Whole Foods

Two weeks ago saw two wine reviews on InterWined.com from Spanish producer Albet i Noya. This week, a glass of NV Catalan Cava from the same producer was enjoyed at the Kensington Whole Foods market in London, with a few fresh, raw rock oysters from the waters of Britain and France. Perfect. The store has a decent [...]

All of us in Dr. Phillips and Windermere have been awaiting the opening of Whole Foods on Sand Lake Rd. and Turkey Lake Rd.. I noticed this sign driving by this weekend and it looks like the grand opening is June 25, 2008. I love this place. There’s a Whole Foods within walking distance from my [...]

The Attorney General of California has filed a major lawsuit against the body care and household-cleaning product companies whose products recently showed high levels of the carcinogenic contaminant 1,4-Dioxane during tests.Under California law, consumer products that contain toxic levels of 1,4 Dioxane must have warning labels stating they may cause cancer. The suit, California v. Avalon Natural

Whole Foods Market(R) Welcomes Back Jarlsberg(R) Cheese Just in Time for Father’s Day Creaminess of Nutty, Norwegian Jarlsberg Highlights the Fruitiness of Company’s Own English-style Lamar St. Ale to Help Celebrate Dad on His Day AUSTIN, Texas, June 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — Whole Foods Market (WFMI), the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermar

"Nutrition, Whole Foods Help Curb Cravings" was written by Diana Walker. For over 20 years, Diana Walker, the Cravings Coach, has assisted people like you in using natural, safe options for creating vibrant health. Check out Diana's newsletter, blog and podcast at thecravingscoach.com/blog and at diana2.comNutrition, Whole Foods Help Curb Cravings At the foundation of every craving is an unbalanc

Baltimore — (TFN): Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI:Nasdaq) continued its downward slide today, losing 3% in today’s trading. Last week, on May 14, the stock lost 14%. I had recommended you short the stock in my April 24 Hot Stock Pick of the Week. The stock traded at $31.63 on April 24. And, of course, [...]

Baltimore — (TFN): I may have been premature when I asked you to short Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI:Nasdaq) on April 24. The green grocer’s stock price plunged close to 14% today as the company reported shrinking first-quarter profits that missed Wall Street’s estimates. “So much for the theory that Whole Foods’ customers were such chic-chic [...]

Whole Foods (WFMI) released results and profit fell 13%, again proving like Starbucks' (SBUX) results, consumers will go for the less expensive option for like items.. Whole Foods reported results for the 12-week second quarter ended April 13, 2008. Sales increased 27.6% to approximately $1.9 billion. Identical same store sales increased 5.1%. Net income was approximately $40.0 million, and dil

Tuesday after the close, we’ll get to see earnings out of Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI). The estimates for the organic food grocer from First Call are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Oh. Me oh my. I thought I had it licked, or at least in control. Thursday past, I discovered the Whole Foods Market on Houston St. and Ave A (?) in The Village. I was down there looking for a dread stylist I found on the net, since I'm rocking dreads now. Anyways, as I was walking up Houston, trying to find the address of this dread diva, there before my eyes it rose up from the concrete...WHOLE. FOODS. MARKET!!!!O.M.G.!!! Ok, you all know I'm a fiend for that place! Here I was on a whole other mission, and out of nowhere I'm greeted by this lovely surprise! :DSo, I went in and completely luxuriated in my WF fixation, still tickled to death by the spontaneity of it all. Too delicious! The one on Houston is sooooo big, and it's nice and relaxed down there, instead of crowded like the on

Many organic food fans trust stores that sell largely organic produce. However, the merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats may be a sign that it's time for the rose colored glasses to come off.It is growing harder to make the case that shopping at Whole Foods is socially commendable. Whole Foods has faced well-deserved criticism for its effects on the environment, and its employees. Whole Foods is an "industrial organic" company that has done away with the local distribution that was the center of the 1960's back-to-nature movement. There is nothing environmentally friendly about Whole Food's practice of importing asparagus in from Argentina in January. Whole Foods is also the second largest union-free food retailer, right behind Wal-Mart. Whole Foods has taken the position that unions are no

