[BCN] Fwd: produce comparison between harvest and whole foodsprospect street

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Out of curiosity, is there a reason why the Somerville Food Co-op orders 
from United Natural Foods instead of Associated Buyers 
(http://www.assocbuyers.com/index.html)?

-Tom
Franklin St. Coop

>From: Karla Ellenbogen <red_house at pop.mindspring.com>
>To: "Jeffrey Rosenblum" <rosenblum.jeff at gmail.com>
>CC: bcn at lists.bostoncoop.net
>Subject: Re: [BCN] Fwd: produce comparison between harvest and whole 
>foodsprospect street
>Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 22:06:52 -0500
>
>I have heard that the Whole Foods store on Prospect Street systematically 
>prices their items below those of Harvest, in an attempt to force the co-op 
>out of business. It isn't hard to do because Whole Foods is a big chain, 
>which can afford to take some losses -- especially so since their workers 
>are not unionized.
>
>We do as much of our food shopping as we can with the Somerville Food Co-op 
>SFC), which is not a store-front co-op like Harvest and orders directly 
>from UNFI (United Natural Foods Inc.), so it's often cheaper. You might 
>want to consider that as an option. (But SFC doesn't order lamb.)
>-- Karla
>On Jan 5, 2007, at 9:04 PM, Jeffrey Rosenblum wrote:
>
>>I was surprized by this, just wanted to pass this info on to other
>>coopers. I'm not sending this to discourage shopping at Harvest (I was
>>on the Board for 5 years), just to encourage coops to get active in
>>communicating their concerns to the Board.
>>
>>Jeff
>>Bishop Allen Drive Coop
>>
>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>From: Jeffrey Rosenblum <rosenblum.jeff at gmail.com>
>>Date: Jan 5, 2007 8:58 PM
>>Subject: produce comparison between harvest and whole foods prospect 
>>street
>>
>>
>>All--
>>
>>I'm catering a party for 100, and part of the menu is lamb (which I
>>rarely cook), so I bought that at Whole Foods Prospect Street store.
>>While I was there (I'm never there, I'm always at Harvest), I did some
>>comparisons pricing of organic produce, and ended up buying all my
>>produce there. I thought you might be interested in the difference,
>>which surprized me quite a bit.
>>
>>Best,
>>Jeff
>>
>>
>>January 5, 2007
>>
>>All items are organic.
>>
>>item -- harvest price -- whole foods price
>>
>>leeks -- $4.89/lb -- $2.98/lb
>>yellow onions -- $1.50/lb -- $1.98/lb
>>red onions -- $2.39/lb -- $1.98/lb
>>yukon potatoes -- $7 for 5lbs -- $3.98 for 5lbs
>>parsnips -- $3.79/lb -- $2.19/lb
>>carrots -- $5.99 for 5lb bag -- $4.49 for 5lb bag
>>beets -- $4.29 per bunch -- $2.49 per bunch
>>turnips -- $2.29/lb -- $1.98/lb
>>parsley -- $2.19/bunch -- $1.49/bunch
>>romaine lettuce -- $3.99 /head -- $2.49 /head
>>dates -- $9.99/lb -- $7.98/lb
>>arugula -- $2.99 /bunch -- $2.49 /bunch
>>cilantro -- $2.99 /bunch -- $1.49 /bunch
>>watercress (harvest did not have any)
>>endive (harvest did not have any)
>>local massachusetts boston-head lettuce -- $2.49 /head -- (harvest did
>>not carry)
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