, our customers. It’s just as exciting to us this year as it was in year one. This year, we’ve added a New category. That’s right, a New category – Favorite New Product! There are so many possibilities… can you guess what it might be? We’re also welcoming another product to our Hall of Fame, that rarefied space populated by products you’ve named as favorites a total of five times. With awards season well-underway, we’re happy to present awards that eschew glitz and glamour to bring you the only awards where the winners are (almost) all edible! Transcript (PDF)
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Episode 84: Trader Joe's Snacky Hacks for Big Games and Awards Consideration
As listeners of this podcast know, the Trader Joe’s mothership is located in Monrovia, CA. Monrovia is really close to one of the wildfires that’s devastated Southern California recently. We have a lot of Crew Members and customers who’ve been impacted by these fires, and we wanted to take a minute to send our best wishes to them and everyone who’s dealing with the aftermath of these events. We recorded this episode not too long ago in our other mothership, in Boston. It’s a little silly, and, we hope, fun. We could all use a little fun and silly right about now. Winter is jam-packed with snacking opportunities, and if updating your snack routine is on your 2025 agenda, listening to this episode of Inside Trader Joe’s should be atop your to-do list. Whether it’s a big game or a fashion-forward awards show, when people pop by, you need snacks! We sat down with some Crew Members in our other mothership in Boston to discuss their favorite “snacktivities” using Trader Joe’s products. They shared spicy hacks and savory hacks, simple hacks and slightly more involved hacks. What every snack hack has in common? Great taste and a near-100% guarantee of good times. Have a listen, then pay us a visit to pick up what you need to enjoy some snacktivities of your own. Transcript (PDF)
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Trader Joe's Wine Club: Champagne for NYE and Beyond
We’re back with another episode of the Trader Joe’s Wine Club, brought to you by Inside Trader Joe’s. In this seasonally inspired sip-sized segment, we’re focusing on those most festive wines, the sparklers. Focusing in even further, we’re celebrating Champagne, perhaps the greatest gift France has ever given the wider world (we love you, Baguettes and Brie, but Champagne… it’s so festive and delightful it even comes with its own bubbles!). As New Year’s Eve approaches, join us as we learn a bit about what makes this wine special, some unexpected pairing ideas, and our recommendation for a high-quality, value-priced Champagne you’ll find on our wine shelves right now. Transcript (PDF)
Every year, just as most of our holiday decorations are packed away and the world is focused on winter’s snowscapes and the coming thaw of spring, the product development teams at Trader Joe’s are laser-focused on the holidays, nearly a full year in the future. Consider this episode of Inside Trader Joe’s a bit of back-to-the-future, or at least back-to-the-present, where we take you inside the Holiday Tasting Panel. This is a multi-day sensory extravaganza, where our panelists focus all their attention taste, value, and all the attributes that make a product just right for the holiday season lineup at Trader Joe’s. Best of all, each of these gems is now available at your neighborhood Trader Joe’s, just for the ho-ho-holiday season. Transcript (PDF)
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 579 (and counting) neighborhood grocery stores, employing more than 67,000 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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