Celebrate Store Brands Month with AWG Brands
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
Release Date: 01/08/2026
State of the Meat Category in 2026
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
AWG Vice President of Meat and Seafood Heather DeLuca joins Sean Kosednar in the studio on this week's Grocer Pod. The two discuss how AWG member retailers can take advantage of meat's current popularity.
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Topco's Not For Resale Programs
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
Sean Kosednar is joined by Topco Associates LLC Senior Program Manager Jeff Vetstein and Senior Category Director, Indirect Spend Program Adam Binder at the 2026 Innovation Showcase. The three discuss various Not For Resale programs TopCo offers to AWG member retailers.
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Save Time and Money with Electronic Shelf Labels from Retail Data Systems
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
Jason Skolak, General Manager for , sits down with Sean Kosednar at the 2026 Innovation Showcase. The two discuss the benefits of electronic shelf labels. Jason also shares how AWG member retailers can save 10% on the cost of installing electronic shelf labels.
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AWG's Partnership with Breez AI
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
In the first installment of episodes recorded at Innovation Showcase 2026, AWG SVP of Sales & Support James Neumann, AWG Advertising Manager Logan Bayless, and Breez AI Founder & CEO Tal Zlotnitsky sit down with Sean Kosednar to discuss the partnership between AWG and Breez AI. The four also talked about AWG launching SmartMeals™, Breez AI's new AI-powered meal planning tool, to AWG members.
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Live From the Spring 2026 HGS Show
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
Sean Kosednar was on the floor at the HGS Show talking with a variety of AWG teammates about show deals, trends, AWG Brands, Retail Marketing Network, the Hispanic category, and much more.
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Celebrate Store Brands Month with AWG Brands
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
January is Store Brands Month. To kick things off Sean Kosednar is joined by Cara Finger, AWG Brands Marketing Manager. The two talk about what AWG Brands is doing to celebrate.
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AWG Brands Recipe Program
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
AWG Brands’ Marketing Success Kits include monthly recipes. Senior Marketing Specialist Rachel Frierdich is back on Grocer Pod to talk all about these recipes with host Sean Kosednar.
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Reduce Shrink and Increase Gross Margin with Scan-it® Mobile
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
Larry Miller, Founder and CEO of joins Grocer Pod again this week. This time Larry and Sean discuss a new product called Scan-it® Mobile. Scan It is a cloud-based Whole-Store Ordering, Inventory Management, Shrink Loss Tracking, and Receiving System. If you are interested in learning more, contact today.
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Boost Your Store's Food Service Game with Insights from AWG and FMI
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
AWG Executive Director, Deli, Bakery, & Food Service Michael Pursell and FMI Senior Manager, Industry Relations Andrew Brown join Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. The three discuss how AWG member retailers can either add food service to their stores or enhance their current food service offerings. To read the white papers mentioned in today's episode, click for Framework for Retail Foodservice Success 2025 and for The Power of Foodservice at Retail 2025.
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Feed a Family of 12 for Less Than $35 this Thanksgiving with AWG Brands
Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and customers are looking for ways to save on their Thanksgiving spread. AWG Vice President, AWG Brands Emily Detwiler joins Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod to talk about all the Thanksgiving products offered by AWG Brands.
info_outlineJanuary is Store Brands Month. To kick things off Sean Kosednar is joined by Cara Finger, AWG Brands Marketing Manager. The two talk about what AWG Brands is doing to celebrate.