Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2020
Infarm partners with Whole Foods Market in the UK
Infarm and Whole Foods Market partnered to offer produce grown in Infarm vertical farming units at Whole Foods Market stores in London. Two units were installed in the Kensington and Fulham outlets, and the partnership aimed to meet demand for sustainably grown products.
2020
Whole Foods CEO faces backlash over obesity and COVID-19 comments
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey faced public criticism after connecting obesity with coronavirus deaths and saying that poor food choices were mostly due to ignorance. The article cites headlines criticizing his remarks.
2020
Hubble partners with HiTouch for Southern California retail rollout
Hubble partnered with HiTouch Distribution to roll out Hubble beverages in select Whole Foods Market stores across Los Angeles and Orange County. The initial July launch at eight locations had expanded to 18 stores by the report date.
2020
Soozy's Grain-Free bread and bagel lines become available at Whole Foods Market
Soozy's Grain-Free announced the availability of its bread and bagel product lines, sold exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide.
2020
Iron Ox opens Gilroy farm
Iron Ox announced the opening and successful operation of its Gilroy, California farm, which was delivering fresh produce to select restaurants and retailers throughout California.
2020
Whole Foods opens delivery-only online grocery store in Brooklyn
Whole Foods opened a Brooklyn location that fulfills orders by delivery and is not open to the public for in-store shopping.
2020
Whole Foods opens online-only Brooklyn store
Whole Foods Market opened its first online-only store in Brooklyn. The facility fulfills grocery delivery orders exclusively for customers in the Brooklyn area.
2020
Whole Foods workers walk out at Portland store over anti-racism button dispute
Workers walked out at a Whole Foods store in Portland after employee Dylan Woodruff said he had to resign for refusing to remove a button reading “racism has no place here.” Whole Foods said its clothing policy prohibits visible slogans that are not company-related and said Woodruff had resigned; it accepted his resignation early and paid him through his previously agreed end date.
2020
North Carolina man sues Whole Foods alleging racial profiling
Joshua Brown sued Whole Foods, alleging racial profiling after a store manager asked him to pay for his meal before eating while, according to Brown, White customers were not approached about the same issue. The suit alleges the manager's action broke store policy and that Whole Foods treated Brown in an irrational and discriminatory manner; the supplied article reports allegations, not a court determination.
2020
Whole Foods employees sue over BLM mask discipline
Whole Foods employees filed a lawsuit alleging that the grocery chain punished workers for wearing Black Lives Matter masks, including by sending employees home without pay and threatening termination. The suit alleges selective dress-code enforcement constituted unlawful race discrimination. Whole Foods said no team members had been terminated for wearing BLM masks or apparel.
2020
Employees file class action against Whole Foods over Black Lives Matter masks
Employees filed a proposed nationwide class action against Whole Foods, alleging that the retailer disciplined and retaliated against workers for wearing Black Lives Matter masks, including by sending employees home without pay or threatening to fire them. One plaintiff said she was fired after organizing coworkers to wear the masks and protest the discipline.
2020
4Sisters Rice announces retail distribution at more than 4,000 grocery stores
4Sisters Rice announced that its products were available for in-store retail distribution at more than 4,000 grocery stores across the United States.
2020
Protest at Philadelphia Whole Foods over BLM attire policy
Protesters gathered outside a Philadelphia Whole Foods Market after workers alleged they were sent home for wearing Black Lives Matter pins and facemasks. Whole Foods said its longstanding dress code prohibited clothing with visible slogans, messages, logos or advertising not related to the company.
2020
Lumen adds California Whole Foods stores
Hemp seed oil shot brand Lumen announced that it had added Whole Foods Market stores in California, with availability in 29 Los Angeles-area locations.
2020
ZenWTR launches at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide
ZenWTR announced that its vapor-distilled premium water had officially launched at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide in the United States.
2020
Very Good Butchers products enter select Whole Foods Market stores
Very Good Butchers plant-based meat products became available at select Whole Foods Market stores in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia.
2020
Whole Foods Chicago store shifts to online-only operations
Amazon is converting a Whole Foods location in Chicago near DePaul University into a temporary dark store dedicated to filling online orders. The store was to close to customers starting Wednesday at 4 p.m. Central Time, after which employees would focus on delivery orders.
2020
Amazon pauses orders from new grocery-delivery customers
Amazon began pausing orders from new grocery-delivery customers and prioritizing existing customers. It also said it would shorten public opening hours at some Whole Foods stores so employees could complete online grocery orders faster.
2020
Amazon restricts access to online grocery delivery
Amazon began placing new online grocery customers on a waitlist and planned to shorten public opening hours at some Whole Foods stores to prioritize existing customers' online orders amid a surge in demand.
2020
BareOrganics powders become available in Whole Foods stores
BareOrganics Irish Moss and Marine Green Superfoods Powders became available in Whole Foods stores.