Two things...please send me your recipe for matzoh ball soup--I love it but haven't had it in way too long.
Secondly, for the sake of arguing, while I agree we could all do a little more in terms of shopping locally, think of how much more robust our diets can be because we have access to foods outside our perimeter. Not only does it help ward off monotony, it gives our palates new experiences and our bodies vitamins and minerals that we might not be able to get if we, for example, were stuck looking for local fruit and vegetable options in MN in the dead of winter.
Thanks Rob!
I asked Renee at Whole Foods about the scoring system, and my impression is that it doesn't exist (she didn't know of one). I'm exploring the same process with http://foodzie.com, finding much the same. The science behind deciding who makes a good partner involves a lot of art, it seems.
The information is not available to customers, at least not readily, and not in the form of a form.
I need to check out Trader Joe's next -
Have a great day,
Lee
Great series, Lee!
It was especially helpful for me since there are no Whole Foods in Vermont. In fact, there are 14 states that don't have a Whole Foods, as well as lots of smaller communities in the other 36 states where WF has stores. In other words, there is a lot of need still out there for this sort of approach.
Does the "New Location Product Basic Application" you reference include a quantitative score? Is any of the information captured made visible to WF customers?
Keep up the great blogging!
Cheers,
Rob Smart
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I've been a big fan of Whole Foods in the past, but lately I've gotten more disillusioned. The point about "Supporting team member happiness" stops cold when they start employing union busting tactics. They try to sell their stores as a progressive place and yet they seem to hate the idea that their employees might want to have a collective voice. Makes me think twice before I go there to shop.
See this Mother Jones article for more: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/04/are-starbucks-and-whole-food... One person calls their approach "benevolent paternalism." Funny, but it seems to me that the only ones who have ever benefited from "paternalism" are the paters and not the ones they so benevolently want to "help."
Two things...please send me
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Thanks Lee!
Thanks Rob! I asked Renee at
Great series, Lee! It was
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Good point, thanks
I've been a big fan of Whole