314 episodes

The Produce Moms® is a community of passionate fresh produce advocates with a mission to inspire everyone, especially children, to eat more fruits and vegetables. The Produce Moms Podcast is designed to educate consumers about fresh produce, introduce them to produce brands, engage the produce industry with consumers in inspiring conversations, and promotes public policy to protect and increase the availability of fresh produce at American schools. For more info, visit www.theproducemoms.com

The Produce Moms Podcast The Produce Moms

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.8 • 70 Ratings

The Produce Moms® is a community of passionate fresh produce advocates with a mission to inspire everyone, especially children, to eat more fruits and vegetables. The Produce Moms Podcast is designed to educate consumers about fresh produce, introduce them to produce brands, engage the produce industry with consumers in inspiring conversations, and promotes public policy to protect and increase the availability of fresh produce at American schools. For more info, visit www.theproducemoms.com

    EP298 Sustaining the Legacy of American Farming with Amy Duda Kinder, VP of Food Safety, Worker Safety, and Sustainability at A Duda and Sons

    EP298 Sustaining the Legacy of American Farming with Amy Duda Kinder, VP of Food Safety, Worker Safety, and Sustainability at A Duda and Sons

    In this episode, Lori Taylor interviews Amy Duda Kinder, the Vice President of Food Safety, Worker Safety, and Sustainability at A Duda and Sons.
    They discuss the importance of sustainability in farming, Amy's family farming story, the challenges faced in farming, innovation in celery, product development, and female empowerment in the industry.

    • 41 min
    EP297 The Story behind Cleveland Kitchen with Mac Anderson

    EP297 The Story behind Cleveland Kitchen with Mac Anderson

    In this episode of the Produce Moms podcast, Lori Taylor interviews Mack Anderson, the co-founder and chief commercial officer of Cleveland Kitchen.  
     
    In this conversation, Mac Anderson also shares the story behind the brand and their journey in the food industry. They discuss the challenges they faced, the growth of the company, and the importance of building a strong brand. 
     
    The conversation highlights the entrepreneurial spirit and the passion for creating high-quality fermented foods.

    • 41 min
    EP296 Nourishing the Future: Expanding Funding for WIC With Mollie Van Lieu, Vice President of Nutrition and Health, IFPA Amy Marshall, Retail and Food Service Manager, IFPA and Jacqlyn Schneider, Partner, FGS Global

    EP296 Nourishing the Future: Expanding Funding for WIC With Mollie Van Lieu, Vice President of Nutrition and Health, IFPA Amy Marshall, Retail and Food Service Manager, IFPA and Jacqlyn Schneider, Partner, FGS Global

    The episode discusses the importance of expanding funding for the WIC program and protecting the fruit and vegetable benefit within it. The WIC program provides nutrition support to low-income pregnant and postpartum women, as well as their children.

    • 40 min
    BONUS Greeting from Lori Taylor

    BONUS Greeting from Lori Taylor

    Lori Taylor reflects on the first episodes of 2024 and shares more about the upcoming 300th episode celebration.

    • 3 min
    EP295 Wonders of Produce for Heart Health and Sexual Wellness with Jaclyn London, MS, RD, CDN

    EP295 Wonders of Produce for Heart Health and Sexual Wellness with Jaclyn London, MS, RD, CDN

    In this episode, Lori Taylor and Jackie London discuss the importance of heart health and the role that nutrition, specifically fruits and vegetables, plays in maintaining a healthy heart.
     The episode concludes with a discussion on natural fruit and veggie aphrodisiacs.

    • 42 min
    EP294 Insights on Mergers, Media, and the Future of Produce Consumption with Brittain Ladd, Consultant, Business Leader, and Author

    EP294 Insights on Mergers, Media, and the Future of Produce Consumption with Brittain Ladd, Consultant, Business Leader, and Author

    In this episode, Lori Taylor and Britton Ladd discuss various topics related to the grocery retail industry.
     
    They cover the importance of fresh produce in grocery retail, the potential Kroger-Albertsons merger, the impact of mergers and acquisitions on fruit and vegetable suppliers, the growing retail media industry, the decline in produce consumption, the power of storytelling in food and grocery retail, the food waste message, and the role of AI in grocery retail.
     

    • 1 hr 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
70 Ratings

70 Ratings

Clark001! ,

Very interesting

Thank you for sharing this information. Farming families are vital to the long term viability of American agriculture.

SmittyPic ,

Always worth a listen

Every episode brings a new perspective, takeaway, revelation. Lori crushes it without exception.

bosartmojo ,

Genuine, inspiring, real & refreshing

The Produce Moms podcast is genuine, inspiring, real and refreshing. Lori is genuinely engaged in real conversation with her guests, without an alternative agenda. Simply real, caring conversation about meaningful issues … refreshing!!!

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