Whole Foods Market® Launches New Premium Body Care™ Standard to Help Shoppers Identify and Choose Highest Quality Natural Products Available. Company Leads Industry with New Seal of Approval to ToutSafety, Effectiveness and Environmental Impact.Austin Texas. February 29, 2008 – In response to growing consumer interest and confusion about natural personal care products, Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket, has developed a new Premium Body Care standard and labeling seal of approval, setting a new industry benchmark. The new standard raises the bar for defining quality natural personal care and helps consumers decipher which body care products in its Whole Body™ departments contain the most natural and highest quality ingredients.“Personal

Good stories come during a blogging strike!   Former Medinge Group Brands with a Conscience winner Whole Foods Market has done something which we think is excellent thinking. During a computer outage, a West Hartford, Conn. branch decided to not charge its customers. It estimates that it gave away $4,000 of groceries, and had no repercussions from its top management.   ‘It was clearly a snafu on our end, and it didn’t seem right [to make the customers wait],’ said manager Kimberly Hall.   The call was made by assistant manager Ted Donoghue, so it seems this customer-first focus isn’t just lip service from Whole Foods—something we were conscious of when the company won its Brands with a Conscience award at this time last year.   The go

Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFMI) is trading up in after-hours following the company's earnings report. It posted 1.743 Billion revenues, and earnings were listed as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Yes, you got that right. Whole Foods Market, the uniquely mission driven world leader in retailing organic and natural foods, is on a mission: a mission to increase awareness about natural health alternatives. They are committed to spreading the word, thus, Whole Foods will be running these Podcasts series month to month so the general public will learn more from leading expert about the importance of natural personal care and great herbs that help heal.The timing couldn't be any better, as we are in the midst of the cold and flu season. Whole Foods Market will be running Cold and Flu Podcasts this month. Wouldn't it be great if we all come out cold and flu free the whole season? The first podcasts will cover ways to support our immune system.It pays to understand our body's immune system, as it is our first line of defense against sickness. Knowing what we need to nourish our body using natural unprocessed foods in combination with natural supplements will help us in dealing with

Remember the case study we discussed about the Whole Foods incident? I found the latest update from Social TNT: the top exec has been banned from participating in forums.According to the Wall Street Journal article "Whole Foods Bars Executives From Web Forums": Whole Foods Market Inc.'s board, reacting to Internet postings by its chief executive, amended the company's code of business conduct last week to sharply restrict online activities by the grocer's officials. The new code bars top executives and directors from posting messages about Whole Foods, its competitors or vendors on Internet forums that aren't sponsored by the natural-foods chain.This seems a bit of a delayed reaction, and a pretty obvious one at this point. Whole Foods had to make some sort of announcement about a policy change, but you'd think they would've done this earlier.

Investment Jungle reader Babui has recommended that we have a look at Whole Foods Market Inc which trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol WFMI. In fact, Whole Foods Market Inc. is one of the stocks that Phil Town uses as an example in his book “Rule #1.” Company Profile: From Yahoo Finance Whole Foods Market, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the ownership and operation of natural and organic foods supermarkets. It offers produce, seafood, grocery, meat and poultry, bakery, prepared foods and catering, specialty (beer, wine, and cheese), whole body (nutritional supplements, vitamins, body care, and educational products), floral, pet products, and household products. As of April 9, 2006, the company operated 171 stores in the United States and the District of Columbia; 3 stores in Canada; and 7 stores in the United Kingdom. WFMI has a market capitalization of $ 5.56B. Fundamental Analysis: Once again, another company that stumbles right out of the gate on the return o

According to the latest reports, Whole Foods has hired special outside counsel and is conducting an internal investigation into CEO John Mackey’s online actions. Mackey has now apologized. It reads like a chapter right out of the crisis communications playbook. For some shareholders and other key audiences, however, the outstanding question is whether this action comes too late in the game. Only time will tell.

The much sought after and hard-to-get green bags, are coming to Whole Foods stores in the New York area on Wednesday, July 18th as reported in Ecorazzi. The bags have caused quite a stir ever since they came out in April of this year, being highly regarded as the ultimate in green eco-chic by savvy and socially conscious consumers. The bags retail for $15, and will be available for purchase in person only at select Whole Foods. They are made out of canvas and were created by famed celebrity designer Anya Hindmarch to raise awareness of the growing problem of plastic bag use and the accompanying landfill waste. Ecorazzi also is giving away one of the “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” bags, read more on it here. Try your luck and see if you can get your hands on one of these prized eco-bags. canvas, Celebrity, earth friendly, Eco Friendly, Fashion and Beauty, new york, whole foods

