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Jonathan Packman

Senior Financial Analyst at Whole Foods Market

San Francisco Bay Area

Jonathan Packman’s Summary

Retail Food professional with 10 years of experience at major public and private supermarket chains. Has held several positions with Whole Foods Market ranging from competitive strategy and analytics to retail operations. Currently is developing the budget for the Whole Foods Northern California Region for fiscal year 2009.

Jonathan Packman’s Specialties:
Financial analysis, pricing analysis, competitive strategy, marketing, category management, retail operations, multi-unit management.

Jonathan Packman’s Interests:
Longboard surfing, Telemark skiiing, food & wine, travel.

Jonathan Packman’s Groups:
Slow Food Aqua Terra Convivium, Cornell Hotel Society

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[reformedliberal]

I read recently that Whole Food's sales were off by 30% and their share price, pre-crash, was off by 13%. While my area is dominated by organic farming and the country's largest organic dairy co-op is the largest employer, they have had to put off building a new office building, due to lack of funds. They have a huge turnover of employees at the low level: warehouse and cheese cutters and there is also a lot of turn at the milk desk, which I believe is a broker position, but I am not sure. I know this from the newspaper ads and talking to employees. Meanwhile, the local food co-op, subsidized by the organic dairy, who holds their note, cannot afford to hire anyone at the moment.

I noticed years ago that Whole Foods no longer carried lots of little lines, but instead had mostly house brand packaged foods. I don't see how anyone can afford their meat, as the prices are entirely out of line from 2 1/2 times the supermarket price for chicken, up to 9 times the butcher price for veal (Whole Foods veal=$45/lb 2 years ago). Even Trader Joe's has dropped in quality and selection while the prices have risen a lot. I think I saw organic beef tenderloin at $12-$15/lb there about 6 months ago.

Good luck to Jonathan. Bubbe may be lying to him, as well. Since the crash, Bubbe and Zayde may not even be able to afford their retirement much longer.

No one is factoring in the fact that the PUMAs are lying en masse to the pollsters and organizing to vote straight GOP to prevent a trifecta if zerO does manage to win. If zerO is walking away with this election, why do the grandkids feel the need to sway their vote and why in the solid blue areas of Florida, which are not only heavily, reliably donk, but the home of total election incompetents who win for the donks by fraud? What about the grandparents in the Orlando and Panhandle areas or on the West Coast? Why not organize the grandparents in Arizona, too? Come to think of it, the majority of retirees these days are the age of these folks parents (60+). The grandparents (80+) are reliable FDR donks. This smells of flop sweat.

[reformedliberal]

I read recently that Whole Food's sales were off by 30% and their share price, pre-crash, was off by 13%. While my area is dominated by organic farming and the country's largest organic dairy co-op is the largest employer, they have had to put off building a new office building, due to lack of funds. They have a huge turnover of employees at the low level: warehouse and cheese cutters and there is also a lot of turn at the milk desk, which I believe is a broker position, but I am not sure. I know this from the newspaper ads and talking to employees. Meanwhile, the local food co-op, subsidized by the organic dairy, who holds their note, cannot afford to hire anyone at the moment.

I noticed years ago that Whole Foods no longer carried lots of little lines, but instead had mostly house brand packaged foods. I don't see how anyone can afford their meat, as the prices are entirely out of line from 2 1/2 times the supermarket price for chicken, up to 9 times the butcher price for veal (Whole Foods veal=$45/lb 2 years ago). Even Trader Joe's has dropped in quality and selection while the prices have risen a lot. I think I saw organic beef tenderloin at $12-$15/lb there about 6 months ago.

Good luck to Jonathan. Bubbe may be lying to him, as well. Since the crash, Bubbe and Zayde may not even be able to afford their retirement much longer.

No one is factoring in the fact that the PUMAs are lying en masse to the pollsters and organizing to vote straight GOP to prevent a trifecta if zerO does manage to win. If zerO is walking away with this election, why do the grandkids feel the need to sway their vote and why in the solid blue areas of Florida, which are not only heavily, reliably donk, but the home of total election incompetents who win for the donks by fraud? What about the grandparents in the Orlando and Panhandle areas or on the West Coast? Why not organize the grandparents in Arizona, too? Come to think of it, the majority of retirees these days are the age of these folks parents (60+). The grandparents (80+) are reliable FDR donks. This smells of flop sweat.

[reformedliberal]

I read recently that Whole Food's sales were off by 30% and their share price, pre-crash, was off by 13%. While my area is dominated by organic farming and the country's largest organic dairy co-op is the largest employer, they have had to put off building a new office building, due to lack of funds. They have a huge turnover of employees at the low level: warehouse and cheese cutters and there is also a lot of turn at the milk desk, which I believe is a broker position, but I am not sure. I know this from the newspaper ads and talking to employees. Meanwhile, the local food co-op, subsidized by the organic dairy, who holds their note, cannot afford to hire anyone at the moment.

I noticed years ago that Whole Foods no longer carried lots of little lines, but instead had mostly house brand packaged foods. I don't see how anyone can afford their meat, as the prices are entirely out of line from 2 1/2 times the supermarket price for chicken, up to 9 times the butcher price for veal (Whole Foods veal=$45/lb 2 years ago). Even Trader Joe's has dropped in quality and selection while the prices have risen a lot. I think I saw organic beef tenderloin at $12-$15/lb there about 6 months ago.

Good luck to Jonathan. Bubbe may be lying to him, as well. Since the crash, Bubbe and Zayde may not even be able to afford their retirement much longer.

No one is factoring in the fact that the PUMAs are lying en masse to the pollsters and organizing to vote straight GOP to prevent a trifecta if zerO does manage to win. If zerO is walking away with this election, why do the grandkids feel the need to sway their vote and why in the solid blue areas of Florida, which are not only heavily, reliably donk, but the home of total election incompetents who win for the donks by fraud? What about the grandparents in the Orlando and Panhandle areas or on the West Coast? Why not organize the grandparents in Arizona, too? Come to think of it, the majority of retirees these days are the age of these folks parents (60+). The grandparents (80+) are reliable FDR donks. This smells of flop sweat.