Whole Foods

The nonprofit group Farm Forward joined a consumer class-action lawsuit against Whole Foods alleging that the retail giant is deceiving shoppers about beef products in its stores.  Since 1981, Whole Foods has claimed that all of the animals within its supply chain are raised without antibiotics.  However...

A consumer traffic analysis says nearly a quarter of Whole Foods new customers are coming from Wal-Mart.  Specifically, 24% of the new customers streaming to Whole Foods following the Amazon purchase of the grocery chain were Wal-Mart shoppers, while 16% are from Kroger and 15% from Costco.  ...

Now that Amazon officially owns Whole Foods, the implications to organic and other producers is still being determined.   One person who’s worried is John Nalivka from Sterling Marketing noting that, particularly for beef producers, there are reasons for concern.   “...

Whole Foods announced last week it is opening its fourth “plant-based burger joint” in Seattle.  Next Level Burger makes meatless protein products and is undergoing a national expansion, promising many additional locations beyond three (two in Portland one in Bend) in Oregon and the new Seattle location within a Whole Foods Market.  Meat Industry ...

The FTC cleared Amazon Thursday to officially take over Whole Foods.  Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says Amazon will spend $13.7 billion to acquire the Austin, Texas-based high-end food grocery store chain.  The FTC wrapped up its investigation and found no anticompetitive effects sufficient to block the deal.   Acting...