• As of January 21, 2023[update], Trader Joe's had 560 stores across 42 states in the United States with stores being added regularly. (wikipedia.org)
  • Is Trader Joe's Open On Thanksgiving 2023? (thedailymeal.com)
  • How much do you get paid per hour at Trader Joe's in 2023? (indeed.com)
  • A thief swiped a woman's wallet from her purse while she shopped at the Court Street Trader Joe's on April 9. (brooklynpaper.com)
  • About a dozen protesters dressed like giant tomatoes danced and rapped to the beat of Technotronic's "Pump Up The Jam" in front of the East 14th Street Trader Joe's on Saturday, December 3. (gaycitynews.com)
  • Since Chelsea Now last reported on the protest at the Sixth Avenue and West 21st Street Trader Joe's ("Protesters Give the Raspberry to Trader Joe's Florida Tomatoes," August 25, 2010), the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, which had been actively opposed, approved the accord in November 2010. (gaycitynews.com)
  • Customers with any questions could contact Trader Joe's Customer Relations number (626)-599-3817 or email them. (whas11.com)
  • His memoir and business guide, Becoming Trader Joe, was published in 2021. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2021, Trader Joe's operated 530 stores across the country and saw an 8.05% growth in sales to $16.5 billion in 2020-21 compared to 2019-20, per Supermarket News . (tastingtable.com)
  • Trader Joe's topped the supermarket industry - and all other retail sectors - with a score of 85 in the American Customer Satisfaction Index Retail and Consumer Shipping Study 2021 - 2022. (chainstoreage.com)
  • By Isaac Monterose (January 21, 2021, 9:51 PM EST) -- Trader Joe's asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a class action accusing the grocery giant of mislabeling its vanilla almond cereal, arguing that the suit is the latest in a wave of spurious suits over artificial vanilla flavoring launched by the proposed class's attorneys. (law360.com)
  • We, the undersigned, would like to respectfully request that the corporate management team at Trader Joes open a Sioux City, Iowa location. (ipetitions.com)
  • For more information on Trader Joes, their products and their philosophy, visit www.traderjoes.com. (ipetitions.com)
  • I used this for my resume applying to a job at Trader Joes - very festive and appropiate! (fontspace.com)
  • What kind of medical insurance does Trader Joes offer? (indeed.com)
  • The Tiki culture craze was still widespread in the United States in the 1960s, so in a direct nod to the fad, the Trader Joe's name itself was a spoof on Trader Vic's, the famous tiki-themed restaurant that had opened its first southern California location in the Beverly Hilton in 1955. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coulombe also changed the name to Trader Joe's to reflect the popular Tiki trend of the time while also playing off the popular Tiki-themed restaurant chain, Trader Vic's (per Reader's Digest). (tastingtable.com)
  • The first Trader Joe's store was opened in 1967 by founder Joe Coulombe in Pasadena, California. (wikipedia.org)
  • Trader Joe's is named after its founder, Joe Coulombe. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coulombe developed the idea of the Trader Joe's South Seas motif while on vacation in the Caribbean. (wikipedia.org)
  • Joe Coulombe, the namesake of the brand, died in 2020. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the time, founder Joe Coulombe "had been reading a book called 'White Shadows in the South Seas,' and he'd been to the Disneyland Jungle Trip ride, and it all just…coalesced," the company's web site says . (latimes.com)
  • In 1967 Pasadena, California, Joe Coulombe opened his first Trader Joe's store after being put in charge of a convenience store operated by the pharmacy company, Rexall (per Reader's Digest ). (tastingtable.com)
  • The version of Trader Joe's that today's shopper would find to be most familiar was created in 1977 when Coulombe decided to not carry household basics and cleaning items anymore in order to focus on food items and creating private-label items, according to CNN . (tastingtable.com)
  • The Trader Joe's branding is racist because it exoticizes other cultures - it presents 'Joe' as the default 'normal' and the other characters falling outside of it - they are 'Arabian Joe,' 'Trader José,' and 'Trader Joe San,'" the petition says. (latimes.com)
