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| Feb 1, 2026 | Amazon Overhauls Grocery Strategy, Prioritizes Whole Foods and Online Delivery | Amazon is reshaping its ambitious grocery strategy. The e-commerce giant shutters its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and Amazon Go convenience stores across the United States. This marks a significant pivot. The company now focuses its physical ... |
| Jan 29, 2026 | From grocery store to organic food brand: Wild Oats returns | Listen to the article 4 min
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Nearly two decades after it ceased operating as a specialty grocer, the Wild Oats brand has made another comeback — this time, as an organic ... |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Amazon converting some Fresh supermarkets, Go stores to Whole Foods locations | Amazon plans to close its Fresh supermarkets and Go convenience marts, and convert some locations into Whole Foods stores.
It marks the latest pivot in Amazon’s nearly two-decade effort to grab a bigger share of the grocery market.
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| Dec 12, 2025 | ‘The next protein’: Fiber is shaping up to be the latest grocery obsession | As consumers find their next grocery obsession in fiber, food and beverage companies are racing to keep up with the trend.
Experts say high-fiber foods could be the next protein, which saw a massive spike in popularity this year.
Companies ... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Amazon shutters 4 Fresh stores in Southern California as grocery strategy keeps shifting | Amazon is closing some of its Fresh supermarkets, the company confirmed, as its physical store strategy continues to focus more on Whole Foods.
The company plans to shutter four Fresh stores in Southern California, and it recently closed fo... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 🎥 Matt Crisp on agtech investing: ‘We need to get small in order to get big again’ | After a decade or so of agtech investing, the sector has generated a lot of excitement, but the returns haven’t always matched the hype.
That’s forcing both founders and investors to rethink what success looks like, says industry veteran Ma... |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Amazon to close all of its Fresh grocery stores in UK | Amazon is closing all of its Fresh grocery stores in the U.K., the company announced on Tuesday.
The company’s grocery business has undergone significant changes in the past few years, including trimming its brick-and-mortar store footprint... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Corporate Whole Foods Staff Will Soon Receive Employment Offers From Amazon The compensation packages will reportedly include new titles, salaries, and benefits. | Amazon is completing its takeover of Whole Foods, eight years after buying the grocery brand for $13.7 billion.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that on Nov. 10, Amazon plans to give new job offers to U.S. Whole Foods corporate... |
| Jan 30, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Liberation Labs raises $50.5m, OCELL nabs $10m, Pluri to make lab-grown cocoa acquisition | This week precision fermentation biotech Liberation Labs closed a $50.5 million convertible note that will enable completion of a new plant, while Bonsai Robotics secured $15 million in Series A funding to advance its agricultural AI soluti... |
| Jan 17, 2025 | The Future of Food: Trends Shaping 2025 and Beyond | The food industry is on the brink of transformation. As we step into 2025, three key trends are emerging, driven by consumer demands and technological advancements. These trends—mindful eating, texture innovation, and sustainable practices—... |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Texture, innovation and mindful eating take center stage in 2025 | The food industry is entering an exciting new chapter in 2025 driven by Gen Z’s ability to dictate food trends through social media platforms. What once was considered viral has become vital to new product development, and this year’s top t... |
| Oct 17, 2024 | The Rise of Cacao and Aquatic Ingredients: A Sustainable Future for Food | In the bustling world of food innovation, two trends are making waves: cacao and aquatic ingredients. Both are rooted in sustainability, promising to reshape our plates and our planet. As consumers become more conscious of their choices, br... |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Whole Foods Identifies Plant-Based Aquatic Ingredients as a Major Growth Trend for 2025 | Whole Foods Market has released its annual forecast for 2025 food and beverage trends, with the retailer’s Trends Council identifying plant-based aquatic ingredients as a notable area of growth.
