127: Pop Up Grocer

Emily Schildt wants food shopping to be a more fun and mind-expanding experience, and with her company, Pop Up Grocer, she’s getting customers closer to the destination. As the name suggests, PUG travels the country and sets up shop for 30-day runs in cities like Miami, New York, and Washington, DC. Each pop-up sells hundreds of the most interesting and emerging food brands around (some of which we’ve covered on the TASTE Podcast), all heavily curated and many run by women and BIPOC founders. We speak with Emily about the company’s big ideas, even bigger plans, and some of the products she is most excited about selling. What a great conversation with Emily! More from Emily Schildt:Emily Schildt on Rethinking the Grocery Experience [Modern Retail]The Utopian Promises and Novelty Cheese of a Discount Grocery Store [TASTE]How Pop Up Grocer Curates its Aisles with Emerging Food Brands [Forbes]Pop Up Grocer [official website]

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