Conversations at WCPE: Produce Retailer of the Year Jeff Cady on building strong teams

Jeff Cady, director of produce and floral for Tops Friendly Markets — and the 2020 Produce Retailer of the Year — will speak Nov. 11 at the West Coast Produce Expo about the process of developing a great produce team.

The discussion with Cady, who was also honored this year as one of the Produce Marketing Association’s Retail Merchant Innovation Award winners, will include ideas and insight on cultivating talent across the retail produce hierarchy, from managers to buyers to merchandisers to category managers.

The session featuring Cady will debut at 12 p.m. CST on Nov. 11. Registration for this year’s event is free.

For more about Cady, check out the Produce Retailer of the Year cover story from PMG and other articles below:

"At the top of his game" — Jeff Cady is the 2020 Produce Retailer of the Year — Jeff Cady rarely misses an opportunity to get better, and that approach has served him well as director of produce and floral for Tops Friendly Markets.

Director of produce Jeff Cady talks sustainability at Tops — Tops Friendly Markets recently moved away from foam trays in the produce department and opted to go local for all its greenhouse tomatoes, and director of produce and floral Jeff Cady says he is exploring other sustainable changes as well.

Director of produce Jeff Cady talks Tops store remodel — Tops Friendly Markets recently completed a $2.6 million renovation to its Orchard Park location, and director of produce and floral Jeff Cady spoke with PMG about how the plan for the store’s new and improved produce department came to fruition.

Tops launches 'Summer Sell-a-bration' display contest — Categories included Soft Fruit Soirée, Cherry Jubilee, Cut Fruit Conga, Watermelon Wingding, Pepper Party, Avocados from Mexico Fiesta, Grape Gala and Berry Bash.