  • For example, "Trader Ming's" is used to brand the chain's Chinese food, "Arabian Joe" brands Middle Eastern foods, "Trader José" brands Mexican foods, "Trader Giotto's" is for Italian food, and "Trader Joe San" brands their Japanese cuisine. (pjmedia.com)
  • There are a few staple items, however, that I only get at Trader Joe's and refuse to buy anywhere else. (apartmenttherapy.com)
  • We already know the Everything but the Bagel seasoning from Trader Joe's is a pantry staple that instantly improves most ordinary foods, but things just got even tastier with the store's new smoked salmon. (popsugar.com)
  • The Joe makes this pantry staple even better for you by blending in fiber-rich flax and chia seeds. (livestrong.com)
  • Tahini is a staple for WFPB eaters, and Trader Joe's always has it in stock. (forksoverknives.com)
  • The offending products bear such labels as Trader Ming's for foods and condiments related to Chinese cuisine, Trader José's for Mexican-style products and Trader Giotto's for Italian-themed items. (latimes.com)
  • Eating at Trader Vic's in Beverly Hills was notoriously expensive, but the Trader Joe's in Pasadena provided an irreverent and less expensive offering of food and drink. (wikipedia.org)
  • Trader Joe's products labeled Trader Jose's and Trader Ming's - far left and far right - will get a name change, the company said. (latimes.com)
  • They bought some Trader Jose's burritos and Trader Ming's Kung Pao chicken, and it made them racist? (pjmedia.com)
  • The California-based grocery chain said it's working to phase out foreign names it has attached to ethnic foods, such as "Trader José's" for Mexican cuisine, "Trader Ming's" for Chinese products and "Arabian Joe's" for Middle Eastern dishes. (pjmedia.com)
  • Trader Joe's is an American chain of grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the spirit of discovery, we asked the Forks Over Knives Facebook community to share their favorite Trader Joe's vegan finds. (forksoverknives.com)
  • This list doesn't include every WFPB item sold at Trader Joe's, but we're confident this list will point you in the right direction the next time you go hunting for vegan Trader Joe's products. (forksoverknives.com)
  • It can be hard to find peanut butter that doesn't have refined sugar or other gunk, but this vegan Trader Joe's champion isn't messing around. (forksoverknives.com)
  • This juicy vegan Trader Joe's product preserves the flavors of summer. (forksoverknives.com)
  • Prices and products may vary by Trader Joe's location. (popsugar.com)
  • Through the years, Trader Joe's has kept the sense that it offers nothing but fresh and wholesome products. (thedailymeal.com)
  • Part of the allure of Trader Joe's is its store-branded foods, snacks, and other products. (thedailymeal.com)
  • All potentially affected products have been removed from sale and destroyed, Trader Joe's said. (wgntv.com)
  • Trader Joe's is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may contain rocks, about one week after the grocery chain recalled two cookie products over similar concerns. (wgntv.com)
  • The company said in a statement that it decided several years ago to use only the Trader Joe's name on its products and has been in the process of updating the ethnic-sounding labels. (latimes.com)
  • She said she was encouraged by the company's response but wants Trader Joe's to commit to a timetable for removing the products with the ethnic-themed labels. (latimes.com)
  • While she understands that there are financial costs to relabeling or removing products, "the petition remains important because Trader Joe's lacks the urgency to deal with this issue in the current climate," she said. (latimes.com)
  • The first Trader Joe's opened in 1967 in Pasadena, and offbeat humor has long been the rhetorical soundtrack for good deals on an eclectic and sometimes unpredictable line of products. (latimes.com)
  • The stores offer only a few name brand items alongside many products with the Trader Joe's store label. (tastingtable.com)
  • KARK /NEXSTAR) - Trader Joe's is recalling some Texas Tamale Company Gourmet Black Bean Tamales products due to the potential presence of an undeclared milk allergen. (kxan.com)
  • The products were sold exclusively at Trader Joe's stores. (kxan.com)
