[rarestia]

This amuses me. Whole Foods bought out the entire first floor of a two-story Sears at a local mall. They have an entire restaurant inside. The prices are outlandish. I go to local farmer’s markets and get better food for lower prices. The only reason I go in there is to buy bulk grains such as quinoa, barley, sesame, and basmati rice.

[grania]

More grocery stores and restaurants are providing pure food options. As those products become more mainstream, Whole Foods prices will have to return to earth. It will lower profits somewhat, and probably volume when there are other healthy food options.

Buffet's remark is childish. There's still a market for poisoned foods, for sure. But ignoring the trend toward healthy food does not seem like something the wisest investor on earth should be promoting.

JMHO

[miss marmelstein]

If there’s an Indian grocer near your home, skip Whole Paycheck and shop there. They have all of that (including the best basmati) and the prices are as Crazy Eddie used to say: INSANE!!!