Welcome to SN Off the Shelf, a podcast series from Supermarket News.

In this twice-monthly feature, presented in a conversational format, SN editors will talk with industry executives, experts and other grocery players about the news, trends and issues that matter most to retailers and their business partners.

In this edition, SN talks with Cate Hardy, CEO of Seattle-based PCC Community Markets, the 12-store community food co-op well known for its environmental and sustainability initiatives — which include everything from its commitment to eliminate plastics from its delis by 2022 to its decision to stop selling Chinook salmon, a critical food for the region’s endangered orca population.