6 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Co-founder of Clarksville Natural Grocery in Austin — which merged with John Mackey's SaferWay in 1980 to create Whole Foods Market.
Co-founder of Clarksville Natural Grocery in Austin — which merged with John Mackey's SaferWay in 1980 to create Whole Foods Market.
California natural food supermarket chain founded by Sandy Gooch in 1977 — which grew to 7 stores — and which Whole Foods acquired in 1993 as part of its West Coast expansion.
Co-founder of the original SaferWay natural foods store in Austin (1978) with John Mackey — which merged with Clarksville Natural Grocery to become Whole Foods Market in 1980.
American retail executive who served as co-CEO of Whole Foods Market (2010–2017) alongside John Mackey — managing the company's operational scale while Mackey focused on vision and culture — and who was seen as the operational counterpart to Mackey's visionary role.
American natural and organic food supermarket chain co-founded by John Mackey in 1980 — which built the premium organic grocery category — and which Amazon acquired in 2017 for $13.7B as its entry into physical retail.