Satur Farms’ Recall of Baby Spinach Affects Prepared Food Items from Whole Foods Market Stores in Eight States

January 29, 2019 FDA

The affected products, including salads, pizza, sandwiches and wraps, were sold at stores in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. No illnesses have been reported at this time.

CEO of Kroger Explains why the Harris Teeter Merger Positions Them to Take on Amazon and Whole Foods

January 15, 2019 Áine Cain, Business Insider

He said his company, which has a $22.39 billion market cap, had worked for years under the assumption that the online retail giant would either establish its own grocery business or acquire a retail chain. The latter happened in 2017 when Amazon gobbled up Whole Foods.

Kayco Brings Variety, Convenience, And Quality For Passover To Whole Foods Market

January 15, 2019 Kayco

Kayco announced today that beginning in March, more than 20 new and traditional Kosher-for-Passover products will be available in Whole Foods Market stores nationwide. Kayco is the leading kosher food distributor, representing trusted brands such as Gefen, Hadar, Chef Jeff, Kedem, Yehuda, Glicks, Fox’s, and Harrison’s among others.

Amazon-owned Whole Foods Scraps Smaller 365 Store Expansion

January 14, 2019 Krystal Hu, Yahoo Finance

ole Foods Market once had an ambitious plan to broaden customer appeal with its 365 stores. But now it’s saying goodbye to the cheaper and smaller store format.

Amazon Plans to Expand Whole Foods, Ramping up Competition with Major Grocers

The expansion of the brand, which the e-commerce giant bought in 2017 for more than $13B, would add suburban locations and locations in new markets in the United States and possibly elsewhere.