Episode 95: Invasion of the Trader Joe's Gummies

Inside Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's

Arts, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Food

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Gummies, gummies, everywhere, and more each time we blink! Sure, it's not as poetic as Coleridge, but Trader Joe's really has upped the ante in our Gummy game – and we are here for it! Do you like the classics? We have those. You're more the sour sort? Saunter on in and get ready to pucker! Is a filled gummy your jam? We truly understand, and we're filling that void. Thanks to a visit from our resident Gummy Guru (aka, our Candy Category Manager), this episode is downright bouncy, packed with fun info about the wide variety of gummies at Trader Joe's, and a look into the wider world of gummy invention – we'll admit we were unaware of just how wide that world was, and this conversation opened our eyes and tingled our tastebuds. What's YOUR favorite Trader Joe's Gummy?

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0:00.0	Hey, did you ever see Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
0:04.0	I mean, the version with Donald Sutherland?
0:06.0	Yeah.
0:07.0	Do you remember that weird sound that he made?
0:09.0	Yeah, I loved that movie, but that scream, that was horrifying.
0:12.0	Wait, why do you ask?
0:14.0	Well, first, it's Halloween time, and second, because at my house,
0:18.0	when I bring home a bag at Trader Joe's Halloween gummiesies or actually any of our Gummies the Gummies disappear quickly it's
0:25.1	kind of like invasion of the Gummy Snatchers and do you make that sound when you catch
0:30.4	them I mean if I ever do I will we have category manager Allison here to tell us
0:35.5	everything we could ever possibly want to know about gummies.
0:38.6	Let's go inside Trader Joe's.
0:48.9	I'm Tara Miller, director of words and phrases and clauses.
0:52.4	And I'm Matt Sloan, the culture and Innovation Guy at Trader Joe's.
0:56.0	Allison, welcome back to Inside Trader Joe's.
0:58.0	Thank you for having me.
0:59.0	There's no reason to be paranoid, but it does seem like we are being invaded by gummies.
1:05.0	They're everywhere. I mean, they are everywhere.
1:08.0	Why? Why so many gummies?
1:09.0	They're becoming more popular. I have a few theories. I think
1:13.2	some of it has to do with technology. Really? Well, you can get more into gummies. You know,
1:18.3	there's a lot more use for health benefits and for melatonin and all that's kind of Jimmy Jam.
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