We were so excited about checking out the new Whole Foods Market in Boystown which opened last week, that we accidentally grabbed our Trader Joe’s reusable bag instead of our Whole Foods one (we figure it’s the thought that counts, right?). But walking around the large airy store with Michael Jackson’s “Wanna Be Starting Something” playing in the background, we quickly forgot all about our faux pas as well as that of Whole Foods CEO... more ›

File this under "chutzpah." An antitrust lawsuit (Adobe PDF file) filed by the Federal Trade Commission this week against Whole Foods, which seeks to block the organic food giant's purchase of its closest competitor Wild Oats, revealed that anonymous postings to business and financial forums criticizing the price of Wild Oats stock were actually authored by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey. Mackey's postings, made under the name "radoheb" from 1999 to 2006, consistently criticized the... more ›

The National Restaurant Association trade show (we'll just call them the "good NRA") is still in full swing through tomorrow at McCormick Place. We went this weekend, took in some of the exhibits, marveled still at the sheer enormity of McCormick Place, and got enough Cholula samples to last us through the summer, or at least the next bloody mary, and our clothes reek of fried food. more ›

We’re not sure if this has been proven, but we’re guessing that between two frozen burritos, one with the word “ORGANIC” written on it and one without, the former will typically outsell the latter. Labelling a product as natural or organic has become big business, and from the looks of it, the grocery conglomerates are expecting this trend to continue. Crain’s Chicago Business reported yesterday that Safeway Inc., the parent company of Dominick’s and the third largest grocer in the country, will be expanding it’s O Organic line of food offerings. more ›

Peapod, the online grocer, and Wild Oats, a natural and organic foods retailer, are teaming up to make more than 200 Wild Oats products available on the Peapod website. Right now Wild Oats has only 2 stores in Illinois - Wild Oats Natural Marketplace in Hinsdale and People's Market in Evanston. This partnership will allow us to get Wild Oats products - everything from cage-free eggs, organic milk, all-natural cookies, imported Italian sodas, and environmentally friendly paper products - delivered right to our doors. more ›