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Category Archives: business
My Year of Eating “Expired” Food
I watch a lot of nature shows. I wonder sometimes how animals are able to eat only unwashed, raw food- and drink water from pretty much any source (my dog frequently quenches her thirst from the muddy puddles in the … Continue reading
Posted in business, environment, Living, waste
66 Comments
Minimum Dignity
One of the companies I admire most is Costco. They’re not very environmental, unfortunately, but they are extremely dedicated to their employees. Back in 2008 when the economy was in a downward spiral, Founder and CEO Jim Sinegal said that … Continue reading
Selling In
I see headlines like this all the time, carrying news that another independently owned and operated organic company has either sold to a private equity (PE) investment group (think Bain Capital) or to a large corporation like Campbell Soup (in … Continue reading
Posted in business, MOM's Organic Market, organic foods
Tagged Arran Stephens, Earthbound Farm, Honest Tea, Jimbo's, MOM's Organic Market, Nature's Path, Organic Trade Association, organics, PCC Markets, Plum Organics, private equity, selling, Sweetgreen's, tesco, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, yucaipa
36 Comments
Equality for Non-Smokers
We recently launched an internal anti-smoking initiative. Our goal is not to lobby MOM’s employees to quit smoking, but to ensure that non-smoking employees are treated fairly. For years, my office was either at the produce prep sink and/or in … Continue reading
Posted in business, MOM's Organic Market
Tagged equality, fairness, productivity, rights, smoke breaks, smoking
32 Comments
Misfortune
Fortune Magazine recently came out with their Fortune 500 list of the largest companies in the United States. It’s worth noting the domination of companies “fueled” by the auto industry, as they represent 6 of the top 10 largest companies: … Continue reading
Posted in business, cars, energy, fossil fuels
Tagged auto industry, Electric Car, exxonmobile, fortune 500, petroleum, solar power, sustainable, wind power
9 Comments
Good News, Bad News, Who Knows?
The Washington Post ran a story yesterday about unapproved GMO wheat that was found on an Oregon farm. At this point it’s a big mystery how this happened, as this particular GMO wheat was last tested by Monsanto in a … Continue reading
Posted in business, environment, food, GMOs, organic foods
Tagged cargill, cross contamination, GMO, GMO wheat, monsanto, oregon, organic foods, Washington Post, wheat
7 Comments
Better > Bigger
Our central offices are located above our Rockville store. This is deliberate. I never want the leadership of MOM’s to be removed from the day-to-day store operations. If our Rockville store has an issue, than it’s likely that the other … Continue reading
Posted in business, MOM's Organic Market
Tagged company growth, grocery store, growth, Home Depot, Maryland, MOM's Organic Market, organic food, organic market, rockville, Virginia
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The Grand Illusion
I’ve got to hand it to fellow retailer Nordstrom for bucking the trend… So, Thanksgiving is upon us. This is my favorite holiday- there is very little commercialism involved with it. It remains all about being with friends and family, … Continue reading
Posted in business, MOM's Organic Market, personal
Tagged black friday, Holiday Season, Nordstrom, Thanksgiving
2 Comments
Check It Out
As long as I am at the helm of MOM’s, something you will never see in any of our stores is a self-check out lane. I have watched through the years as other grocers have installed them and sometimes later … Continue reading
Posted in business, MOM's Organic Market, personal
Tagged check out, customer service, grocery store, MOM's Organic Market, self-checkout
12 Comments
DON’T Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce
One afternoon back in the early 1990s, while I was toiling away in the old Organic Foods Express warehouse, a gentleman carrying a clipboard came walking in and asked me if I’d like to become a member of the local … Continue reading
