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Tag Archives: Whole Foods
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
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The Powerful Organic Consumer
In this past Sunday’s Washington Post, there was an article in which Whole Foods’ co-CEO Walter Robb was interviewed on their decision to require labeling of GMO products in 5 years. WF’s decision is a game changer. There have been … Continue reading
Posted in food, GMOs, organic foods
Tagged consumer, GMO, interview, labeling, Washington Post, Whole Foods, you
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A Long Unicycle Ride
One of the bright spots these past few years for the environment has been the awareness and change towards saving seafood species. Greenpeace deserves a ton of credit for this. Since recently launching their seafood sustainability ratings of retailers, they … Continue reading
Courage: /ker-ig/ – mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
While riding the Metro with my son a couple of months ago, we stopped into the new Friendship Heights Whole Foods to take a look. I snapped this picture… It doesn’t make sense to me that WF is simply not … Continue reading
Posted in business, environment, sustainable seafood
Tagged Courage, Environment, Food, Friendship Heights, Whole Foods
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Sam and Ralph
Whole Foods was essentially our first major competitor when in 1990, Fresh Fields (soon to be purchased by WF) opened a mile up the street from our tiny retail outlet in Rockville. People frequently ask me how we’ve been able … Continue reading
Posted in MOM's Organic Market, organic foods
Tagged conventional grocers, Fresh Fields, Giant, organic, produce, rockville, Safeway, Whole Foods
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