The recent recall of industrial peanut butter and products that contain it sparked nationwide concern about the safety of eating many popular snack products. That's understandable, considering the average American consumes 3.3 pounds of peanut butter each year, according to USDA data.
Truth be told, most of us are happy just to have a job.....any job....right now. But wait a minute, take a look at yourself in the mirror. You're no slouch. Actually, you're pretty impressive. So why shouldn't you have a truly awesome job, even in this economy? And just to remind you, really cool jobs do exist. At great companies. That are still hiring. In fact, at Fortune we have a big fat list of 'em. The 100 Best Companies to Work For. (Whoomp! There it is.)
The advice that everyone gets during a recession is to move your portfolio into defensive stocks, namely consumer staples. As we head deeper into the economic doldrums is that still the right move?
Dear Annie: I've been working with a recruiter on finding my next job, and he just told me that one possibility (an opening for a manufacturing manager with a midsized company) will require that I undergo a panel interview, meaning an interview conducted by a group of prospective colleagues and bosses, all in the room at the same time. I've never been interviewed by a group before. Is this unusual? Do you have any advice on how to succeed at it? -Stage Fright in St. Louis
Let's face it: Your weekly (or daily!) run to the grocery store is the foundation for your good health. So it's thrilling news that the supermarket industry is on a health kick -- these days you'll most likely find organic produce and "natural" packaged foods at almost any store you go to. But which chains are outdoing themselves to deliver the freshest and healthiest foods to you? And which ones provide the best tools to help you make smart choices? We asked six prominent health experts to help us pick the top 10 healthiest grocery stores out of the nation's largest chains. Health.com: Meet our judges
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the same processor has recalled 1.2 million pounds of other beef products that might have sickened more than 30 people.
While many companies are now rushing to "go green," recent surveys show American consumers are getting turned off by the organic hype for three reasons: price, skepticism and confusion.
Dear FSB: I have developed a natural food line. Where should I send samples?
On a recent trip to Saks, I loaded up on a tomato-red Diane von Furstenberg dress and a pair of black wool Tory Burch pants - at deeply discounted prices. Turns out investors are starting to do the same with battered retail stocks, which have limped through one of the worst years in recent history and are now trading near historically low prices.
Walk into a London supermarket, read the label on a bag of Walker's crisps - that's what the British call potato chips - and you will learn that 75 grams of carbon dioxide were emitted when making the 34.5-gram package. What does that mean? I have no idea. Nor do most Brits.
The recent recall of industrial peanut butter and products that contain it sparked nationwide concern about the safety of eating many popular snack products. That's understandable, considering the average American consumes 3.3 pounds of peanut butter each year, according to USDA data.
Truth be told, most of us are happy just to have a job.....any job....right now. But wait a minute, take a look at yourself in the mirror. You're no slouch. Actually, you're pretty impressive. So why shouldn't you have a truly awesome job, even in this economy? And just to remind you, really cool jobs do exist. At great companies. That are still hiring. In fact, at Fortune we have a big fat list of 'em. The 100 Best Companies to Work For. (Whoomp! There it is.)
The advice that everyone gets during a recession is to move your portfolio into defensive stocks, namely consumer staples. As we head deeper into the economic doldrums is that still the right move?
Dear Annie: I've been working with a recruiter on finding my next job, and he just told me that one possibility (an opening for a manufacturing manager with a midsized company) will require that I undergo a panel interview, meaning an interview conducted by a group of prospective colleagues and bosses, all in the room at the same time. I've never been interviewed by a group before. Is this unusual? Do you have any advice on how to succeed at it? -Stage Fright in St. Louis
Let's face it: Your weekly (or daily!) run to the grocery store is the foundation for your good health. So it's thrilling news that the supermarket industry is on a health kick -- these days you'll most likely find organic produce and "natural" packaged foods at almost any store you go to. But which chains are outdoing themselves to deliver the freshest and healthiest foods to you? And which ones provide the best tools to help you make smart choices? We asked six prominent health experts to help us pick the top 10 healthiest grocery stores out of the nation's largest chains. Health.com: Meet our judges
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the same processor has recalled 1.2 million pounds of other beef products that might have sickened more than 30 people.
While many companies are now rushing to "go green," recent surveys show American consumers are getting turned off by the organic hype for three reasons: price, skepticism and confusion.
Dear FSB: I have developed a natural food line. Where should I send samples?
On a recent trip to Saks, I loaded up on a tomato-red Diane von Furstenberg dress and a pair of black wool Tory Burch pants - at deeply discounted prices. Turns out investors are starting to do the same with battered retail stocks, which have limped through one of the worst years in recent history and are now trading near historically low prices.
