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Wrong Holiday: Whole Foods Doesn't Bother To Research What People Actually Eat During Hanukkah
By Mary Beth Quirk on December 20, 2011 1:00 PM   91 Comments
UPDATE: Just hours after a Washington Post blogger ranted against a Washington D.C. area Whole Foods with a Hanukkah display of matzoh has responded via Twitter to apologize for the incident. More »

Grocery Shrink Ray Zaps Nate's Meatless Balls
By Laura Northrup on August 18, 2011 10:35 AM   37 Comments
I always found Nate's brand of meatless meatballs (or: balls) to be the best-tasting vegetarian substitute around, and better than most frozen meatballs on the market. Michael is a fan, too. At Whole Foods recently, he noticed that the package had changed, and the amount inside. But not the price. More »

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The Whole Foods Resignation Letter Of Doom
By Ben Popken on July 25, 2011 12:00 PM   121 Comments
If you've ever wondered what it would look like if you pulled back the shiny hippy veneer of Whole Foods and saw what was squiggling underneath, now's your chance. A Whole Foods worker just cc:'d their resignation letter to the entire company, and it's quite the mangum opus. More »

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How To Game The Salad Bar At Whole Foods
By Ben Popken on March 25, 2011 2:00 PM   64 Comments
Is your salad bar ripping you off? The New York Times Magazine investigated and found that ingredients at the salad bar, like cucumber, were 70% more expensive at the salad bar than if you had bought them from elsewhere in the store. So how do you get the best deal when you're forking lettuce down your gullet? For one, go for the baby spinach and mesclun to get the best value, ladle on the cost-effective sun-dried tomatoes and go nuts on the toppings. These little guys will take a far bigger premium from your wallet off the shelf than from the lettuce trough. More »

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Whole Foods CEO Just Begging To Be Called Out On His BS
By Chris Morran on September 1, 2010 12:15 PM   150 Comments
There are certain assumptions we make in this world: The sun rises in the east; the Cubs will never win the World Series again; and Whole Foods is an expensive place to shop. But don't tell that to the grocery chain's CEO John Mackey, who says that only .1% of the products he sells are pricier than you'll find elsewhere. More »

(AlishaV)

Mom Banned From Whole Foods For Inadvertent Shoplifting
By Chris Morran on July 9, 2010 3:15 PM   280 Comments
A woman in Chicago who purchased $40 in groceries at Whole Foods but was later snagged by security with a purloined bottle of kids vitamins in her bag is now persona non grata at the overpriced grocery chain. More »

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Potentially Boozy Kombucha Drinks Drive Whole Foods Yank
By Ben Popken on June 18, 2010 12:31 PM   61 Comments
Whole Foods has removed all kombucha drinks from its shelves over concerns that it might contain elevated levels of alcohol. The supermarket was worried that, to paraphrase the great poet J-Kwon, "errybody in the fermented culture club gettin' tipsy." What's kombucha, you ask? And why does the process of making it remind me of a certain Capri Sun pouch? More »

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Black Widow Spider Found In Whole Food Grapes
By Meg Marco on June 16, 2010 2:28 PM   74 Comments
According to WBZ in Boston a man found a black widow spider in his package of Whole Foods grapes. Don't worry though, while the bite of the Black Widow is painful, few people die from it. More »

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The 23 Best Big Companies To Work For
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 2, 2010 3:03 PM   59 Comments
While there are the Comcasts and the Cash4Golds out there, it's heartening to know that there are actually companies deemed to be "good" to work for. Exciting! Thanks for putting together a list of 23 of those magical companies, Fortune! More »

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Study: Walmart Price Cuts Are Actually Price Hikes
By Chris Morran on April 14, 2010 5:00 PM   80 Comments
If you've turned on a TV recently, you've probably seen one of the seemingly countless Walmart ads where the retail behemoth brags about its latest round of price cuts. But a new study says Walmart's actually been raising its prices on groceries in 2010. More »

