The Future of Food is Better Than We Thought with Walter Robb

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 14 November 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

We are in the middle of a food revolution. Right before our eyes, a new food system is growing from the ground up, and as consumers we have a large impact on what form it takes. The future of food is not as dark as you might have imagined. My guest on this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy is Walter Robb, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, who has a long and varied entrepreneurial history ranging from natural food retailer to farmer to consultant. Walter is a mentor and advisor to the next generation of American food companies and he is dedicated to transforming our food system.

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0:00.0	My guest on today's episode is dedicated to transforming the food system,
0:04.5	an investor, a mentor, advisor to the next generation of American food companies.
0:09.2	Former CEO of Whole Foods Market, Walter Robb, has a long and varied entrepreneurial history
0:14.9	ranging from natural food retailer to farmer to consultant.
0:19.0	Today, we talked about real solutions to transform our food system, including how to reduce food waste.
0:25.3	We also talked about food access and Walter's work to make healthy foods accessible in
0:30.2	impoverished areas in America.
0:32.1	He also shares his vision for the future of food, which isn't as dark as you might imagine.
0:36.6	You won't want to miss this fascinating conversation.
0:43.2	Welcome to the Doctors' Pharmacy.
0:44.6	That's F-A-R-M-A-C-Y.
0:46.0	A place for conversations that matter.
0:47.5	I'm Dr. Mark Heimann and we have a great conversation today with the founder, co-founder
0:52.0	of Whole Foods, Walter Robb.
0:54.5	I just want to share a little bit about him because he's quite an extraordinary guy.
0:57.0	He started out, basically, as a grocery store guy and working on the floor at the bottom up.
1:02.1	But now he's an investor, a mentor, he's an advisor to the next generation of American food companies.
1:07.3	He has a long and varied career, an entrepreneur ranging from natural food retailer to farmer.
1:13.2	Loads organic farming.
1:14.5	I want to hear all about that.
1:15.5	At consultant, he's joined Whole Foods in 1991 and in 2010 was named the CEO,
1:20.4	co-seo, along with John Mackie.
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