  • Customers who have the affected products are advised to throw them away immediately or return them to Trader Joe's for a refund. (kxan.com)
  • Is it worth getting any of Trader Joe's other Indian food products? (tastingtable.com)
  • Trader Joe's also has a 12-day advent calendar full of customer favorite beauty products, including lavender bath salts, a hair mask, a yuzu bath fizzer, body butter, and daily sunscreen. (yahoo.com)
  • Describing itself as "your neighborhood grocery store," Trader Joe's has some pretty good products at pretty good prices. (pjmedia.com)
  • Trader Joe's plans to remove ethnic brand names from its products as a petition calling for their removal gains steam. (pjmedia.com)
  • This exciting item might even make the list of top breakfast products from Trader Joe's - and that's saying something. (popsugar.com)
  • In a sea of retail sameness at grocery stores, most of which stock the same handful of mainstream brands and products, Trader Joe's stands out. (yahoo.com)
  • The company says all affected products have been taken off the shelves, but if you've bought applesauce in the last few months, throw it out or take it back to Trader Joe's for a full refund. (fox17online.com)
  • Roker told 'Today' that he shops at Trader Joe's regularly, and there are certain products he swears by. (yahoo.com)
  • The Trader Joe's frozen food section is brimming with products that boast quick and easy prep. (yahoo.com)
  • Last week the far-left Los Angeles Times reported that, due to an online petition attacking its brands as racist, Trader Joe's had caved. (breitbart.com)
  • Even though the story calls out the abuses of trading companies, (although it perpetuates other racist tropes such as that of the "noble savage" and "white god" narratives common during this period), "Trader" is still part of the grocery chain's name. (breitbart.com)
  • Unlike a whole lot of other companies - Land o' Lakes, Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, Mutual of Omaha, the Washington Redskins - Trader Joe's appears to have figured out that 1) cable news and Twitter are not real life, and 2) maybe erasing cultural icons representing minority groups is - you know, a little racist. (breitbart.com)
  • My other favorite part is where Trader Joe's comes right out and says "we disagree that any of these labels are racist. (breitbart.com)
  • But did you know that Trader Joe's is totally racist? (pjmedia.com)
  • Because Trader Joe's is totally, totally racist. (pjmedia.com)
  • We demand that Trader Joe's remove racist branding and packaging from its stores. (pjmedia.com)
  • Isn't the very name "Trader Joe's" racist? (pjmedia.com)
  • Nobody with a damn bit of sense actually believes Trader Joe's is racist. (pjmedia.com)
  • Trader Joe's shoppers have discovered that the grocery chain's herby Greek chickpeas make for an easy, crispy snack when cooked in an air fryer. (thedailymeal.com)
  • A testament to the chain's popularity - and its appeal to the conscious consumer - is that two other Trader Joe's petitions also have gained traction on the Change.org site. (latimes.com)
  • In a statement Wednesday, a spokesperson for Trader Joe's called the timing of the recalls "coincidental," saying that the company "errs on the side of caution and are proactive in addressing issues," as reported by the New York Times . (kxan.com)
  • So when I spotted Onion Salt (for the reasonable price of $1.99 a bottle) at Trader Joe's, I had to have it. (thekitchn.com)
  • In 2022, the typical Trader Joe's customer was a married person living in an urban area, between 25 and 44 years old, earning at least $80,000. (wikipedia.org)
  • Shopping at a Trader Joe's store is like traveling around the world in a dozen or so aisles. (tastingtable.com)
  • When beloved television personality Al Roker isn't forecasting the weather on NBC's Today, there's a chance he's walking the aisles of Trader Joe's, stocking up on his favorite items. (yahoo.com)
  • Between 1997 and 2014, Zillow found that homes grow more rapidly in value if they are closer to a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods, with such homes consistently being worth more than the mean U.S. home. (wikipedia.org)
  • Whole Foods or Trader Joe's? (neatorama.com)
