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by Joseph Xu on May 13, 2025

A Love Letter to Ruby Jean

Ruby Jean is the late grandmother of Chris Goode, founder and CEO of Ruby Jean’s Juicery. Ruby Jean was raised on a soul food diet and lived on very meager means, never in her life learning how to drive a car. She eventually moved to Kansas City, Mo.,in the late 1950s with several other family […]

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by Joseph Xu on January 28, 2025

Jenny’s Tofu

Jenny Yang had always enjoyed the local Chicago staple Phoenix Bean. So when the opportunity came to buy it, she was not only determined to carry on the tofu-making tradition, but it was also a way for her to launch her own creations with Jenny’s Tofu. An added incentive? To help those who do not […]

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by Joseph Xu on November 29, 2024

The 2025 Trends List

At Whole Foods Market, we’re leading the trends from top to bottom. Check out the 2025 trends and their stories to go deep. The snack aisle is a perfect place for disruption with brands taking on salty snacks like popcorn and adding global flavors to create fusion foods that have mass appeal and entice consumers […]

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by Joseph Xu on May 29, 2024

Shaquanda Will Feed You

On the front of Shaquanda’s Hot Pepper Sauce is Shaquanda, a drag persona that encapsulates the upbringing and community of Andre Springer. Springer is a proud New Yorker, Barbadian, performer, cook, and hot-sauce company owner.   In this Whole Story, we explore the intersection of Springer’s identities and how they’re represented in a hot sauce and […]

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by Joseph Xu on May 13, 2024

Caviar for All

At Whole Foods Market our buyers don’t just sit behind a desk all day! Cultivating true expertise means getting out there and visiting our suppliers in person, whether that’s across the street or halfway around the world. Travel along with Annamaria Friede, our Director of Merchandising, as she and her team visit South Korea alongside […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, Local, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability, Team Members Tagged With: aquaculture, caviar, core values, local, regenerative, regenerative agriculture, standards, sturgeon, sustainability, sustainable

by Joseph Xu on March 27, 2024

Staying Local

Every product starts in the hands of one person and potentially makes its way into the hands of millions. Along that journey, our Local and Emerging Brands team is behind the scenes, building the pathway to connect these products and the growing communities they serve.  Whole Foods Market has a commitment toward local and emerging brands […]

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