Walk into a London supermarket, read the label on a bag of Walker's crisps - that's what the British call potato chips - and you will learn that 75 grams of carbon dioxide were emitted when making the 34.5-gram package. What does that mean? I have no idea. Nor do most Brits.
In 1994, Walter Robb, then a regional president at a fast growing natural foods chain called Whole Foods, chose a new primary distributor to handle the bulk of the deliveries to his stores in Northern California.
Concern about the economy plagued U.S. stocks at Wednesday's open, with the major indicators significantly lower.
What does the future of management look like to you? Can you imagine dramatic changes in the way human effort is mobilized and organized? Can you envision radical and far-reaching changes in the way managers manage? Don't be dismayed if the answer is no. Given how little the practice of management has changed over the past several decades, it's hardly surprising that most people have a hard time imagining how management might be reinvented in the decades to come.
Whole Foods Market Inc. said Tuesday it finally closed its acquisition of Wild Oats Markets Inc., creating a larger natural and organic grocery chain, following months of delays as U.S. antitrust authorities sought to block the deal.
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a request from the Federal Trade Commission to temporarily block Whole Foods Market Inc. from merging with rival Wild Oats Markets Inc., a Whole Foods spokeswoman said.
A federal appeals court Monday posed the latest hurdle to the Whole Foods' buyout of Wild Oats, saying it wanted more time to review federal regulators' attempt to block the deal.
Wild Oats Markets Inc said Monday that its acquisition by Whole Foods Market Inc. cannot yet close since an appeals court issued a stay, which was requested by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
U.S. antitrust authorities again lost a request Friday for a federal court injunction that would stop organic grocer Whole Foods from merging with rival Wild Oats.
U.S. antitrust authorities asked a federal court for permission to temporarily block organic grocer Whole Foods Market Inc.'s merger with rival Wild Oats Markets Inc., a spokesman for the Federal Trade Commission said Friday.
U.S. stocks surged at Friday's open after the Federal Reserve cut a largely symbolic interest rate in the wake of "deteriorated" market conditions.
A U.S. judge Thursday denied a bid by federal antitrust authorities to temporarily block organic grocer Whole Foods Market Inc.'s acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.
Organic and natural foods grocer Whole Foods Market Inc. said late Tuesday it is investigating the release of proprietary business information by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which it claimed violated a court confidentiality order.
U.S. stocks eased at Wednesday's open as investors continued to worry about credit than inflation.
Whole Foods Market Inc. said Friday that it extended its tender offer for Wild Oats Markets Inc. shares until Aug. 15, marking the fifth time the offer has been extended as the companies wait to hear whether they can proceed with their deal.
U.S. antitrust authorities wrapped up their arguments Wednesday against Whole Foods Market Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Wild Oats Markets Inc., telling a federal judge the deal was about eliminating competition.
Whole Foods Market Inc. and rival Wild Oats Markets Inc. head to court Tuesday, hoping to convince a federal judge to allow their proposed merger to proceed over the objections of U.S. antitrust authorities.
Whole Foods Market Inc. posted a decline in quarterly profit on Tuesday, but still beat estimates, as it opened more stores, sparking a 10 percent jump in its shares.
Entrances to Whole Foods locations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut swarmed with shoppers Wednesday morning who had lined up to buy limited-edition canvas bags designed by Anya Hindmarch.
Whole Foods Market Inc. said Tuesday its board of directors formed a special committee to conduct its own investigation into online posts made under a pseudonym by its CEO John Mackey.
Whole Foods' $5.6 billion in sales make it the largest purveyor of organic and natural food. Its planned acquisition of Wild Oats would make it even bigger, but the government wants to halt the deal. The 53-year-old founder and CEO answers your questions about the merger as well as some from Fortune's Matthew Boyle.
Whole Foods, the nation's popular and fast-growing chain of "healthy" supermarkets, makes you feel good about groceries the moment you enter. Its mountains of lustrous produce, farmer's-market ambience and declared mission to provide you with the freshest natural and organic products make it seem as though you're doing a good deed for yourself and the environment. But not everything at Whole Foods is all that wholesome. And buying there could cost you a lot more than at other supermarkets—which is why some dub the store "Whole Paycheck." When you shop there, keep these pointers in mind.
Is the Whole Foods-Wild Oats merger dead or does the deal still have the faintest hope of a heartbeat?
