In this episode, Dawn Carpenter explores the idea of food deserts and how important grocery stores are to the health of a community. Police advocate, Atif Bostic of Uplift and entrepreneur Jeff Brown of ShopRite, educate listeners about the problems with food deserts in the United States and inspire with real stories of how to solve one of America’s most fundamental public health challenges. Listen to this episode to learn more about the sobering reality of many Americans as well as the successful business strategies develop to combat the problem, straight some of the leading visionaries in this work
Key takeaways:
[1:38] Atif Bostic career briefing.
[3:27] What are food deserts?
[4:22] What are the trends of food deserts?
[6:55] Food deserts in the United States.
[7:35] Goals of the work of Uplift.
[8:25] Financing role in food deserts and why supermarkets don’t go there.
[9:34] What does it mean to live in a food desert?
[11:55] Success in the projects addressing food desert challenge.
[14:50] Jeff Brown career briefing.
[15:22] ShopRite and Brown’s Super Stores.
[16:58] Economics of grocery stores.
[19:12] What makes ShopRite successful in the communities where it is?
[21:26] Operating challenges to overcoming problem depend on dynamics of local community.
[22:32] Employee aspect of the business.
[25:10] What Brown’s Super Stores is most proud of as a contribution to the community.
Mentioned in this episode:
CDFI Fund at US Department of Treasury
ShopRite and Brown’s Super stores
Brown’s Super Stores on Facebook
Brown’s Super Stores on Twitter
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com