  • A new Trader Joe's store has opened in Washington, D.C. in the same neighborhood as an existing Whole Foods. (neatorama.com)
  • In his talk with 'Today,' Roker said he adorns his Trader Joe's pork belly with the store's Soyaki sauce or barbecue sauce to add flavor. (yahoo.com)
  • The smallest Trader Joe's location is in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts on Boylston St. Each location is designed to represent its respective area, with staff members creating murals along store walls to represent the surrounding neighborhood. (wikipedia.org)
  • Despite being known as a "neighborhood store" with affordable options, Trader Joe's locations are mostly in well-off neighborhoods. (wikipedia.org)
  • After he's accused of exchanging fire with police, Atkins allegedly drove away before crashing into a pole in front of a Trader Joe's in the Silver Lake neighborhood. (newser.com)
  • The attention on Trader Joe's comes amid a nationwide reconsideration of branding that has accompanied the Black Lives Matter movement. (latimes.com)
  • Today's settlement will affect all of Trader Joe's current and new stores to prevent the release of approximately 31,000 metric tons of carbon-equivalent greenhouse gases. (motherjones.com)
  • For over five decades, Trader Joe's has been filling its shelves with fresh and international items while placing emphasis on keeping prices low, according to its website . (tastingtable.com)
  • The taste and styling of condiments are some things that Trader Joe's has nailed. (thedailymeal.com)
  • And the biblical Joseph was literally sold into slavery. (pjmedia.com)
  • The labels, which offer variations of the Trader Joe's name, exploit "a narrative of exoticism that perpetuates harmful stereotypes," according to the petition. (latimes.com)
  • The tuneful tomatoes distributed Christmas cards addressed to Trader Joe's press-averse CEO Dan Bane (corporate headquarters are in Monrovia, Ca.) and encouraged entering and exiting shoppers to "Get your booty to sign the Fair Food agreement/Make my day. (gaycitynews.com)
  • Anyone who has shopped at Trader Joe's knows that it's a game-changer. (livestrong.com)
  • Privately held Trader Joe's is highly secretive and doesn't do interviews, so Fortune did some digging around to see what makes the retail chain such a success. (kottke.org)
  • Honestly, I can't believe how many items Trader Joe's has for someone who eats WFPB ," wrote FOK follower Michael Crosby on Facebook. (forksoverknives.com)
  • Cult classics at Trader Joe's abound and one such item worth tossing in your cart on your next TJ's run is their Thai Lime & Chili Cashews, which you'll find in the nuts and dried fruit area, sold in a 16-ounce bag retailing for $7.99. (yahoo.com)
  • Take a shortcut by using Trader Joe's Thai Lime and Chili cashews, as they're already perfectly seasoned to the max. (yahoo.com)
  • We urge you to discard the product or return it to any Trader Joe's for a full refund," the company wrote. (wgntv.com)
  • Trader Joe's said customers who had purchased the salads should not eat them: "We urge you to discard the product or return it to any Trader Joe's for a full refund. (wtvr.com)
  • The company is urging consumers who purchased the recalled cookies to discard them or bring them to Trader Joe's stores for a full refund. (whas11.com)
  • If you're allergic to peanuts and are looking for a delicious nut butter that isn't loaded with unhealthy extras, Trader Joe's has your back with their amazing crunchy almond butter. (forksoverknives.com)
  • On your next visit to Trader Joe's, keep an eye out for a healthy monstera in the plant section, and don't hold yourself back from buying more than one. (apartmenttherapy.com)
  • These RD-approved Trader Joe's staples make for smart, healthy additions to your grocery list. (livestrong.com)
  • And for those weeks, Trader Joe's is a popular source of wallet-friendly produce, pantry staples, and healthy convenience foods such as ready-to-eat steamed lentils, pre-cooked frozen grains, and riced fresh cauliflower. (forksoverknives.com)
  • Fan-favorite grocer Trader Joe's , known to cater to our every craving, recently launched a new pizza-themed delicacy that delivers on both flavor and big time snackability. (yahoo.com)
  • Trader Joe's is one of America's favorite places to go food shopping for quality, and organic goods. (beliefnet.com)
