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Who Really Makes Money on Your Groceries? | The Farm-to-Shelf Business Model with Ricky Volpe
This week, Michelle Terpstra sits down with Dr. Ricky Volpe, a professor of agribusiness at Cal Poly specializing in food retail and supply chain economics, to unpack what’s really driving food prices, grocery store margins, and profitability from farm to shelf. This conversation reframes the food system as a business ecosystem shaped by data, power, and strategic decision-making, not just inflation headlines. Ricky explains why most farms are price-takers, how consolidation has reshaped agriculture, and why the farm share of the food dollar is far smaller than most people expect.
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