Whole Foods Fools: Walter Robb, co-CEO of the foodie marketing chain Whole Foods, last week announced that his grocery chain would require the labeling of foods with any biotech beginning in 2018. In doing so, he presented many fallacies, such as asserting that "the science is very mixed" on the harmfulness of biotech foods. It is pretty straightforward when using peer reviewed studies. But the move could actually harm investors in the company. Most shoppers at the chain likely already believe they are buying non-biotech food, and many of the product suppliers try to avoid their use.Whole Foods has just 2.7 percent of U.S. grocery sales. Foods labeled as containing biotech are not only unlikely to be purchased by Whole Foods' customer bas...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
Developer's Note 24 August 2026: WPI recently completed an exercise that updated the codebase for this app and solved some of the discrepancies between our five-year average calculation and USDA's. There are a few lingering cases where early (late) starts (finishes) to the crop cycle resu...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.