The Latest Breaking News from John Mackey

Moment woman, 84, with dementia is mugged yards from her home in east London

CCTV footage shows Katherine Stockdale, 84, being targeted yards from her home in Poplar on Saturday

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Whole Foods cofounder says his hardest ever business decision was firing his father from his company board: 'That was when my mentorship was over'

John Mackey calls capitalism one of humanity's greatest inventions and sticks to that way of thinking, even when family's involved. "It hurt him so badly."

Fortune · Jan 14

Whole Foods Founder Calls Jeff Bezos a ‘Genius’ Who Killed the ‘Whole Paycheck’ Stigma

John Mackey reveals how a mega-competitor's obsession with price wars accidentally created the perfect opening for Whole Foods' upscale grocery strategy.

Barchart · Jan 14

Man convicted of murder following the robbery of 87-year-old pensioner in north London

John Mackey was fatally attacked by Peter Augustine who made off with the pensioner’s cornflakes and a cottage pie

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

Robber who kicked pensioner to death for cottage pie guilty of murder

Peter Augustine, 59, targeted 87-year-old John Mackey after he visited a Co-op store in north London

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Pensioner, 87, beaten to death in north London for bag containing cottage pie and cornflakes, court told

John Mackey was allegedly targeted by unemployed Peter Augustine after he visited a Co-op store in Manor House

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025

Former Whole Foods CEO says he didn’t want to sell to Amazon, but activists threatened to take over his board, fire him, and sell the company anyway

"We didn't want to sell to Amazon. It's just that Amazon was the best solution to a problem we had," John Mackey said in a revealing new interview.

Fortune · Oct 23, 2025

Pictured: ‘Charming’ pensioner, 87, murdered in ‘cornflakes and shepherds pie robbery’

Mr Mackey had bought food and an newspaper before he was attacked in Manor House, North London

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Family pays tribute to ‘proud Irishman’ fatally injured while running errands

John Mackey, 87, died in hospital two days after suffering head injuries in north London on May 6.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Pictured: 'Charming' pensioner, 87, 'murdered in robbery of cornflakes and shepherd's pie'

John Mackey who died after alleged robbery in north London was a ‘life-long Arsenal fan’ and uncle-of-22

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025