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Whole Foods Market honors Ciruli Brothers with supplier All-Star award

- General News
On June 14th, Whole Foods Market announced the beneficiaries of the All-Star Supplier Awards, honoring Ciruli Brothers among fifteen supplier brands that are aligned with the retailer’s core values and “raise the industry bar for quality, innovation, value, and social responsibility,” according to the release.

Edible Garden’s gourmet sauces to be sold in Whole Foods

- General News
Edible Garden AG Incorporated, a leader in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), locally grown, organic and sustainable produce and products, today announced at the Natural Products EXPO WEST 2023 that Whole Foods Market locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will carry Edible Garden’s new line of Pulp sustainable gourmet sauces and chili-based products beginning in the summer of 2023.

The stumbling of Amazon Fresh

- Analysis
As some readers may remember, I am not a big fan of Amazon Fresh — at least not as a retail vendor. I have never been able to see it as a going concern.

Growing with purpose: CEO shares vision for Whole Foods Market

- General News
Whole Foods Market CEO Jason Buechel unveiled Whole Foods Market’s 10-year vision to lead the company into the future, calling it Growing with Purpose, during the grocer’s first quarterly town hall meeting of the year.

AeroFarms expands nationally with Whole Foods Market

- General News
AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, announced the expansion from the Northeast region to all Whole Foods Market locations nationwide to meet increased customer demand for its specialty greens celebrated for their elevated flavor.

Whole Foods Market forecasts Top 10 food trends for 2023

- General News
Today, Whole Foods Market’s Trends Council unveiled their top 10 anticipated food trends for 2023 in the retailer’s eighth-annual Trends predictions. Yaupon-infused beverages, produce packed pastas, repurposed pulp and climate-conscious callouts are among the food trends expected to rise in popularity in the next year.

Whole Foods Market names tenth annual supplier award winners

- Retail
Whole Foods Market announced 30 awards presented to suppliers in the Unites States, UK, and Canada as part of the company’s tenth-annual Supplier of the Year Awards for 2021.

OPS 2022 keynote presentation on future of grocery

- General News
On the heels of a global pandemic, much has changed over the past two years in the world of grocery retailing, and with it, the various dynamics of what may lie ahead for the fresh produce industry.

Tour Amazon’s second Just Walk Out Whole Foods store

- Retail
As previously announced, the Sherman Oaks store is the second of two Whole Foods Market stores opened this year that feature Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology.

They can’t really call it ‘Amazon Stale’

- Analysis
In the past, I have betrayed a certain lack of fondness for the Amazon Fresh concept. I admit that this is an entirely subjective response based on my visits to the Bloomingdale, IL, location.