The chief executive of Whole Foods Market told his board of directors the $565 million acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets would avoid "nasty price wars" in several markets, according to a federal court filing unsealed Tuesday.
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Shares of Whole Foods Market Inc. plunged nearly 12 percent Thursday, a day after the largest natural and organic grocery chain posted a wider-than-expected decline in quarterly profit due to store-opening costs.
Twenty years ago, Corporate America and environmentalists squared off regularly and acrimoniously across the globe. Today, large companies can't stop talking about their green initiatives, and groups like Rainforest Alliance (RA) deserve a slice of the credit.
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DAVE COLSON, A SPARE MAN WITH A WELL-TRIMMED folksinger's beard and a dusty seed-catalog cap, doesn't seem like a talkative sort. But Colson, 50, and wife Chris, 55, are full of questions today. Fo...
The Dow Jones industrial average slumped for a second session Thursday, amid rising oil prices, a jump in Treasury bond yields and the latest news of geopolitical unrest in the Middle East.
Blue chips slumped Thursday afternoon, falling for a second session, as investors eyed rising oil prices and a jump in Treasury bond yields and opted to take a step back.
Blue chips led the declines Thursday, falling for a second session after the Dow industrials and S&P 500 hit records earlier in the week.
The Nasdaq composite gained Thursday morning, due to a merger in the grocery sector and the end of Cisco and Apple's trademark dispute.
The Nasdaq composite led the early advance Thursday as investors welcomed a merger in the grocery sector and news that Cisco and Apple have ended a trademark battle.
Worries about inflation sent blue chips lower Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average backtracking one day after closing at a record high.
Remember The Marvellettes' song, "Too Many Fish in the Sea?" Well, there aren't.
At first glance, Sevananda wouldn't seem like one of the pioneers of a multibillion-dollar industry that is transforming the way Americans eat and shop.
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Organic supermarket chain Whole Foods announced Friday it will stop selling live lobsters effectively immediately, citing the inhumane treatment of the animals.
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is pushing into organics with a vengeance.
The tiny town of Bolinas, Calif., has always enjoyed a renown far out of proportion to its population. An hour's drive north of San Francisco along a cinematic coastal highway, the 1,400-person ham...
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: Stock will be under pressure this morning as it just announced its first-quarter sales will not meet forecast. Sort of a surprise since Nokia is T-I's biggest customer, and the giant Finnish telco maker had recently made sales gains. TXN was down almost 4% this morning and I think that represents a buying opportunity, and here's why. T-I is the biggest maker of mobile phone chips in the world. Obviously this is a great business. Company is big in 3G technology and sales are going boffo there too. (This stumble has nothing to with Intel's gaffe the other day.) A buying opportunity.
KA-CHING! Opris has worked at Whole Foods for just over a year.
Trader Joe's pioneered the concept. Whole Foods took it upscale. Now Supervalu, the $20 billion discount grocery giant, is moving into the lucrative natural- and organic-foods niche, which is expec...
No. 1 natural foods grocery chain Whole Foods is expected to announce plans that will earn it the distinction of becoming the top corporate buyer of renewable wind energy credits in North America, according to a report published Tuesday.
The Massachusetts attorney general's office has reminded seven retailers of a state law against opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day.
Organic spelt flatbread at Whole Foods isn't cheap, and at about $150 a share, the natural food grocer's stock isn't either.
The high prices at Whole Foods have led some waggish customers to dub the supermarket Whole Paychecks. Now the organic and gourmet grocery chain really does want a bigger chunk of your biweekly nut...
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A few years ago, David Brooks accomplished an uncommon publishing feat: he wrote an insightful best-seller.
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Açai may be the world's healthiest food. A berry grown in the Amazon rainforest, it has as much calcium as milk, more antioxidants than blueberries, and a coffee-like kick. Not to mention that it h...
Christmas Eve is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. As many last-minute shoppers scramble to the stores, some people are opting for a more "colorful" choice this holiday season. They're buying green gifts.
Whole Foods Market will soon give its die-hard shoppers of organic and gluten-free foods the chance to dress the part -- think T-shirts made of soy and pants tailored from hemp.
To anyone who has dabbled in the stock market, this bit of trivia comes as no surprise: Herb Kelleher's Southwest Airlines and Sam Walton's Wal-Mart rank first and second as America's best-performi...
Investors will look to several large earnings releases and three pieces of economic data with hope that Wednesday's late day rally will continue over into Thursday morning.
The Whole Foods Market in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood is a Friday-night scene. Singles flirt over a table of organic tomatoes on the vine, balls of fresh mozzarella, and fragrant bunches of b...
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