Quality Management Case Study: Whole Foods Company

They feel or do not care if there are definite studies to prove that this food causes their bodies or the environment any harm. Inorganic or non-organic farming is determined by the chemicals that are used when produce is grown. The chemicals used are all synthetic and not natural. Animals are grown with antibiotics and growth hormones to increase the speed and size at which they grow as well as increasing their milk production, which ultimately increases the farmer’s profits. Medications are used to prevent diseases in the animals and testing is done to ensure that animals are disease free before products go to the consumer.

Whole Foods ' business model of vegetable seduction is based on the presentation, distribution and display of its products. As the company 's CEO John Mackey mentioned on the video, "people buy food, first, with their eyes"; meaning that the appealing to visual cues, to colorful and pretty displays could have a great repercussion in the buying decision. By creating original and beautifully presented displays the company expects to meet its sales goals and create customer loyalty, customers that will come back for the experience of doing their groceries in an attractive environment. The company pairs its appealing with a singular culture that stands out among others in the industry. Putting the customer first by offering natural, healthy

Knowing that: farmers are being manipulated; fast food is being supported by the government and consumers always have the choice of living healthy people need to take a decision that will change their life. What consumers do not realize is that they pay a small price for this unhealthy food now and will end up paying with the price of their own lives later. This is no longer an issue of cost as eventually people who suffer from sickness or disease may end up spending more. Furthermore, there is no price tag to living a healthy

Company’s Current Performance, Strategic Vision & 2-year Performance Targets Over the years more individuals have become concerned about the health risk associated with conventional food products. This concern can be associated with the growth experienced by Chipotle. Davis et al (2006) identified animals raised free of antibiotics, genetically modified (GMO) feed, and additional hormones as being organic. Chipotle entered the fast food industry as a member of the organic food industry. Restaurants who have embraced the use of organic ingredients have seen an increase in support from consumers.

However, after the novel’s release, the government was forced to create a system to ensure the food being produced was safe and made in an ethical fashion. First was the Pure Food and Drug Act, which ensured that food and drugs being made were clean and free from pathogenic agents. Today, agencies like the FDA and USDA are in charge of ensuring that food is safe, factories are safe, and that the food is healthy and clean enough for eating. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) now monitor beef, and other animals, living, shipping, and slaughtering conditions. They also monitor factories to ensure that damaged or diseased animals are not put into products.

The best organic food delivered to your door." (Heather and Alex, 2016). I chose this product because I have just signed up for it. I am passionate about food and most of my life revolves around cooking, eating and reading about food issues. I think that we need new solutions to farming if we want to continue or create more access to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.

I have learnt take the initiatives and become responsible for the committees. What is more, I have gained confidence after practising public speaking and leadership. This activities has taught me about perseverance when I have to come up with the difficulties and deadlines of making an activities. Along with the school syllabus, visits to food manufacturers were a good experience related food safety. During the visit to Kirin Beer Factory in Zhuhai and the internship at ScanFoods Ltd. in Dongguan, I have learnt the quality assurance management standard and studied food law in China.

Introduction Sustainability has been mentioned as a goal of businesses. During the mid 1990s John Elkington created the triple bottom line plan under the concept of sustainability. Sustainability can be defined in many ways, but the simplest way is “Ability to sustain” (Sustainability, 2010). The triple bottom line is an accounting framework, and there are three dimensions of sustainability among them people, planet and profit (3Ps). The concept of TBL is to measure the profitable, social and environmental performance of the company.

Because of people and environmental damages, attentions were drawn to corporations for ensuring their sustainabilities. John Elkington designed a framework called Triple Bottom Line(TBL) (cite), which allows employees or entrepreneurs to adopt it for evaluating their performances regarding three dimensions people, planet, and profit. Starbucks is one of successful corporations which uses the Triple Bottom Line. The underlying Starbucks’s policy is to "inspire and nurture the human spirit-- one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time" ( Herbeck, 2012). The statement which was previously mentioned shows that Starbucks does not solely concentrate upon their profits, but their stakeholders’ well beings and the environment as well.

Ziad Abdulghafour Genetically modified food 0014502 For centuries, Farmers have been cross-breeding plants to grow the most profitable and highest quality of food. Today this field of cross breeding plants has been revolutionized to a whole new level. Along with great discoveries comes concerns from consumers. Recently, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have replaced our diet with genetically manipulated foods, which affects human health as well as local communities. Farmers who choose to sustain the traditional way of farming techniques prefer to grow organic produce over genetically engineered crops while maintaining a successful business.

This paper discusses the aspects under which Whole Foods Market has managed to be one of the most successful publicly traded companies operating under the tenets of the triple bottom line. Analysis Whole Food Market has become the largest retailer of natural foods in the United States. The company 's fundamental values are the commitment to sustainable food production practices and social responsibility; meanwhile, they also generate significant profits to satisfy the requirements of the traditional bottom

One of the ways by which Whole Foods adoption of stockholders orientation has helped the way it operates is through customer’s priority. According to the company’s mission statement “Whole Foods places the customer as a first priority. Whole Foods has adopted criteria such as the Whole Foods Trade Guarantee and the Eco-Scale Rating system to ensure that customers receive the highest in quality organic products.”(Caldwell, Turner, Sawayda, 2015) Customers are number one priority because of its high quality and organic food products. “Its 365

GMO’s are in foods that are considerably healthy, like our produce, with many individuals trying to get healthy, while droughts are thorough major crop states, the next best thing is to use GMO’s so that food prices can stabilize and keep the people fed. In short, they are stating that we can’t survive without them. Monsanto in general will pose as an innocent charitable company,” The choice of Monsanto’s man” triggered accusations of prize buying. From 1999 to 2011, Monsanto donated $380,000 to the World Food Prize Foundation, in addition to a $5 million contribution in 2008 to help renovate the Hall of Laureates, a public museum honoring Norman Borlaug, the scientist who launched the Green Revolution.”(The Nation p. 3). This move allowed Monsanto to deepen their experimentation with the product unscathed by any