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by Angus Cann on February 17, 2025

Behind the Scenes of Palm Sourcing

Did you know that palm oil is the most used vegetable oil on the planet? That creates a big supply chain with some big problems, but allows for some big opportunities. In recent years, palm oil has become associated with deforestation, habitat destruction, pollution and CO2 emissions, and human rights risks. But here at Whole Foods […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, New Story, Quality Standards, Sustainability Tagged With: agriculture, community, core values, Dr. Bronner’s, Ethical Palm Oil Production, Ethical Sourcing, fair trade, Fair Trade Palm Oil Regenerative Organic Agriculture, immigrant, local, responsible sourcing, standards, sustainability, sustainable, Sustainable Palm Farming, Sustainable Palm Oil, Whole Foods Market, Whole Foods Market Sustainability, woman

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 […]

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

by Joseph Xu on November 11, 2024

Setting The Table: Regeneratively Raised Turkey

 For more than four generations, Diestel Family Ranch has done everything but compromise the values it was founded on to raise delicious birds for consumers. Jason and Heidi Diestel, fourth generation farmers, are now working closely with Whole Foods Market to bring regenerative agriculture to their farm and the poultry industry.   In this Whole Story, […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability, Team Members Tagged With: agriculture, community, core values, family, local, poultry, regenerative, regenerative agriculture, regeneratively raised, responsible sourcing, standards, sustainability, sustainable, turkey, woman

by Joseph Xu on October 23, 2024

Detroit Will Hustle

 In the heart of the Midwest is Detroit, a city built on grit and perseverance. For Carlos Parisi, owner of Aunt Nee’s, that began during the great financial crisis in 2007, when his family and others needed money in the wake of mass automotive layoffs and the resulting impact on the community. Parisi and a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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

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