The council, comprised of over 50 team member... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Amazon: от книжного интернет-магазина до глобальной корпорации | Сейчас детище Джеффа Безоса — техногигант с капитализацией 1,9 триллиона долларов, что превосходит даже бюджеты некоторых стран. А еще Amazon — часть FAANG, куда кроме нее входят Facebook (входит в корпорацию Meta, признана в РФ экстремистс... |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Viviana Luxury, the Eco-Luxe, Latinx Home Fragrance Company, Debuts in Specialty Grocers With Launch at select Whole Foods Market stores in Northern California | The "Schmidt's Naturals of Candles" Ushers in a New Era for the $10 Billion Home Fragrance Industry with Culture Forward Storytelling and Eco-luxe Ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eco-luxe home ... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | New Research Shows Potential Benefits of Swapping Some Meat Intake with Walnuts | California Walnuts INSTANBUL, TURKEY, January 31, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Food trends are constantly evolving and one of the most exciting trends for 2024 is focused on putting the “plant” back in “plant-based”.1
One easy way to include ... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | بحث جديد يظهر الفوائد المحتملة لاستبدال تناول بعض اللحوم بالجوز | California Walnuts INSTANBUL, TURKEY, January 31, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- تتطور توجهات الطعام باستمرار، وأحد أكثر التوجهات أهمية لعام 2024 هو التركيز على العودة لنمط الحياة النباتي.1
إحدى الطرق السهلة لإدراج المزيد من الأطعمة النباتية في... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 2024 Predictions: Investing in Food System Transformation is Here | Here, Elysabeth Alfano and Dr. Sasha Goodman of VegTech Invest give their predictions for 2024. “I do believe that plant-based and alternative proteins are in the right place at the right time! 2023 was such an odd year, but we are seeing t... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 6 food trends to watch in 2024 | Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series on trends impacting the food and beverage industry in 2024.
The food and beverage sector has in recent years experienced supply chain challenges, elevated inflation and rising consumer dema... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Consumers want the ‘plant’ back in plant-based: report | Dive Brief:
Whole Foods Market forecasted a trend of more companies putting the “plant” back in plant-based products, the grocer announced earlier this month in their 2024 predictions report.
With a focus on protein content, more plant-base... |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Whole Foods outlines 2024 food trends | Dive Brief:
Whole Foods Market announced its 10 food trends predictions for 2024, with a particular focus on products that tout nutritional and sustainability benefits.
The forecasted trends for next year include plant-based products with m... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Whole Foods opens at new Walter Reed development | Whole Foods opened last week at the big development known as The Parks at Walter Reed.
Why it matters: The market is one piece of a 66-acre project that reuses historic buildings, adds over 2,200 new residences, and will be home to many oth... |
| May 18, 2023 | Network, funding and market: How 3 female-led agrifoodtech startups benefited from the Grow-NY effect | “We have less network, especially in venture capital and banking, or in one sentence: less access to financial sources. That is the biggest challenge as a woman.”
Yael Alter, co-founder and CEO of Soos Technology, an animal agtech company f... |
| Apr 25, 2023 | The startup on a mission to bring plants back to the forefront of plant-based products | What THEO’s Plant-Based does
THEO’s Plant-Based recently launched with the first organic vegetable-based jerky on the market called BEET Jerky, a first-of-its-kind product with three delicious flavors: Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper, Sesame... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Whole Foods suddenly closed a San Francisco store just a year after opening it, citing employee safety | Whole Foods is closing its flagship store in San Francisco just over a year after it opened. Whole Foods Market
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| Oct 27, 2022 | ‘The future is more local and it is more social’: Why Grocers are developing third spaces in stores | The grocery store isn’t just a place to shop for essentials anymore. Some grocers are now dedicating spaces in the store for community members to gather and socialize — often referred to as ‘third spaces’.
With about 105,000 square feet of ... |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Whole Foods predicts food trends for 2023 | Dive Brief:
Yaupon-brewed drinks, repurposed pulp, dates as well as an assortment of retro items and ingredients made Whole Foods Market’s list of top 10 food trends for the upcoming new year, according to a Wednesday press release.
The gro... |
| May 30, 2022 | American Tuna wins Whole Foods’ Supplier of the Year Award | American Tuna was one of three companies to receive Whole Foods Market’s Supplier of the Year award, and Raw Seafoods was given a Supply Chain Support award.
