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Episode 69: Trader Joe's Rings in the New Year... with Bubbles! Dec 26, 2023

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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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Episode 68: It's a Holly Jolly Trader Joe's Holiday Shopping List Nov 27, 2023

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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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A Mini: A Happy Thanksgiving Wish from Trader Joe's Nov 20, 2023

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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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Episode 67: Inside the Trader Joe's Holiday Tasting Panel Nov 06, 2023

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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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ICYMI: What's Not In Trader Joe's Products Oct 16, 2023

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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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Episode 66: A Trader Joe's Shopping List for Fall? Heck, Yes! Sep 12, 2023

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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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ICYMI: What the Heck is a Tasting Panel Aug 28, 2023

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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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Episode 65: Q&A with Trader Joe's CEO and President Aug 14, 2023

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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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ICYMI: What is a Private Label, and Why Does Trader Joe's Use Private Labels Jul 17, 2023

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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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Episode 64: Trader Joe's Splendid Summertime Shopping List Jun 12, 2023

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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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