
…20% of their inventory with local items. With over 1,000 stores, and now part of the Amazon empire, Whole Foods operates at such a large scale that it’s inefficient to source locally — creating a big disruption opportunity for local grocers, both offline and online.
…natives like the Beyond Burger now available in the meat section of supermarkets across the nation. In the last twelve months plant-based meats have grown sales 12X faster than animal meat, and I predict we’re going to see that growth accelerate further in 2019.