(AlishaV)

Racist NJ Teens Also Shop, Use P.A. Systems, At Whole Foods
By Chris Morran on April 13, 2010 12:38 PM   104 Comments
Looks like stupid, racist teenagers in New Jersey don't just shop at Walmart. A 14-year-old girl in Edgewater, NJ, was caught this weekend using the PA system at a local Whole Foods to announce, "All blacks leave the store." More »

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Whole Foods Finds Way To Make Overweight Folk Feel Even More Self-Conscious
By Phil Villarreal on January 26, 2010 10:00 AM   242 Comments
Whole Foods is offering bigger discounts — from the current 20 percent to 30 percent — to employees with a low body mass index, as well as non-nicotine use, low cholesterol and blood pressure, Jezebel reports. More »

Whole Foods CEO Spurs Boycott With Health Care Views
By Laura Northrup on August 15, 2009 11:00 PM   514 Comments

—>Memo to Whole Foods CEO John Mackey: when much of your customer base consists of reusable-bag-using, wheatgrass-munching "progressive" types, it's probably not such a good idea to publish an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal criticizing current health care reform proposals. At least if you don't want said customers organizing boycotts of your stores.  More »

Whole Foods Fires Employee For Stopping Shoplifter
By Meg Marco on January 16, 2009 3:45 PM   146 Comments

—>It must be pretty easy to shoplift at Whole Foods because if any of their employees touch you, they'll be fired.   More »

Supermarkets Begin To Shrink
By Chris Walters on September 12, 2008 10:29 PM   48 Comments

—>The New York Times reports that several supermarket and retail chains, including Safeway, Walmart, and Whole Foods, are beginning to experiment with much smaller store sizes that emphasize things like cafes, prepared meals, and produce. The idea is to emphasize speed over choice, and was apparently triggered by UK competitor Tesco, which has launched over 70 small-format supermarkets in Nevada, Arizona, and Southern California over the past year. Of course, the stores also require less shelf space for products than they did a year ago.  More »

Hysteria: Great, Now Whole Foods Is Making You Broke And Fat
By Meg Marco on August 26, 2008 6:59 PM   54 Comments

—>The New York Sun says that salad and prepared food bars (at Whole Foods, for example) are making you fat. Why? Supposedly, the containers they give you are huge and lead you to unwittingly buy "supersized" portions of food for lunch.
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Whole Foods Seeks To Define Its Prices As Bargains
By Alex Chasick on August 11, 2008 3:48 PM   52 Comments

—>As the economy sours, premium stores like Whole Foods are struggling to keep customers, reports the New York Times. To remain competitive, the pricey natural grocery store is offering guided tours to customers who want to cut costs but can't stand to set foot in Winn Dixie.  More »

Whole Foods Recalls Previously Recalled Meat. What?
By Carey Alexander on August 9, 2008 2:50 PM   39 Comments

—>Whole Foods apparently never got that June memo to chuck Nebraska Beef contaminated with E. coli. The posh-man's bodega announced yesterday that they are recalling the previously-recalled beef, which Whole Foods sold between June 2 and August 6. The contaminated beef has popped up in 24 states and sickened 49 people. Noted food safety litigator Bill Marler shows us that being a lawyer can be fun by posing six amusingly litigious questions for Whole Foods...  More »

Closed: Too Much Rodent Poo At This Chicago Whole Foods
By Meg Marco on July 10, 2008 6:34 PM   76 Comments

—> Over 100 rodent droppings in one cooler alone is too many, says the Chicago Department of Public Heath... and so the Lincoln Park Whole Foods has been closed until the management can eliminate the infestation. Ick.  More »

Just Because It Says "Organic" Doesn't Mean It Won't Give You A Ton Of Cancer
By Meg Marco on March 18, 2008 5:44 PM   52 Comments

—>Here at the Consumerist we're not trying to tell you that you need to buy organic soap, but if you do want organic soap... we think you should get what you're paying for.  More »