what is this place what started out as a
small natural food store Whole Foods
Market has grown into one of the biggest
organic grocery stores in the world
while Whole Foods has become a truly
worldwide brand what do we actually know
about them to help answer all the
questions you may have about this
healthy grocery store here are the top
ten untold truths of Whole Foods Market
let's go to Whole Foods and buy a bunch
of stuff from that weird aisle nobody
else goes down there are special hacks
for a better shopping experience already
I'm a drunk not a hack
whenever most people think of Whole
Foods they think of two things organic
health food and crazy expensive prices
I'll be $1,487.56 while this may be true
there are ways in which you can enjoy
Whole Foods products without breaking
the bank even avid shoppers at Whole
Foods might want to use a few of these
tips a good way to save a buck or two if
you buy a lot of a certain item is to
buy in bulk if you are one of those
people that knows what they like and are
always buying the same item then buying
in bulk could save you up to 20%
depending on which location it is and
that can include wine when it comes to
things like cheese another good way to
save a little is to have them cut it for
you
rather than buying a pre-packed chunk of
cheese get the employee at the cheese
counter to cut exactly the amount you
want it's cheaper and there will be no
waste extra cheese will you take before
Lorenzo de'medici that also works for
produce as well as meats and fish if you
want to avoid the rush and ensure that
you are still getting the freshest
products the best time to shop at Whole
Foods is in the morning
that way you'll get the best foods and
also get a head start on any deals of
the day
Deal or No Deal an employee's health
affect their discount put that in your
milk not just happy with giving the
general public a healthy option
Whole Foods wants its staff to be
healthy too in an effort to whip their
staff into shape
Whole Foods actually arranges their
store discounts on a sliding scale
depending on their health while all
employees are entitled to a 20% discount
that couldn't
if you live a healthy lifestyle if you
are a nonsmoker your cholesterol is
within a certain range and your blood
pressure and BMI are in check then the
employees could earn a 30% store
discount other perks for working at
Whole Foods include an employee of the
month three hundred seventy four
consecutive employer Madeline while a
lot of companies have this scheme they
don't have it quite like Whole Foods
each month a king and queen of customer
service are named and as well as a fancy
title the kings and queens get to shop
till they drop the winners have two
minutes to run around the store and grab
as many items as they want whatever they
have at the end of the two minutes they
get to keep a lot of the employees
usually end up with a cart full of tasty
food that's a pretty good perk
whatever happened to Richmond he got
scurvy Whole Foods and Amazon would you
like to know why Amazon is so successful
it may be surprising to know that not
too long ago
Whole Foods was struggling while it very
quickly became one of the biggest
grocery store chains in the country the
biggest and health and organic food a
few years ago Whole Foods was in trouble
that is until one of the biggest
companies in the world came along and
helped it out well a lot of people
thought Amazon buying Whole Foods was a
bit of a strange partnership the
internet Giants knew exactly what they
were doing while Amazon has started to
venture out into the real world with
their amazon go stores Whole Foods gave
Amazon a real taste of a
brick-and-mortar company since the
Amazon buyout Whole Foods has seen quite
a few changes with their brand Whole
Foods in elaborate practical joke
thicket we the
not only has Amazon given them a
much-needed boost but the stores
themselves are seeing quite a few
changes merging Whole Foods with Amazon
Prime was the first big change as Whole
Foods now offers special sales for Prime
members as well as selling Amazon's
popular devices such as the echo in
stores as well as offering free delivery
for Prime members also Amazon has put
its delivery lockers and many whole food
stores so that you can have your parcel
delivered safely and collect it from
Whole Foods at your convenience with
more changes on the horizon the future
is looking bright for this partnership
because the customer is all that matters
they support farmers while Whole Foods
has become a big international company
they still focus a lot of their time and
money on the local aspect as much as
they have a great range of food Whole
Foods are still passionate about buying
and sourcing fresh foods and ingredients
from local farmers and companies this in
itself helps the local economy as well
as keeping local farms and ranches in
business it also is a big step for
sustainable foods and products not just
content with buying a lot of food from
local suppliers Whole Foods also offers
loans and financial help to local
farmers these loans are low-interest and
designed to help local farmers that may
need a little boost with their business
helping out the little guy and keeping
things local is a great personal
approach to food especially for such a
big company not only our Whole Foods
content with helping out local farmers
but they also want to help out the
planet too in recent years Whole Foods
bought the largest wind energy credits
in North America in fact they bought so
many that they offset all of the
electricity used in the US and Canadian
stores with all those noble causes it's
no wonder that they sometimes charge
higher prices for their products to a
jaw of speciality honey that cost 17
$9.99 the Creator is showered with a
dishwasher I slept in a dishwasher box
washer Whole Foods may well be on its
way to becoming a true world brand but
things started out very differently for
them and it was almost completely
destroyed back in the late 1970s John
Mackey and Renae Lawson opened up their
first organic grocery store in Austin
Texas wanting to provide good healthy
food to the people of Austin Mackey and
Lawson went all out to make this happen
and that included living in their first
store only being able to get a house
that was zoned for commercial use Mackey
and Lawson used the first floor to sell
their products the second floor for a
cafe and they lived on the third floor
as this was a property zoned for
business and not for residential use
there were no basic facilities such as
showers or baths because of that the two
co-founders had to improvise and use the
dishwasher hose every time they wanted
to wash where's your bathroom
that's what bathroom what room bathroom
what what as the store started to become
popular Mackey and Lawson merged with
another grocery store and officially
became Whole Foods
however while that should have been a
joyous occasion a year after opening the
store got hit with the worst flood in
the history of Austin while the store
