AWG has its own podcast! Grocer Pod is hosted by Sean Kosednar. New episodes will drop weekly. Sean, along with guests from inside AWG, member retailers, and vendors, will cover a wide variety of topics from around the grocery world.
April 14, 2025
AWG Marketing Services Specialist Maggie Wilson and Sean Kosednar discuss some of the latest food…
March 31, 2025
This week is the first installment of conversations recorded at AWG Innovation Showcase 2025. Carey…
March 17, 2025
We are all excited for AWG Innovation Showcase 2025. To get ready, here is a…
March 3, 2025
On this week's Grocer Pod, AWG Brands Product Manager Tyler Olinger is in the studio…
February 24, 2025
AWG members will soon be able to take advantage of a new cross-dock program with…
February 19, 2025
Sean Kosednar took his microphone around the HGS Spring Show in early February to give…
February 12, 2025
Credit card skimming has come to grocery stores and Jeff Klaus from Retail Data Systems…
January 29, 2025
The results are in for AWG's 2024 Member Satisfaction Survey. Executive Vice President of Division…
January 22, 2025
AWG President and CEO Dan Funk joins Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. They…
January 8, 2025
AWG Brands has big plans for 2025 and AWG Brands Product Manager Tyler Olinger is…
December 11, 2024
AWG Brands has been stacking up the awards as of late. Cara Finger, AWG Brands…
November 27, 2024
Cara Finger, AWG Brands Marketing Manager, is in the studio with Sean Kosednar talking about…
November 20, 2024
Executive Director of Design and Construction Joel Riggs joins Sean Kosednar in the studio this…
November 13, 2024
On this week's Grocer Pod, several AWG teammates talk to host Sean Kosednar about what…
November 6, 2024
Doing everything from site selection to lease management, market research and store engineering, AWG's Real…
October 23, 2024
Stacy Leeton, AWG Sr. Category Manager for Health & Wellness, is back on Grocer Pod.…
October 16, 2024
AWG Brands has revamped its vitamin category. Stacy Leeton, AWG Sr. Category Manager for Health…
October 9, 2024
On this week's Grocer Pod, Sean Kosednar walks the show floor at the 2024 Kansas…
October 2, 2024
AWG University is here to help our member retailers provide comprehensive employee training for their…
September 11, 2024
Salty Snacks is a $60.5 Billion a year category. Category Manager Jared Grieve and AWG…
September 10, 2024
We couldn't wait until Wednesday to bring you Category Manager Ernesto Otero's conversation with Sean…
September 4, 2024
September is FMI's Family Meals Month. AWG Brands' Senior Marketing Specialist, Rachel Frierdich and Kaylee…
August 28, 2024
On this week's Grocer Pod, AWG Brands Senior Sourcing Manager Robert Fahr and Daymon Senior…
August 21, 2024
AWG has completed integration of VMC products, programs and teams into the AWG merchandising organization…
August 15, 2024
AWG Advertising Specialist Ryan Gellings joins Sean Kosednar on this week’s Grocer Pod. The two…
July 31, 2024
We have a role reversal on this week's Grocer Pod. Sean Kosednar is in the…
July 24, 2024
AWG Brands has great new products in their Best Choice from the Bakery Line. Category…
July 17, 2024
On this week's Grocer Pod, IGA President and CEO John Ross joins host Sean Kosednar…
July 10, 2024
AWG Brands' best-in-class portfolio includes over 4,000 items across the brands: Always Save, Best Choice,…
July 3, 2024
Learn how to reach more customers with digital circulars when Sean Kosednar talks with Ideal…
June 19, 2024
12AWG Brands has totally overhauled the ice cream category. Category Sales Director Brady Manning and…
June 12, 2024
2024 marks the 40th Anniversary for Always Save. AWG Brands Executive Director Emily Detwiler joins…
June 5, 2024
Grocer Pod host, Sean Kosednar, looks back on the first 103 episodes of the show.
May 30, 2024
It is the last of the conversations from Innovation Showcase. Sean Kosednar sits down with…
May 22, 2024
Learn how TimeForge can help AWG members attract and keep great employees from the TimeForge COO Audrey Hogan.…
May 7, 2024
Learn how you can claim the money you are owed from the recent class action…
May 1, 2024
AWG Vice-President of Meat and Seafood, Heather DeLuca is in the studio chewing the fat …
April 24, 2024
Leslie Sarasin, president and CEO of FMI, joins Sean Kosednar on this week’s Grocer Pod.…
April 19, 2024
This week's episode is the first round up of conversations Sean Kosednar had with vendors…
April 10, 2024
In this episode of Grocer Pod, we're joined by Daniel Burrus, global futurist, strategic advisor…
April 4, 2024
Last week AWG and Instacart agreed to a partnership that enables more direct access to…
March 20, 2024
Learn how to take advantage of AWG's Retail Marketing Network revenue-share opportunitywith AppCard's SVP of…
March 13, 2024
NCR Freshop's Nick Arlt joins Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. The two discuss…
March 6, 2024
Learn how monitoring your store's systems with OpSense. Sean Kosednar talks with OpSense CEO, Stu…
February 28, 2024
Dr. Farhana Nusrat, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Knauss School of Business at the University of San…
February 21, 2024
Kimberly Kubec joins Sean Koednar in the studio to talk all things Yogurt on this…
February 14, 2024
Executive Director of Bakery Deli & Food Service Michael Pursell joins Sean Kosednar in the…
February 8, 2024
Category Manager Ernesto Ortero joins Sean Kosednar in the studio for this week's Grocer Pod.…
