At Whole Foods, we allow our team members to vote on what benefits they most want the company to fund. John Mackey benefitcompanyfood Change image and share on social
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
I think for any small business that's bootstrapped, the overwhelming challenge initially is getting to positive cash flow. John Mackey bootstrappedbusinesscash Change image and share on social
What I know is that we no longer have free enterprise capitalism in health care; it's not a system any longer where people are able to innovate. It's not based on voluntary exchange. The government is directing it. John Mackey basecapitalismcare share on social
We believe that business is good because it creates value. It is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange; it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity. John Mackey basebusinesscreate 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
We knew it was going to be a market, and we knew it was a food market. Well, what kind of food market? It's kind of natural foods, kind of organic foods. So, we eventually settled on Whole Foods Market. John Mackey eventuallyfoodkind share on social
The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will always take pride in cultural heritage. John Mackey connectcuisinecultural Change image and share on social
I kind of have this sense of mission now when we talk about success: I'd really like Whole Foods to contribute to the healing of America, and the success of that may be measured in decades rather than in months, but I think we're on the way to doing it. John Mackey americacontributedecade share on social
