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by Joseph Xu on August 23, 2024

The White Moustache

How do you preserve a culture when you’re forced to leave the country you call home? For The White Moustache, it means preserving a painstaking, but loving process rooted in the family’s Persian and Zoroastrian heritage. It means eschewing conventional norms of how we produce food, while enhancing flavor, richness, and legacy.  In this Whole […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability, Team Members Tagged With: community, core values, immigrant, local, responsible sourcing, standards, sustainability, sustainable, woman

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 […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, Local, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability, Team Members Tagged With: bajan, barbados, caribbean, community, core values, dei, emerging brands, lgbtq, local, local and emerging, new york, nyc, queer, standards

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 Angus Cann on April 22, 2024

Tides of Change

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, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability, Team Members Tagged With: core values, Korea, Korean Food, local, regen, regenag, regenerative, regenerative agriculture, rice, seaweed, seaweed farming, standards, sustainable, Trend

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 […]

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

by Angus Cann on March 18, 2024

The Future of Food

Working closely with suppliers like Violife & their parent company Upfield helps us stay on top of trends and push the limits of what’s possible. Decarbonizing the global food system is going to require dynamic new ideas, and Violife is working everyday to put  plant-based alternatives to conventional products onto our shelves. 

Filed Under: Communities, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability, Team Members Tagged With: core values, local, plant-based, standards, sustainable, vegan cheese

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