John Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods, criticized Wild Oats Markets in anonymous messages on the Internet in the years before his company agreed to take over the smaller rival, Mackey revealed yesterday. The critical comments were posted on online financial chat boards hosted by Yahoo... -
Whole Foods Chief Says He Bashed Rival on Web
John Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods, criticized Wild Oats Markets in anonymous messages on the Internet in the years before his company agreed to take over the smaller rival, Mackey revealed yesterday. The critical comments were posted on online financial chat boards hosted by Yahoo...-
By Josh Fineman and Danny King