Archive for November, 2005
Trader Joe’s opens it’s doors in La Quinta yesterday. The new store will be 12,000-square-foot.
With a ceremonial lei-cutting by city officials, Monrovia-based Trader Joe’s opened its third Coachella Valley store at 46-400 Washington St., just off Highway 111.
Posted November 29th, 2005, 2:19 pm by Organic Fan
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The grocer, under intense customer pressure organized by animal rights activists, said it will no longer put its name on eggs laid by chickens confined to tiny cages.
“Customers looking for cage-free eggs will need to look no further than the Trader Joe’s label,” the company said in a statement.
[Boston Herald]
We take victory one battle at [...]
Posted November 22nd, 2005, 6:01 am by Michael
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Wholes Foods is branching out of foods and into clothing and accessories that are free of toxic materials.
Whole Foods Market Inc. said Thursday it was set to open its first “lifestyle” store in California in late October, which will sell clothing, housewares and hemp curtains — everything, it seems, except food.
The lifestyle store will offer [...]
Posted November 20th, 2005, 7:33 pm by Michael
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Another blue law is keeping Whole Foods Market from opening this Thanksgiving. Come Thanksgiving you better make sure you have enough free-range turkey and other festive ingredient the day before or your out of luck. David Lannon, president of Whole Foods Market’s North Atlantic Region, plans of opening Thanksgiving Day will have to be scrap.
All [...]
Posted November 19th, 2005, 6:43 pm by Organic Fan
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As a parent of a 4 year old, my wife and I are increasingly aware of the type of the foods we give to our child. Not only are we focus on balance diet, but provide him with foods that are as natural as possible. Especially looking at some of the recent studies, [...]
Posted November 19th, 2005, 2:24 pm by Michael
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Posted November 17th, 2005, 2:02 am by mastergeorge
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Veg News magazine names Whole Foods Market as the Favorite Natural Foods Store for the 4th time in a row.
Austin, Texas — November 16, 2005. For the fourth year in a row, Whole Foods Market was honored as the “Favorite Natural Foods Store” in Veg News magazine’s fourth annual Veggie Awards reader’s poll. The company [...]
Posted November 16th, 2005, 3:47 pm by Organic Fan
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Whole Foods Market Inc., the No. 1 natural and organic foods grocer, said Tuesday it may stop selling live lobsters if it cannot implement more humane standards in procuring and selling them.
[CNN Money]
I applaud Whole Foods commitment to insist humane treatment for animals that it sells.
Posted November 16th, 2005, 6:45 am by Michael
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For this year’s restaurant guide (our third!), we’ve searched the country for extraordinary chefs who eagerly go the extra mile to seek out the best local and organic fruits, vegetables, meats, and fish. Working at establishments that are less than five years old, these visionaries prowl through farmers’ markets, set up connections with heirloom breeders, [...]
Posted November 14th, 2005, 11:28 am by Michael
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Posted November 10th, 2005, 1:08 pm by Organic Fan
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