Episode 99: The Cheesiest Episode of Inside Trader Joe's. Ever.

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4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Eat More Cheese. This is not just a piece of advice, it's one of the New Year's Resolutions we're certain we'll be able to keep in 2026. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe's, we talk to our Category Manager for Cheese, who shares her passion for all things fromage, and takes us inside the world of cheese at Trader Joe's, and beyond. Whether you're a regular visitor to the cheese case at your neighborhood Trader Joe's, or you're checking out the shreds, spreads, wedges, and wheels for the first time, there's something here for you, and you might even discover a new favorite!

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0:00.0	I've really been looking forward to this cheesy episode.
0:04.0	Matt, it's a cheese episode, not a cheesy episode.
0:08.0	At Trader Joe's, we're serious about cheese, and we're excited about 2026.
0:13.0	Right, it's gonna be a good a year.
0:15.0	Matt.
0:16.0	You're right, cheesy does it on the silly puns.
0:19.0	This is Nacho Average episode.
0:21.2	And we have Kim, the category manager for cheese,
0:24.5	joining us from our Boston mothership.
0:26.5	Ah, yes, the big cheese.
0:28.8	We've got to be kidding me.
0:30.7	Let's goat inside Trader Joe's.
0:41.5	Get it. Joe's. I'm Tara Miller, director of words and phrases and clauses.
0:45.3	And I'm Matt Sloan, the culture and innovation guy at Trader Joe's.
0:49.5	Culture? Is that another cheese reference?
0:52.0	Cheddar, believe it.
0:53.1	Oh, Kim, in Boston, save us. Hi believe it. Oh, Kim in Boston.
0:55.0	Save us.
0:56.0	Hi, Tara.
0:56.7	Hi, Matt.
0:57.4	Kim, Havardi.
0:58.8	Fine, thank you.
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