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To: Amy J who wrote (47118)	1/15/2006 10:18:55 PM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Soy and I get along. Hot dogs, not so much. I'd be miserable if I had a soy allergy, I love edamame.

To: Amy J who wrote (47118)	1/16/2006 12:35:00 AM
From: Live2Sail	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Amy, Have you ever been to Wegman's? They're amazing. Hell, there's only one in Maryland, and Grace is talking about it. I'm curious to know how big the one near Grace is. My sister lives off the Main Line in PA, and they were anticipating a Wegman's arrival for a year. The flagship store in suburban Rochester (Pittsford) is mind blowing. It makes grocery shopping an experience. To top it off, Wegman's is consistently named one of the top three places to work in the country. This is one of the beauties of being a privately held company. Does Wegman's represent improving living standards in the country? That might be stretching things a little. What it does tell me is that private companies can plan for the long-term, perform efficiently, and be good corporate citizens. A company like Wegman's makes me think buying shares in public companies is a sucker's game. L2S

To: Amy J who wrote (47118)	1/16/2006 9:50:50 AM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Beef franks - yuck - hehe - I was in walmart the other night and this old yankee couple were hunting for kosher jewish hot dogs - they found some - the woman commented it was the same brand they have found in whole foods. tcsdaily.com Whole Foods, the trendy Austin-based company that prides itself on its environmental consciousness, announced this week that it will make the largest ever purchase of wind energy credits in the United States. The company pledged that in purchasing more than 458,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy credits from wind farms, it will offset 100 percent of the cost of its annual energy use. No other Fortune 500 company has done anything like this before. The company claims its decision, though costly, will help avoid more than 700 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution. It is clear that this week’s announcement was designed largely to appeal to a clientele that is affluent and politically liberal. The Whole Foods business model is predicated on the idea that these customers will pay higher prices for organic food from a socially conscious company. So why wouldn’t they pay higher prices to promote renewable energy? Whole Foods is explicit about its belief that it exists not just to be a successful food retailer, but to change the world. The company’s website boasts a Declaration of Interdependence spelling out a corporate philosophy rooted as much in improving the environment as in turning a profit. Whole Foods shareholders know precisely what sort of a company they invest in. Indeed, its stock went up after Tuesday’s announcement. I like that Amy J - they spend MORE on power - and the stock price goes up - maybe social investing can begin to make a dent.