  • My favorite part of the Trader Joe announcement is where the company says it will listen to its customers as opposed to petitions. (breitbart.com)
  • The Nutcracker rockstars on the front of this calendar invite you to draft your own lyrics on the back by filling in the blanks with your favorite Trader Joe's foods to write a tune. (yahoo.com)
  • To help, we've rounded up top dietitians and asked them to share their favorite Trader Joe's picks. (livestrong.com)
  • A Trader Joe's would thrive in our growing town and would provide an excellent variety of food, including healthier options, for local families and individuals. (ipetitions.com)
  • If you wait until the last minute and need to pick up a few things to host or attend a Labor Day party, do you know if your local Trader Joe's is open? (thedailymeal.com)
  • Her family has shopped occasionally at the local Trader Joe's, and she said Sunday night that offending labels remain throughout the store. (latimes.com)
  • If you're staring at the freezer case at your local Trader Joe's deciding which box to grab, unless you are only just dipping your feet into the world of Indian food and need something as American as possible, we recommend picking something else. (tastingtable.com)
  • Trader Joe's shoppers are heading to their local store location to stock up on holiday ingredients in the wintry weather on this calendar. (yahoo.com)
  • Angela ( @its.angelagrace ), a San Francisco-based content creator, visited her local Trader Joe's and kept an eye out for variegated monsteras while warning her followers of dying plants. (apartmenttherapy.com)
  • The selection of dry pasta at Trader Joe's is mind-boggling. (thedailymeal.com)
  • Trader Joe's Garlicky Pasta is new in the freezer section and its versatility lends itself to being the perfect base for creative noodle dishes. (thedailymeal.com)
  • Taking a look at all the latest offerings from Trader Joe's . (sunset.com)
  • And Trader Joe's even has new offerings for those who are plant-based. (sunset.com)
  • Trader Joe's is urging customers to throw the product away or return it to any Trader Joe's location for a full refund. (wgntv.com)
  • Trader Joe's says customers who bought these should not eat them and should throw them away or return them for a full refund. (wtop.com)
  • Casual shoppers should not confuse the new beef bulgogi product with Trader Joe's existing bulgogi beef with fried rice and kimchi - this one's just the meat. (thedailymeal.com)
  • Trader Joe's advises anyone who purchased or received donations of this product to not eat it. (wgntv.com)
  • Before finding a place on a Trader Joe's shelf, each product is subjected to a taste test panel to guarantee its quality before it is selected for the store. (tastingtable.com)
  • Additionally, each product is examined to make sure that it fits within the price range of the store, according to Trader Joe's. (tastingtable.com)
  • Trader Joe's now says it will not be changing any of its product names and just told the blacklisting cancel culture to shove it … but did so politely. (breitbart.com)
  • Trader Joe's Pumpkin Cornbread Mix is a new product that the grocery store released for the holiday season that caught my eye because it combines cornbread and pumpkin, both holiday favorites for me. (bakingbites.com)
  • While this approach to product naming may have been rooted in a lighthearted attempt at inclusiveness, we recognize that it may now have the opposite effect - one that is contrary to the welcoming, rewarding customer experience we strive to create every day," Trader Joe's spokeswoman Kenya Friend-Daniel said in a statement. (pjmedia.com)
  • On July 12, Trader Joe's issued a public health alert to its consumers for another product. (whas11.com)
  • Trader Joe's looks forward to working with the EPA in its mission to reduce air pollution and protect the ozone layer, and, with this agreement, has committed to reducing its emissions to a rate that matches the best of the industry," the company said in a written statement. (motherjones.com)
  • Adaptable is the name of the game with these multiuse, sent-from-the-heavens foods , all available year-round at your nearest Trader Joe's . (popsugar.com)
  • So that you don't make the same mistake we did for far too long, here is our ranking of Trader Joe's Indian foods from worst to best. (tastingtable.com)
