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Ep. 802Jan 18, 2024

Supermarket Confidential: Inside Trader Joe's, TV Dinners and 2024 Food Predictions

This week, it’s our episode all about grocery stores.

Supermarket Confidential: Inside Trader Joe's, TV Dinners and 2024 Food Predictions
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This week, it’s our episode all about grocery stores. Writer Benjamin Lorr shares stories from Trader Joe’s and the rise of the superstore. Plus, Andrea Hernández, founder of Snaxshot, reveals her food predictions for 2024 and author Jeff Swystun explains how TV dinners changed the world.

Questions in this episode:

"I'm following up on a previous call I had about my carrot cake recipe that never cooked in the middle."

"I make my own yogurt at home, but it's been coming out too thin lately. Could that be because I switched from local to store-bought, ultra-pasteurized milk?"

"Help my husband and me settle a bet. How long, with regular use, should a good apron last?"