Whole Foods presented 30 awards to suppliers across the United States, the United ... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Foxtrot Bags Another $100 Million. What Will It Mean For Emerging Brands? | Foxtrot's Georgetown location in Washington, D.C. The company recently closed a $100M Series C round ... [+] of financing. It is a launching pad for up and coming brands. Foxtrot |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Momenta Invests in Axiom Cloud, the Digital Twin Solution for Refrigeration | "While solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries were the first wave of intelligent assets to be connected to the power grid, the next wave will be large energy consumers like refrigeration and HVAC equipment," states Lee Carter,... |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Momenta Invests in Axiom Cloud | Momenta joins leading investors to scale Axiom Cloud, a company revolutionizing how the world's cooling systems are powered, operated and maintained. |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Whole Foods’ John Mackey to step down as CEO | More On: whole foods market
Amazon launching Whole Foods without cashiers in 2022 Turkeys bound for Whole Foods, Publix beaten at ‘humane’ farms, PETA says Squeaky clean? Mouse spotted trying the veal in butcher case at NYC Whole Foods Whol... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Whole Foods’ John Mackey to step down as CEO | More On: whole foods market
Austin Whole Foods unveils pay-by-palm service for grocery shoppers What Amazon’s revamped Whole Foods store means for shoppers Whole Foods says ‘Black Lives Matter’ mask ban protected by First Amendment Whole Fo... |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Amazon Briefing: The B-to-B marketplace opportunity | In terms of pure revenue, B-to-B is also a much bigger opportunity, given that most of the items a business might buy through Amazon are ones they need to buy in bulk. That will likely accelerate in the coming years as B-to-B e-commerce sal... |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Amazon com : Whole Foods Market to Launch Just Walk Out Technology at Two Stores Next Year | Whole Foods Market announced today that it will open two stores featuring Amazon's Just Walk Out technology as an option for customers. Located in Washington, D.C.'s Glover Park neighborhood and Sherman Oaks, California, the store... |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Amazon Briefing: The B-to-B marketplace opportunity | This is the latest installment of the Amazon Briefing, a weekly Modern Retail column about the ever-changing Amazon ecosystem. To receive it in your inbox every week, sign up here.
The Amazon acquisition boom is beginning to set its sights ... |
| Aug 23, 2021 | The Value Of Leading With Purpose And Passion | CEO of Qlik, driving the mission to create a data-literate world where organizations tackle their most complex challenges with data. |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Foot traffic at Whole Foods rebounds, but still remains lower than pre-pandemic levels, claims Placer.ai | According to Placer.ai - a California-based company using cell phone data to track pedestrian foot traffic in and around retail properties –traffic at Whole Foods, and many rivals, recovered strongly in Q2 2021 (April, May, June) compared w... |
| Jan 18, 2021 | 5 Food And Beverage Trends Heated Up By Crisis | Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP |
| Nov 10, 2020 | Court Of Master Sommeliers Continues To Implode | TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - October 30: A waitress serves wine by the glass at the Basta wine bar and ... [+] restaurant, regarded as one the best places for an all-round wine and food experience in Israel, on October 30, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. T... |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Amazon will not accept new grocery delivery customers amid spike in orders | More On: delivery services
Grocery apps try to shed NYC delivery hubs' 'crackhouse' reputations The 13 best places to order and send flowers online in 2021 Playboy model says creepy delivery guy groped her UPS testing four-wh... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Stores across Front Range offer designated shopping for those at high risk to coronavirus | A number of Front Range businesses are taking steps to assure that seniors, who are at high risk for contracting a serious illness from the new coronavirus, can still have access to food and supplies.
With a number of stores experiencing sh... |
| May 20, 2019 | Whole Foods is ditching plastic straws | This could be the last straw for Whole Foods customers.
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Austin Whole Foods unveils pay-by-palm service for grocery shoppers What Amazon's revamped Whole Foods store means for shoppers Whole Foods says '... |
| Apr 2, 2019 | Amazon again slashes Whole Foods prices, doubles Prime member weekly deals | Amazon -owned Whole Foods announced a third round of price cuts that will see the grocer discounting hundreds of items, offering an average savings of 20 percent. Produce is an area of specific focus in this wave of price cuts, with lowered... |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Why 2019 is The Year of the Mushroom | Editor’s Note: Andrew Carter is cofounder and CEO of Smallhold, a distributed farming pioneer, placing connected, autonomous mini-farms throughout the Northeast of the US–each capable of growing between 30 and 120 pounds of produce a week i... |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Five trending business sectors for 2019 | 2 shares
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| Nov 22, 2018 | Whole Foods Markets – Top Food Trend Predictions for 2019 | Whole Foods Market’s global buyers and experts have revealed the most anticipated and innovative food trends for 2019. As with some other recent food trend predictions, plant-based and meat-free appear to be the way forward.
The top predict... |
| Nov 16, 2018 | From ‘Phat fats’ and shelf-stable probiotics to faux meat snacks … Whole Foods unveils top 10 food trends for 2019 | On this list to watch (in no particular order) are…1 - Pacific Rim flavors
Look out for flavor inspiration from the Pacific Rim, says Whole Foods, with ingredients such as longganisa (a Filipino pork sausage), dried shrimp, cuttlefish and ... |
| Sep 6, 2018 | Whole Foods workers seek to unionize, says Amazon is ‘exploiting our dedication’ | A group of workers at Whole Foods Market is leading an effort to establish a union for the Amazon-owned company’s 85,000+ workforce.