Whole Foods (WFMI) is a organic grocer that people love to frequent. But this once darling of wall street is a fallen angel, with the stock plummetting from $80 back in December of 2005 to a recent $40. In fact, the stock is at the same level as it last was back in August of 2004.The 50% drop in stock price over the last 18 months seems justified. After all, revenues have been increasing in low double digits, guidance has been poor, margins have been shrinking, larger competitors like Safeway (SWY) and Kroger (KR) have started selling organic foods so there is plenty of competition and above all, earnings have been falling.The most recent controversy surrounding the CEO of Whole Foods posting frequent messages on Yahoo Finance's message boards is another blow to the company. Or is it? The attention that the company will get from all the chatter about the CEO, not to mention the subsequent ouster of John Mackey, which seems to be on the cards now, might actually be a good thing for the

Apparently this has been Jim Cramer's stategy for trading Whole Foods Market (WFMI) stock: Buy High, Sell Low. Lately, he has been consistently negative on the stock after being burned by a long stretch of disappointing quarters calling the stock a "bearish story" citing multiple contraction and slowing growth. He has called it too risky and too expensive. After a disappointing quarter at the beginning of 2006, Cramer was right back on the wagon with Whole Foods Market (WFMI) proclaiming that it had "paid its dues" on April 18, 2006 and recommending it all the way to June 2006 when he called it secular growth story. Since then, though, WFMI no longer has a nosebleed multiple and its attempt to buy smaller rival Wild Oats Markets (OATS) may be blocked by the Federal Trade Commission. Thankfully, though, viewers of Mad Money have missed WFMI's precipitous slide to the high 30's from 55 when Cramer abandoned it in July 2006.

"NEWS ALERTfrom The Wall Street JournalJuly 11, 2007Whole Foods' founder and CEO John Mackey posted many messages on Yahoo's stock forums for about eight years, ending around August 2006, the company confirmed Wednesday. Mr. Mackey used the pseudonym "Rahodeb," an anagram for Deborah, the name of Mr. Mackey's wife. On the boards, Rahodeb routinely cheered Whole Foods' financial results, trumpeted personal gains on the stock, and bashed rival Wild Oats.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118418782959963745.html?mod=djemalert"

Whole Foods Market has certainly helped to bring organic foods to the mainstream market, and is now the most popular and fastest-growing health food chain in the United States. It’s important to remember, though, that not everything at Whole Foods is automatically healthy and good for the environment.Money Magazine has highlighted some of the key issues to be aware of when shopping at Whole Foods so you don’t end up spending your whole paycheck on not-so-great foods. Among them:The store only has a limited supply of local produce (on average no more than 30 percent). Buying local is often even better than buying organic because you get fresher foods that didn’t use up excess fuel to be transported a long way.Whole Foods doesn’t carry products with trans fats or artificial coloring, but everything else is fair game.The in-store prepared foods do list ingredients, but there’s no nutritional information provided.Whether you choose to buy your food at Whole Foods or another store

63–97 Kensington High Street, London W8 5SE Date of Last Visit: Saturday, June 9th, 2007 The Victim: Me. The Damage: £60 plus public transport. In Chicago, I used to live about a 15 minute walk from the Lakeview Whole Foods and I would drop in all the time. I loved their salad bar. And I loved their artichoke dip. And their wine section. And their cheese section. See, Whole Foods employs people who are either experts in things like wine or cheese or who want to become experts. So it was always a pleasure talking to the staff about wine. And about cheese. They always had a recommendation. On-site food and wine experts don't exist in Dominick's or Jewel in Chicago. Maybe behind the meat counter, or the fish counter. But not anywhere else. So I was excited when I heard in 2004 that Whole Foods was planning on opening a shop in London in 2007. Three years seemed like an awfully long time to wait though! But here we are, three years and one London food blog later, and here i

Whole Foods Market’s plans to acquire its chief rival, Wild Oats Markets, have been halted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A complaint issued by the Commission alleges that the $670-million acquisition would violate federal antitrust laws by eliminating the substantial competition between these two close competitors.Whole Foods, the largest premium natural and organic supermarket chain in the United States, entered into a merger plan with Wild Oats in February 2007. The FTC contends that the merger would give Whole Foods unilateral market power, resulting in higher prices and reduced quality, service and choice for consumers.While Whole Paycheck, oh sorry, Whole Foods does offer a wide variety of organic foods, they are already extremely expensive and somewhat impersonal, and a merger that allows them to acquire their biggest competitor will certainly not encourage them to bring prices down, or add more personalization.Eating a diet based on whole organic foods can indeed be a

