And expensive, too.
But this organic behemoth had much humbler beginnings.
Yet for all their openness, there are still some secrets they don’t want you to know.
In some ways, Whole Foods Market is a victim of its own success.
Whole Foodsultimately prevailedin purchasing the rival, but Mackey’s reputation took a hit.
But there is a conundrum here.
Plus some of the money earned by CCI ultimately went back to the taxpayers.
Justifying this wasn’t a fight Whole Foods wanted to make, though.
And after buying the milk, hechanged his mindand exchanged it for another kind.
Not exactly the kind of customer Whole Foods wants to brag about.
There are several other reports of the storebanning people who claim (and appear to be) innocent.
Then again, there are also thieves who are addicted to stealing from them.
High-end shopkeeperstoldGrub Streetthat “many owners say they’ve seen a rise in the realm of gourmet-food theft.”
In that same year,Mackey toldMother Jonesthat climate change was “perfectly natural and not necessarily bad.”
But WFM doesn’t want unions, as Mackey has made clear.
Heonce said: “The union is like having herpes.
Mackeyclaimed, though, that the stores are not “anti-union” as much as “beyond unions.”
Whole Foods is fighting the lawsuit.
Stay classy, Whole Foods.”
The height of decadence."
Not exactly healthy living.
And at one point, Whole Foods had a seven-part interview on its website between Mackey and Gafni.
Protestersannounced plans to protesta February 2017 speech by Mackey, saying they needed “sexual violence accountability.”
That isn’t always the case.
What’s next for Whole Foods?
Whole Foods Market certainly isn’t perfect, that’s for sure.
Nor is John Mackey, their CEO.
Despite all of this, Whole Foods Market stores still has many loyal customers.
Simply shopping in the store can make you feel virtuous, and maybe even a little smug.