  • We can't speak for every Indian Fare-marked offering at Trader Joe's because we did not try every single one of them, but overall, the frozen foods tasted of higher quality and were far more satisfying. (tastingtable.com)
  • The grocery chain labels some of its ethnic foods with modifications of "Joe" that belies a narrative of exoticism that perpetuates harmful stereotypes. (pjmedia.com)
  • Trader Joe's Everything But The Bagel may go well on everything, but it really shines when used on onion rings. (thedailymeal.com)
  • Have you tried Trader Joe's Onion Salt? (thekitchn.com)
  • Trader Joe's has recalled some of its packaged poultry salads over concerns they may contain pieces of glass or hard plastic. (wtvr.com)
  • This Trader Joe's item takes some of the work out of a labor-intensive dish and lends itself to salads, soups, tacos, and more. (yahoo.com)
  • There's quite literally something for everyone to enjoy with this season's Trader Joe's advent calendar collection, but they tend to sell out quickly, so get them while you can! (yahoo.com)
  • This hack works just as well whether you're making your own fried rice from scratch or starting with the frozen bagged variety from Trader Joe's. (yahoo.com)
  • What's more, word spread that because of Colorado's wonky liquor laws, the Mile High City version of Trader Joe's would sell liquor (Trader Joe's so-called Two Buck Chuck wine is quite popular), but the Boulder outpost would not. (5280.com)
  • Some of the refrigerants now in use by Trader Joe's are up to 4,700 times more potent than carbon dioxide," said Alexis Strauss, an EPA official, in a statement. (motherjones.com)
  • A statement from Trader Joe's said the location will be closed for the foreseeable future in order give employees time to personally come to terms with the tragedy. (newser.com)
  • The 25-45 minute drive to the closest Trader Joe's is a large reason why the people in these towns do not frequent the store as often as they would normally. (ipetitions.com)
  • Trader Joe's chocolate croissants are already a big hit with shoppers, and now the store has double chocolate croissants to further indulge your sweet tooth. (thedailymeal.com)
  • Now comes the latest installment in the Trader Joe's Colorado saga: Reports indicate that construction has started at the Denver location , but has yet to commence in Boulder -which means that the Denver store may, in fact, open before the one in Boulder. (5280.com)
  • It may be hard to believe, but Trader Joe's wasn't always a dynamic and forward-thinking grocery store. (tastingtable.com)
  • The West Seattle Trader Joe's store was expected to reopen this morning after its four-day power outage ended last night, and indeed, multiple WSB readers report, it did. (westseattleblog.com)
  • Trader Joe's grocery store has recalled two different types of cookies that "may contain rocks. (wtop.com)
  • Whether you're an avid Trader Joe's shopper or a dedicated plant parent, it's a well-known fact that the grocery store offers an affordable selection of plants (including their latest wooden faux flowers ). (apartmenttherapy.com)
  • Her family isn't patronizing Trader Joe's for the time being. (latimes.com)
  • We always regretfully have to rank something in the lowest spot, and this time, it's Trader Joe's Kitchari pouch. (tastingtable.com)
  • If you don't have the time to devote to this process, Trader Joe's fully-cooked alternative will do the trick. (yahoo.com)
  • WASHINGTON - Trader Joe's is recalling its soft-baked snickerdoodle cookies as they might contain plastic pieces. (whas11.com)
  • In 2004, BusinessWeek reported that Trader Joe's quintupled its number of stores between 1990 and 2001 and increased its profits tenfold. (wikipedia.org)
  • Trader Joe's agreed on Tuesday to reduce its stores' greenhouse gas emissions and pay a $500,000 penalty to settle claims from the federal government that the grocery chain had violated the Clean Air Act. (motherjones.com)
  • Trader Joe's stores will maintain a leak rate of 12.1 percent through 2019, according to the consent decree. (motherjones.com)
  • In addition, all new Trader Joe's stores will use a different refrigerator coolant that is less harmful to the ozone layer. (motherjones.com)
  • Tis the season for Trader Joe's advent calendar collection to return to stores. (yahoo.com)