Notes from https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/whole-foods-revolutionized-food-amazon-ed701f42
published: 2024-08-01

• Whole Foods
  • started in 1978 in Austin, Texas by John Mackey and his girlfriend Renee Lawson Hardy
  • Amazon bought it in 2017
  • 536 stores now
  • $20 billion in annual revenue
• the old glass Heinz 57 ketchup bottle
• barbecue
  • hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, and soda
  • grilled jerk chicken with mango salsa, tabbouleh, and kombucha
• a bit off the wall
• psilocybin
• Wild Oats - was once Whole Foods competitor; later bought by Whole Foods
• regional players like H-E-B in Texas, Wegmans in New York, and Schnucks in St. Louis
• Publix in Florida is employee-owned
• New Asian chains like H Mart, Patel Brothers, and 99 Ranch, with a couple hundred stores between them, are flourishing
• Love.Life, a wellness club
• tandoori cauliflower and quinoa