looked to be finished for good it was
actually the local residents that came
to Whole Foods rescue as Whole Foods had
already built quite a fan base of loyal
customers those customers got involved
and helped clean the store and within a
month
Whole Foods was back and open for
business crisis averted the CEO makes $1
per year well I'm the boss head honcho
you know while most people would think
that the main goal of creating a
successful company and brand is to make
money
Whole Foods co-founder and CEO John
Mackey might disagree with you obviously
making money is one of if not the most
important aspects of any business but
Mackey feels that he has made enough
money in his life and therefore wants to
work for the joy of working Mackey has
taken quite a few controversial and
surprising stances in his career but one
of the big stances was to forego a
salary
not only does Mackey not get a big
salary but he also doesn't get any
bonuses or even have any stock options
either having a boss that only comes
into the office because he wants to is
one big reason why Whole Foods is so
often ranked as one of the best
employers to work for as well as the
staff perks that we have already
mentioned on our list of facts about
Whole Foods the store also operates an
open policy when it comes to salaries
that means that anyone can know the
salary of any other employee from the
top of the company to the bottom the
wages are an open book having no secrets
between staff seems to go a long way
toward work-related happiness you keep a
secret no sir I can't 365 I company even
took you a whole year while there are
many great things about organic food
store Whole Foods one of the downsides
that most people have with them is their
prices while Whole Foods do a lot of
good things support local farmers bring
us great and sustainable produce etc
their pricing can sometimes be so high
that people can't actually afford to
shop there but are they way more
expensive than regular eggs way more
I'll take a dozen in order to overcome
this problem and make Whole Foods more
accessible for everyone Whole Foods
decided to expand their brand and add
365 stores to their range the idea of
the 365 stores was to bring cheaper
products while appealing to the
Millennial and younger demographic the
stores were set to be slightly smaller
than a regular Whole Foods store and
according to CEO John Mackey the 365
brand was the future of Whole Foods
however while the intention may well
have been good these 365 stores didn't
really happen with a big plan to bring
stores everywhere
only a few actually opened up once
Amazon bought Whole Foods the plan for
365 stores were halted it is reported
that the 365 stores that did open will
remain open but no other stores are
planned although the idea may have been
a good one it was all a bit of a Miss
and miss step for Whole Foods look
everyone makes mistakes English only
grow country
while there are many plus points to
working for Whole Foods we didn't even
mention that they pay higher than most
grocery stores or equivalent companies
however they do have their bad sides
when it comes to employee relations one
big issue that Whole Foods had was an
English only policy for staff the policy
stated that members of staff must
communicate in English when they are in
the presence of a customer as well as
with each other if they are on the clock
or discussing work related topics this
policy came to light when two workers in
a New Mexico store complained about it
the workers were suspended for
unacceptable workplace behavior Whole
Foods did make a statement and said that
their suspension had nothing to do with
them not speaking English que causa
but many felt that the timing was a huge
coincidence as well the English only
policy was revised fairly quickly after
the incident Whole Foods has also hit
the headlines with an overcharging
scandal in which they have admitted to
overestimating and expanding prices and
weights of certain products
no wonder they became known as whole
paycheck it also might be interesting to
know that Whole Foods actually sold
cheese that was made by prisoners
presently burned but everything at Whole
Foods is supposed to be cage free cheese
makers haystack Mountain had an
agreement with the Colorado Corrections
Institute in which prisoners were
milking goats for cheese for a monthly
salary of around 300 to 400 dollars the
cheese was then sold in places like
Whole Foods Whole Foods has come out
recently and said that it would stop
buying products made by prison labor it
just goes to show that even companies
that come from a good social place can
make mistakes and missteps walking
around beer while you shop we know that
grocery shopping can be a chore
sometimes you have a long list of things
to get and worse still the store is
packed with people isn't there any way
to make grocery shopping more tolerable
than actually Whole Foods thinks there
is and that is to shop with a nice cold
beer a whole food store in Austin has a
full liquor license which means you can
drink while you shop I'm gonna get a
beer - are you serious
what else yeah not only does that
particular Whole Foods have two bars one
of which is a wine bar but they also
have buckets of beer placed around the
store so you can grab a can and shop at
your leisure while shopping with a beer
sounds like a great idea it doesn't
totally fit in with the Whole Foods
image of being super health-conscious so
it may not be too surprising to know
that in a whole food store yes in Texas
again they actually used to sell
cigarettes admittedly this was back in
the 1980s but even so to have Whole
Foods selling possibly the unhealthiest
product around is quite a head scratcher
while the sales of this item were
supposedly quite good the item was
pulled from the store as they didn't
think it was quite a Whole Foods product
Peter I think we should see other people
the biggest Whole Foods is in in Canada
with many Whole Foods stores popping up
all over the country as well as parts of
the world its biggest store is in Austin
Texas it's not really surprising as this
is the Whole Foods flagship store as
well as being the headquarters for the
entire company the store itself is over
80,000 square feet and as well as
offering perks like bars and the walk
around beer the Whole Foods flagship
store also has a gelato bar and a
chocolatier stand not only that but
there is an ice skating rink on the roof
for anyone that wishes to have a little
fun before they shop you know my little
cuddle baby let's watch figure skating
and I'm really starting to get into that
while Whole Foods headquarters and
flagship store may well be the biggest
their New York branch actually has
something special about it too as it's
the biggest grocery store of any kind in
the entire city a few years ago two men
actually robbed the New York Whole Foods
and made it out with over sixty thousand
dollars that should keep them in organic
food and gluten-free bread for a day or
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