In a letter addressed to Whole Foods employees, the group — members of Whole Foods’ cross-regional committe... |
| Sep 1, 2018 | The Amazonization of Whole Foods, one year in | Amazon promised to breathe new tech into the relationship with Whole Foods after putting a $13.7 billion ring on it one year ago. So how did that promise shake out?
At the time, Amazon said the goal was to make “high-quality, natural and or... |
| May 16, 2018 | Amazon Prime members to get new discounts at Whole Foods | Enlarge
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| Dec 27, 2017 | Which AgriFood Tech Products Are Going Mainstream in 2018? | Deep inside the world of agrifood tech startups, it’s sometimes easier to see which food trends are going to be big in five years from now rather than in five months. Luckily, every year, grocery retailers and food media put out trend lists... |
| Nov 15, 2017 | Amazon’s latest Whole Foods price cuts include deeper discounts for Prime members | Amazon today unveiled a preview of its official rewards program for Whole Foods shoppers by slashing prices on turkeys and other items ahead of the holidays, while offering even deeper discounts to customers who are also Amazon Prime member... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | 2018 Will Be the Year of Mushroom Coffee and Jackfruit, Says Whole Foods | This article originally appeared on MUNCHIES.
Following its historic purchase by Amazon, a company owned by a billionaire who wants to explore outer space, it's not surprising that Whole Foods has its sights set on the future.
The Aust... |
| Nov 8, 2017 | 2018 Will Be the Year of Mushroom Coffee and Jackfruit, Says Whole Foods | Following its historic purchase by Amazon, a company owned by a billionaire who wants to explore outer space, it's not surprising that Whole Foods has its sights set on the future.
The Austin-based grocery chain released its projection... |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Whole Foods hit with credit card security scare, proving no company is safe from hackers | If you shop anywhere, or really buy anything with a credit card these days, there’s a fantastic chance you’re going to end up hearing that your precious financial information was obtained by someone who shouldn’t have it. At least that woul... |
| Sep 28, 2017 | Whole Foods latest to fall victim to credit card breach | More On: whole foods market
Austin Whole Foods unveils pay-by-palm service for grocery shoppers What Amazon's revamped Whole Foods store means for shoppers Whole Foods says 'Black Lives Matter' mask ban protected by First Ame... |
| Sep 2, 2017 | How do Whole Foods’ new prices compare to Wal-Mart, Publix and Aldi? The answer is surprising | Doreen’s Deals | When Amazon slashed prices at Whole Foods Market on Monday after completing a speedy $13.7 billion acquisition, analysts hastily began making burial arrangements for the grocery industry.
Amazon, that pesky Internet company whose goal is to... |
| Jun 6, 2017 | Entrepreneurs weigh in: As the US flavor trend landscape responds to globalization, just saying 'Asian' is not enough | Just 10 years ago, these culinary flavors would’ve been familiar to only a small subset of people in the US. It’s no news in the food industry that, as noted in food trend reports from Whole Foods Market or Campbell Soup, a large sample... |
| Jun 6, 2016 | CoffeeFlour expands as demand for novelty and sustainability increases | Two years ago, when the company was only two years of age, CoffeeFlour founder Dan Belliveau told FoodNavigator-USA that his company was “finally beyond the stage where people just call us crazy.”
Today, the company has seen significant gr... |
| Apr 1, 2016 | It’s April and the Fools are Doing Their Thing | The Zebra, a car insurance comparison and aggregation startup, introduced its ICSPA or In-Car Selfie Prevention Alarm, a new vanity monitoring technology on Friday. |
| Mar 20, 2016 | Industry-in-Brief: GMO Labeling Bill Dies, Precision Ag Partnerships Signed, Senate Addresses Honeybee Decline, more | GMO Labeling Bill Dies in Senate Cloture Vote; General Mills to Begin Labeling GMO Ingredients
A GMO labeling bill designed to preempt states from enacting their own GMO labeling laws failed to secure the 60 votes necessary for cloture on C... |
| Oct 5, 2015 | 3 ways brands can compete with the sharing economy | The on-demand economy is certainly alive and well, and brands are definitely paying attention to this business model. Many of these services have become disruptive to incumbents within the hospitality, transportation, food, and many other i... |
| Oct 5, 2015 | 3 ways brands can compete with the sharing economy | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The on-demand economy is certainly alive and well... |
| Sep 28, 2015 | Whole Foods: PETA’s ‘cynical, publicity-driven’ lawsuit is a waste of the court’s time and taxpayer’s money | According to PETA, which has filed a lawsuit* alleging Whole Foods has violated several consumer protection laws in California, the retailer's animal welfare standards “do not require better treatment for meat animals compared to the i... |
| May 2, 2014 | From Brown Cow to Blue Diamond Growers: Whole Foods announces its supplier of the year awards | Supplier of the Year awards for outstanding all-around performance:
Pitman Family Farms: For its commitment to animal welfare, leadership in non-GMO-fed meat production and dedication to quality.
