Having worked at a vegetarian co-op in Austin, Texas, in the 1970s, Mackey dropped out of college to set up his first health food store in 1978. He lived above the store, called SaferWay, and after two years merged with a competitor to form Whole Foods. Initial setbacks included a flood in 1981 that ruined […]
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