The Joys and Frustrations of Peanut Butter

🥜Greg reminisces about his time in the peanut butter game, highlighting the launch of low-salt, low-sugar peanut butter and his guilt about charging the same price for creamy and crunchy varieties.

🤪Greg hilariously criticizes the trend of fancy peanut butter flavors, such as honey roasted and omega-3 enriched, and suggests that Jif's salmonella outbreak might be linked to their Omega Jif variety with fish oil.

😂Greg jokes about the differences between organic and non-organic peanut butter and shares a funny anecdote about organic peanut butter kids going off the deep end when exposed to classic varieties.

👨‍🍳Greg lightheartedly suggests that peanut butter companies should preserve the traditional creamy and crunchy options instead of introducing unnecessary flavors or adding fish oil, emphasizing his preference for the pure, simple versions.

🍞Greg concludes with a humorous remark about Smucker's potentially owning bread and causing chaos in the peanut butter and jelly market.

What are some of Greg's experiences in the peanut butter industry?

—Greg talks about his involvement in launching the first low-salt, low-sugar peanut butter and his guilt over charging the same price for creamy and crunchy varieties.

What does Greg think about fancy peanut butter flavors?

—Greg finds the idea of flavors like honey roasted and omega-3 enriched peanut butter unnecessary and jokes that salmonella outbreaks might be linked to certain varieties.

What does Greg say about organic peanut butter?

—Greg playfully suggests that organic peanut butter kids might go off the deep end when exposed to classic varieties and pokes fun at the notion of stirring oil back into natural peanut butter.

What is Greg's preference when it comes to peanut butter?

—Greg advocates for keeping it simple with creamy and crunchy options, emphasizing his disdain for unnecessary flavors and fish oil additives in peanut butter.

What does Greg humorously suggest about Smucker's?

—Greg suggests that if Smucker's starts producing bread, it could cause chaos in the peanut butter and jelly market.

00:00Greg introduces himself and shares his experiences and frustrations with peanut butter.

08:30Greg reminisces about his time in the peanut butter industry and the launch of low-salt, low-sugar peanut butter.

12:00Greg humorously criticizes fancy peanut butter flavors and shares a funny anecdote about organic peanut butter kids.

14:00Greg advocates for simple peanut butter options and jokes about the potential chaos if Smucker's owned bread.