January 31, 2024
Webstop CEO Shawn Tuckett joins Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. They two discuss…
January 17, 2024
To celebrate Get to Know Your Customers Day, Pat Kerwin from Buche Foods joins Sean…
January 10, 2024
Get ready to expand your business with friend of the show Carey Berger, from Crossroads…
December 20, 2023
AWG’s director of Hispanic & International Sales, Crystal Gonzales, joins Sean Kosednar in the studio…
December 14, 2023
SVP of Special Projects, James Neumann joins Sean Kosednar in the studio on this week's…
November 29, 2023
No store is too small to have a floral department. Kansas City's floral specialist, Shannon…
November 15, 2023
Hear about the process of creating AWG Brands labels as Daymon's Creative Director, Steve Cox,…
November 13, 2023
IGA President and CEO John Ross is this week's guest on Grocer Pod. Sean Kosednar…
November 1, 2023
Sarah Peck and Matt Amendola, from General Mills, talk with Sean Kosednar on this week's…
October 25, 2023
ECommerce Manager Logan Bayless joins Sean Kosednar in the studio on this week's Grocer Pod.…
October 18, 2023
Senior Regional Sales Manager for AWG Brands, Jana Lagis, joins Sean Kosednar in the studio…
October 4, 2023
Learn all about the 2024 change to DIR fees from VMC's pharmacy financial analyst Erica…
September 28, 2023
AWG's Food Safety Director, Shelly Dean joins Sean Kosednar in studio for this week's Grocer…
September 20, 2023
Audrey Hogan, COO of TimeForge, is Sean Kosednar's guest this week on Grocer Pod. The two talk…
September 13, 2023
Save money, time, and space in everything from your freezer section to curbside pickup with…
September 6, 2023
Learn all about the Save-a-Label program from AWG Brands this week as Rachel Corkill joins…
August 30, 2023
On this week's Grocer Pod, Sean Kosednar is joined in the studio by Omnichannel Marketing…
August 23, 2023
This week Jeremy Butcher, from AWG's Retailer Marketing Network, joins Sean Kosednar in studio to…
August 16, 2023
Sean Kosednar was on location at VMC's 2023 show. He caught up with promotional manager,…
August 7, 2023
Grocer Pod is dropping a couple of days early this week! AWG Senior Vice President,…
August 2, 2023
Sean Kosednar, is joined by not one, but two guests this week. First Sean talks…
July 26, 2023
On this week's Grocer Pod, Sean Kosednar is joined in studio by a trio of…
July 19, 2023
The VMC show is right around the corner! Jeni Ganzman joins Sean Kosednar this week…
July 12, 2023
This week, Sean Kosednar is joined by Tye Anthony. The two of them talk all…
July 5, 2023
This week, Sean Kosednar joined with Daymon Senior Director, Emma Bryan, to explain Daymon’s important…
June 28, 2023
AWG's Vice-President of Meat & Seafood, Heather DeLuca joins Sean Kosednar to talk summer grilling,…
June 21, 2023
Sean Kosednar is joined in the studio by AWG's Executive Vice-President of Distribution and Logistics,…
May 31, 2023
Matt Cole from Storewise joins Sean Kosednar in the studio this week. Storewise is all…
May 24, 2023
Emily Detwiler is the new AWG Brands Executive Director. Prior to this role Emily was…
May 17, 2023
This week Sean Kosednar is joined by Colleen Jensen Senior Channel Manager from SES Immagotag…
May 10, 2023
Chief Information Officer Shelly Moore joins Sean Kosednar this week on Grocer Pod. The two…
May 3, 2023
Sean Kosednar sits down with Kate Favrow from AWG Brands. The two breakdown the differences…
April 26, 2023
This week Sean Kosednar is joined by Scott Klososky. Scott is the founding partner of…
April 11, 2023
Grocer Pod is back! Sean Kosednar is at the Innovation Showcase catching up with a…
July 14, 2022
David Smith is joined by Mike Beal, CFO Ball's Food Stores. They discuss the SNAP…
May 12, 2022
On the latest episode of Grocer Pod AWG President & CEO David Smith talks with…
April 13, 2022
We are back. We snuck into one of the education sessions durring the Innovation Showcase…
July 21, 2021
Don't miss Grocer Pod's last show from the 2021 Innovation Showcase. AWG President and CEO…
July 18, 2021
We have another episode from the Innovation Showcase. This time AWG President and CEO David…
July 16, 2021
As the second week of the 2021 Innovation Showcase wraps up AWG President and CEO…
July 9, 2021
Today David Smith talks with Roy Hall from Conagra Foods. Roy is a business development…
July 5, 2021
The 2021 Innovation Showcase kicks off this week. Grocer Pod will have multiple episodes over…
February 17, 2021
Our first video pod! AWG President and CEO meets with Doug Madenberg and Brian Numainville…
February 10, 2021
AWG President and CEO David Smith talks with VMC's VP of Pharmacy Bob Pessel. The…
February 3, 2021
AWG President and CEO David Smith talks with Chris Jones from National Grocers' Association about…
January 27, 2021
This week AWG President and CEO David Smith talks with Kim Eskew from Harp's Foods.
January 20, 2021
This week AWG President and CEO David Smith talks with Vice President of Deli, Bakery,…
January 15, 2021
Sean turns the tables and Interviews AWG President and CEO David Smith along with COO…
January 6, 2021
We are back for the first show of 2021. AWG President and CEO talks with…
November 11, 2020
This week David Smith has three conversations with retailers from our Norfolk Division. Hear from…
November 4, 2020
This week AWG President and CEO David Smith talked with Paul Adams and Carey Berger…
October 14, 2020
This week AWG President and CEO David Smith talks with Joe Koppeis and his team.…
