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Organic herbs and spices, natural and Organic foods, cruelty-free body care products, natural vitamins and supplements and Homeopathic remedies.
Construction Manager
Aaron WebbPeer Companies
NAICS Code Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores: 445110
Recent Events
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Stock Market Update: Consumer Staples Lag Considerably
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Companion strikes deals with Whole Foods, Straubs
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Whole Foods to launch Beaujolais Nouveau label
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Whole Foods Joins Healthy School Lunch 'Revolution'
BNET
- 2009-09-11
As obesity and other public health issues come into the spotlight, there is more and more focus on school lunch programs and the foods kids have access to at school. On Labor Day, thousands gathered at "eat-in" picnics across the country to push for improvements to the School Lunch Program...
Should Whole Foods CEO Have Taken on ObamaCare?
BNET
- 2009-08-20
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote a gutsy and possibly ill-conceived op-ed piece in the WSJ where he took on ObamaCare. But by pushing for less government, Mackey may have angered his company's left-leaning customer base, some of whom are calling for a boycott. Should he have done it? by...
Whole Foods fans decry CEO's health care views
BNET
- 2009-08-19
Whole Foods aficionados who assumed the company's management was as crunchy as the brand are feeling betrayed. They have stormed Twitter, Facebook and the blogosphere to vent their rage at John Mackey, the chief executive. In an op-ed column in the Wall Street Journal last week, he argued for health-care...
Is John Mackey Clueless About Whole Foods' Customer Base?
BNET
- 2009-08-17
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is learning a valuable lesson for all of us. As it turns out, the kind of people who are willing to spend extra money for organic, environmentally-friendly, locally sourced food are not generally the kind of people who respond well to op-ed pieces that start...
Whole Foods Stores Turning Trends on Lower Pricing
BNET
- 2009-08-06
Whole Foods sales continued to slide in the latest quarter, but consumers are not as determined to cut back on their shopping at the natural -- and gourmet -- food purveyor, which has been lowering prices to encourage customers to think of it as more cost competitive with other retailers....
Whole Foods Twitters on the Cheap
BNET
- 2009-07-15
One thing retailers have to love about social network marketing is how cheap promotions can be and how much interesting feedback they can generate. Take contests for example. At the same time a traditional contest promoter, Burger King, has been offering a million dollar grand prize in...
Whole Foods Pushes Non-GMO Label
BNET
- 2009-07-14
Whole Foods has partnered with the Non-GMO Project in an attempt to promote testing and labeling of foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients. The grocer's private label products will use the project's Product Verification Program PVP, which uses on-site facility audits and DNA testing to ensure compliance. ...
Whole Foods Suffers as Organic Gains Skid
BNET
- 2009-04-27
The earnings decline at least represented the reversal of a trend, as in the previous quarter, earnings per share were down 95.8 percent. by Mike Duff
Whole Foods Settles Suit, Retailing Sighs with Relief
BNET
- 2009-03-06
Whole Foods' settlement of the Federal Trade Commission anti-trust suit over its acquisition of the Wild Oats chain will be a relief to the entire retail industry, which has been concerned about just what the FTC was up to during then entire case. To settle with the...
Food Roundup: Portion Sizes Up, Milk Prices Down, Whole Foods Surprises, and More
BNET
- 2009-02-19
Joy of Cooking portion sizes have grown -- Professor and food author Brian Wansink has found that portion sizes in the cookbook Joy of Cooking have gone up by 35 percent over the years. Other research shows portion sizes began to increase dramatically in the early 1980s, corresponding with the...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Aaron Webb | Construction Manager |
| Amy Eller | Marketing Team Leader |
| Kit Holmes | Engineer |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Stephanie Kugelman | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Workman Commercial Construction Services, Ltd. | Aaron Webb, Austin Division Vice President | Current |
| Whole Foods | Construction Manager | Current |
Amy Eller---Amy is serving her second year on the Board. She is the marketing team leader for Whole Foods in Durham and previously worked in the world of non-profit communications. She has been involved in the mission of this organization for many years and formerly served on the staff of APS, first as volunteer coordinator and then public relations manager. She is the proud mom of three APS animals, one Bassett hound mix and two very lovely cats!
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Foods | Marketing Team Leader | Current |
| Animal Protection Society | Board of Directors | Current |
Austin musician, performer and award-winning songwriter Kit Holmes has been volunteering with AMF since its first major fundraising event "The Star of Texas Gala" back in 2003 at the Austin Music Hall where she ended up as the winning vocalist in the "One Night Band" competition! In addition to traveling regularly as a performer with her piano-driven brand of original, intelligent and often humorous pop-jazz, Kit is currently on board with AMF as the audio engineer for the Whole Foods "Music at the Market" series every Thursday from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. You can find out more about Kit and her music by visiting www.kitholmesmusic.com.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Foods | Engineer | Current |
| Austin Music Foundation | Current |
Director Director Stephanie Kugelman, age 61, currently serves as a principal of A.S.O., A Second Opinion, a brand consultancy firm which she founded. Prior to founding A.S.O., Ms. Kugelman was employed by Young & Rubicam for 36 years. During her tenure at Young & Rubicam, Ms. Kugelman served in a series of increasingly senior roles, mostly recently as Vice Chairman and Chief Strategic Officer from June 2001 to March 2007 and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Young & Rubicam's New York officer from May 1999 to May 2001. Ms. Kugelman currently serves as a Vice Chairman Emeritus at Young & Rubicam and on the Board of Directors of Whole Foods.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Foods | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cornerstone Brands, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Young & Rubicam Inc. | Vice Chairman & Chief Strategic Officer, Y & R Advertising Worldwide | Former |
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