The plan to open a Whole Foods supermarket in the as-yet unbuilt RioCan development at 1860 Bayview Ave (at Broadway Ave.) is only part of what appears to a very ambitious expansion in Canada. John Mackey, whose title is co-CEO, has told a conference in Montreal that as many as 40 stores might eventually be opened here. The target gross sales in Canada would be $billion annually, he said. Mr. Mackey would not say how long such a program of growth might take. He was speaking at the C2-Mtl conference. This appears to be a Montreal-based annual meeting described online as a “three-day event (that) is designed to inspire right and left brain thinking through a smorgasbord of non-traditional experiences, including multimedia conferences by world class speakers, engaging exhibitions, collaborative workshops, a creativity Boot Camp and evening festivities.” Whole Foods is an Austin, Texas-based grocery chain that is much admired by many consumers but shunned by others because it excludes lines it considers either unhealthy or unorganic. Many complain for example that they can’t buy Coca Cola at Whole Foods, nor get brand name margerines like Becel. 40 more stores in Canada says Whole Foods
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The plan to open a Whole Foods supermarket in the as-yet unbuilt RioCan development at 1860 Bayview Ave (at Broadway Ave.) is only part of what appears to a very ambitious expansion in Canada. John Mackey, whose title is co-CEO, has told a conference in Montreal that as many as 40 stores might eventually be opened here. The target gross sales in Canada would be $billion annually, he said. Mr. Mackey would not say how long such a program of growth might take. He was speaking at the C2-Mtl conference. This appears to be a Montreal-based annual meeting described online as a “three-day event (that) is designed to inspire right and left brain thinking through a smorgasbord of non-traditional experiences, including multimedia conferences by world class speakers, engaging exhibitions, collaborative workshops, a creativity Boot Camp and evening festivities.” Whole Foods is an Austin, Texas-based grocery chain that is much admired by many consumers but shunned by others because it excludes lines it considers either unhealthy or unorganic. Many complain for example that they can’t buy Coca Cola at Whole Foods, nor get brand name margerines like Becel. 