SPINS Study Shows Strong Growth for Natural Retailers Despite Recession
While we’re still fuming from a study by Stanford researchers , news from the market research firm SPINS reminds us once again that consumers often ‘speak’ and think with greater clarity than the increasingly hazy world of science not to mention what brand managers in Northfield, Illinois, Battle Creek, Michigan and Purchase, New York would like us to […]
Mackey, Obamacare, Fascism and Why He’s Still A Vision for the Future
As anyone who knows NBN understands, we’re not in the habit of defending people who say incredibly stupid things about an incredible simple issue such as national health care. Yet as more and more people consider whether shopping at Whole Foods is like feeding Sheldon Adelson Beluga caviar, it’s important to come to Mackey’s defense even while […]
Whole Foods Walter Robb in BusinessWeek
Interesting interview or puff piece to pump up investor relations. You decide and let us know. Of course maybe the two are one and the same.
I’ll Have Big Mac, Double Fries and a Side of Pink Sea Salt Please
After a nearly six year hiatus coming back to San Francisco is a bit like remembering how much I loved to play baseball; its a surprise and obvious all at the same time. When I was a child one of my favorite pastimes, besides setting up bar for some of the oh so fabulous 1960’s […]
Whole Foods Pulls All Raw Kombucha Drinks Off Shelves
Were it not for the phenomenal 30% growth rate of Millenium Foods raw kombucha, sales estimated at $100 million, and the fact that Millenium inspired both Hain Celestial and Honest Tea (40% owned by Coke) to create me-too products, this story wouldn’t be worth posting, unless of course you happen to be a beverage geek […]
Better Options for Germ Fever
We’re old school. Whether it’s constant chatter about the H1N1 virus or volunteering at the ever so sneeze ridden High Horizons Elementary School in Bridgeport, Connecticut we just wash our hands a lot and JUST SAY NO to Purell and those other hand sanitizers. Call us paranoid and you might be right but NBN worries that all […]
John Mackey on Conscious Capitalism in Huffington Post
As we’ve written here, whatever you think about Whole Food’s John Mackey he’s worth paying attention to. Furthermore despite our criticism, the fact is that we in America would be a lot better off if our corporate leaders were a lot more like him. Like many libertarians we think he is about as naive as most second […]
Mackey, Health Care, Fat Loss Incentives and The Cranky Critics
Well we’re beginning to think that if John Mackey were to save a baby from a burning house more than a few would complain he forgot to get the little tyke’s teddy bear, proving he’s a villain to the core. Criticism over Whole Foods recent announcement that it was offering incentives to employees through a […]
Grist on Whole Foods Mobile Slaughterhouses
Whole Foods commitment to small ranchers (warning to vegetarians–don’t click on the link below) has gotten more ambitious with a new mobile slaughterhouse. Small world, mobile processing. http://www.grist.org/article/2009-11-20-Whole-Foods-chicken-farms/
Interview with Nasoya Founder John Paino of Paino Foods
Time and time again we’ve seen industry pioneers return to the game after a long absence, recovering from burning the natural and organic candle seven days a week. Add John Paino co-founder of Nasoya Foods to the growing list. If you don’t know Nasoya you aren’t eating tofu. Paino and his partner founded the tofu […]