The Federal Trade Commission claimed Whole Foods was a monopoly despite holding less than 1% of the U.S. grocery business, because the FTC created a category of 'premium natural and organic food supermarkets' in which Whole Foods did have market dominance

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Speaker

John Mackey

Evidence Quote

the Federal Trade Commission said Whole Foods was a monopoly and it's like you got to be kidding we got got less than 1% of the grocery business

Source

John Mackey: What I Got Right and Wrong Building Whole FoodsThe Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:11:15 AM

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