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Alicia Adamczyk

Millionaire cofounder of Whole Foods says business is 'judged and attacked'

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Former Whole Foods CEO John Mackey recently is "muzzled" no more. And he'd like a little more credit for his business acumen, if you don't mind.

"I always felt that business is misunderstood by society," Mackey said during a presentation at the NEXT 2023 conference earlier this month, as first reported by industry publication Baking Business. "It’s hated by the intellectuals, but we are the real value creators in the world. We are the ones that are creating the prosperity that lifts everyone up. We’re not understood but judged and attacked."

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