Every man, woman and child consumes, on average, 43 teaspoons of sugar a day. In 13 days, that adds up to a five-pound bag of sugar. John Mackey addaveragebag Change image and share on social
The stakeholder approach to business sees integration rather than separation, and sees how things fit together. John Mackey approachbusinessfit Change image and share on social
The original entrepreneur may initiate the initial purpose, but, in a sense, like a parent that has children, the children have their own destiny, and at some point, that can veer off away from the wishes the parent might have for it. John Mackey childdestinyentrepreneur share on social
Your typical business just measures the metrics that have to do with the profitability of the business one way or another. But you can have metrics that measure employee happiness and the morale. You can also do direct customer surveys; you can track it over time. You can do supplier satisfaction scores as well. John Mackey businesscustomerdirect share on social
I started out young and idealistic, and it was all about social justice and fair distribution of resources. I didn't understand why everybody couldn't be equally prosperous. John Mackey distributionequallyfair Change image and share on social
It started when I moved into a vegetarian co-op back in the '70s, and that's really when I had my food consciousness awakened. I learned how to cook, and eventually I became the food buyer for the entire co-op. Not long after that, I went to work for a small natural food store in Austin, and I became very excited and passionate about it. John Mackey 70saustinawaken share on social
Shopping for groceries for most people is like a chore. It's like doing the laundry or taking out the garbage. And we strive to make shopping engaging, fun and interactive. John Mackey choreengagefun Change image and share on social
A healthy diet is a solution to many of our health-care problems. It's the most important solution. John Mackey carediethealth Change image and share on social
Healthier team members get a bigger food discount. We give our sickest team members an option to go through what we call the Total Health Immersion, where we take them off for a week, and we do intensive diet-and-lifestyle education. John Mackey bigcalldiet share on social