Suja Juice: For combining expertise in mi... |
| Jan 14, 2014 | Battle flares in fight over genetically modified foods | The debate over genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, is a thorny one. On one side are many scientists and research organizations -- some of which receive financial support from companies that profit from GMO seeds, crops and animals -- ... |
| Feb 8, 2013 | London real estate anticipates US tech expansion into Europe | This is the slice of the larger King's Cross property that will eventually become part of Google's 2.4 acres and 1 million square feet of office space.
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| Mar 26, 2012 | Please Read This Post Before You Retweet It: Mixing Fact and Fiction in Pink Slime Tweets | If you believe everything you read on the Internet, pink slime is a deadly meat additive and the best reason yet to go vegan.
But if you believe everything you read on the Internet, you’re not too bright.
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| Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia vote to form Amazon-owned grocery store’s first union | Workers at a Whole Foods store in Philadelphia voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers union.
The vote marks the first successful organizing effort at Whole Foods since Amazon acquired the grocer for $13.7 billion in 2017.
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| Whole Foods ‘Daily Shop’ mini-market on Upper East Side is a hit with shoppers: ‘Thrilled that they opened’ | Whole Foods Market is looking to expand into dense urban areas with mini-mart style outlets that are much smaller than its full-size supermarkets — and the Big Apple is a key testing ground.
The upscale, Amazon-owned grocery chain recently ... |
| Whole Foods plans to lay off several hundred corporate employees: Read the memo here | Amazon-owned Whole Foods is cutting several hundred corporate jobs as part of a planned reorganization, the company informed employees on Thursday.
The cuts translate to about less than half of a percent of the company's global workfor... |
| Whole Foods’ co-founding CEO, John Mackey, to retire from the Amazon-owned grocer in 2022 | John Mackey, CEO of Amazon-owned grocer Whole Foods, will retire next year, the company announced Thursday.
Whole Foods’ current COO, Jason Buechel, will become the new CEO.
Amazon acquired the organic and natural grocer in 2017 for $13.7 b... |
| Amazon bought Whole Foods five years ago for $13.7 billion. Here’s what’s changed at the high-end grocer | Five years ago, Amazon closed its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, by far the biggest acquisition ever for the e-commerce and cloud computing giant. Since then, Amazon has made a lot of changes to the specialty grocer, from lowering p... |
| Whole Foods hit with credit card security scare, proving no company is safe from hackers | If you shop anywhere, or really buy anything with a credit card these days, there’s a fantastic chance you’re going to end up hearing that your precious financial information was obtained by someone who shouldn’t have it. At least that woul... |
| National Ice Cream Day 2023: From Dairy Queen to Baskin Robbins—here’s where to find free and discounted ice cream this weekend | Fresh on the heels of National French Fry Day, Americans will soon be able to chase their free fries with some frosty dessert.
National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 16, and retailers across the country are joining in on the holiday to shar... |
| What that Whole Foods-Amazon partnership means 5 years in | We take a look at how the partnership has evolved in the five years since Amazon’s acquisition.
Danger ahead: In 2017, Whole Foods was at risk of being taken over by activist investors, according to founder John Mackey.
To avoid a hostile t... |
| Whole Foods CEO shares what he eats to stay energized—hot sauce as salad dressing, less caffeine and a vegan lunch | Food has always been an important part of my life. I grew up in rural Wisconsin, where my father was a cheesemaker. My grandparents also had a dairy farm, and most of our family dinners featured vegetables that we grew in our garden.
Today,... |
| Whole Foods preparing to open chain of smaller grocery stores in NYC | Whole Foods Market said it will roll out a chain of convenience store-sized shops in New York City as part of an ongoing expansion in densely populated metro areas across the US.
In a press release on Monday, the upscale, Amazon-owned super... |