One of the lucky Christmas candy gifts bestowed upon me (they know me too well!) was a beautiful box of fruit pate from Whole Foods. I’ve never had fruit pate/jellies before, but I have eyed them many times before on the shelf at the local gourmet store. Fruit pate are of French origin (hence the name, which means “jelly”) and are made of real fruit which are then lightly dusted with cane sugar. Essentially a nice simple candy that combines two great ingredients and is just bursting with flavor. This set of pate comes in 6 flavors: black currant, mandarin, apple, quince, passion fruit and raspberry. I had a hard time deciding which to try first but I finally decided on the black currant and mandarin. I was rewarded with an explosion of flavor in my mouth. Wow. It may sound crazy, but these little sugar coated gems are so flavorful that they rival the fruit they’re made from! Texture and shape aside, I was really eating a bushel of mandarin oranges. My second b

Whole Foods (WFMI) was down 6.5% in after-hours trading at $56.20, but that is in addition to the 4.8% drop to $60.12 in normal daily trading. It met earnings expectations at $0.29 EPS, but the $1.3 Billion in revenues was a tad under the $1.32 Billion estimate. The company did hike its dividend 20% to $0.18 per quarter. It is targeting 13% to 17% sales growth in 2007, but looking for comparable sales at current locations to be the 6% to 8% range. The company usually has to outperform estimates and raise guidance to impress traders. That is because of the high-beta and teh 50 P/E ratio. WFMI has a market cap as of the close of $8.5 Billion; and its 52-week trading range is $46.91 to $79.90.

Whole Foods (WFMI) is down 6.5% in after-hours trading at $56.20, but that is in addition to the 4.8% drop to $60.12 in normal daily trading. It met earnings expectations at $0.29 EPS, but the $1.3 Billion in revenues was a tad under the $1.32 Billion estimate. The company did hike its dividend 20% to $0.18 per quarter. It is targeting 13% to 17% sales growth in 2007, but looking for comparable sales at current locations to be the 6% to 8% range. The company usually has to outperform estimates and raise guidance to impress traders. That is because of the high-beta and teh 50 P/E ratio. WFMI has a market cap as of the close of $8.5 Billion; and its 52-week trading range is $46.91 to $79.90. Jon C. Ogg

Whole Foods is selling wind-power cards that looks like gift cards (with dollar amounts on them), but you can't actually use them to buy wind-generated (or any other kind of) power. In fact, the cards don't do anything but enrich an Enron-like energy broker called Renewable Choice Energy.   When you buy a card, you don't get any wind-generated electricity delivered to your home however. In fact, all you get is a card that doubles as a refrigerator magnet. Actually, you don't even get any credits, it's just a word they use to give you a sense of getting something from your money. The money you spend goes towards helping Renewable Choice Energy buy and sell electricity.   The cards are not even an investment, because you won't get any material value in return. It's all going to help another company get rich. Most companies seek investors to secure capital. But in this case, RCE is asking people for free money under the context of doing your part to help the environ

GM, Whole Foods, and Staples are all generating, or will be generating, solar power... without paying for the equipment or installation. These companies and others are taking advantage of "solar service systems" that own and install solar arrays on clients' properties, and sell the companies below-market rate green power. » original news (via hugg.com)

Being the shameless bottom feeder I am, I couldn't stop myself from buying WFMI for my core portfolio back on November 3rd when the stock took a nice little 20% haircut in one day. I recklessly reached out and caught that falling knife at $47.94 per share. And then I basically forgot about it. Since then, as you can see from the chart, I've ranged from a few % up on the stock to as much as 10% down at various times.Then I woke up this morning to the news that WFMI is acquiring OATS. And now both stocks are flying. With WFMI up over 10% on the day I am now sitting on a massive 6% gain in the stock as a reward for my lack of attention to it.So here's where I get a little confused: WFMI is paying an 18% premium over yesterday's closing price in OATS. And as a result, OATS is up 17% on the day. That part makes perfect sense. But why is WFMI up 10% on the day? Are there that many synergies involved in the merger of the two that WFMI can pay a big fat premium for something and