tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58116112011-04-21T10:57:16.665-07:00"Real Food" in Noe Valley closed suddenly on the night before Labor Day Weekend, August 28th. There's speculation in the press and on the street about what happened and how the parent company, Nutraceutical International Corp handled things. Noe residents want to know what happened. MjStrainSFnoreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811611.post-1069473278906801362003-11-21T19:52:00.000-08:002003-11-21T19:57:03.293-08:00

Big developments on the Real Food front. The great news for the neighborhood is that there will be a Farmer's Market kicking off on December 6th and running every Saturday morning. New Farmer’s Market in Noe Valley Beginning December 6th then Every Saturday 8am-12pm November 21, 2003, San Francisco, CA—A Festive kick-off for the new Noe Valley Farmer’s Market will be held from 8am-12pm

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Another neighborhood resident tracking from of the Real Food developments: the atkinson ledger: "NOE VALLEY SHOWDOWN Another boring Saturday night for me. The culture wars are alive and kickin' in the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, where I live. The saga began with the sudden closing of the local Real Foods store on the main 24th Street drag. The ostensible reason for the closing was

MjStrainSFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811611.post-1065135323931109952003-10-02T06:53:00.000-07:002003-10-03T22:32:17.576-07:00

Interesting perspective from the Yahoo Finance message board on how NUTR views Real Food.Grocery issue is insignificant impact. by: savinit4later (42/M/Upper Midwest USA) 10/02/03 01:03 pm Msg: 2435 of 2441 "The whole grocery issue represents a very small part of the company as a whole and has little impact on earnings or revenue. These were purchased a research tool and if they run at a break

MjStrainSFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811611.post-1065110457213250032003-10-02T06:30:00.000-07:002003-10-09T21:36:39.563-07:00

Very insightful post from a former Nutraceutical employee:real foods employees by: sgenlot 10/01/03 05:33 pm Msg: 2431 of 2433 as a former employee of NUTR, i would just like to say; 1.this has nothing to do with whining, and everything to do with illegal business practices. 2. i do not know where you got your info, but who said anything about rehiring employees? 3. as an investor, i would

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Beth, a former manager of the Noe Real Food from 1997-98, writes a Letter to the Editor in the SF Chronicle.Limited closures for '98 Real Food remodel "Editor -- As a former manager of the Noe Valley Real Food (1997-98), it is with great interest that I have followed David Lazarus' fact-finding and commentary regarding the recent store closing (Lazarus at Large, Sept. 3, 10 and 24).... "...

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Community Meeting at the Noe Valley Ministry Thurs. Oct. 2 6:00 - 8:00 pm (1021 Sanchez) "Join members of the community, neighborhood activists, and former employees of Fresh Organics/24th as we collectively discuss the recent closure of Fresh Organics/24th and work to formulate an effective response to Fresh Organics’ callous and irresponsible business practices. It is up to us to decide

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One of the posts to the Yahoo Groups from Eric following Real Food added the following entertaining clip from the Nutraceutical press release from March 1, 2002: "...The day-to-day operation of these natural food markets will provide direct consumer feedback on emerging interests and trends and will help us better serve our core customers. We believe that this retail knowledge and experience will

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Here's a comment from LyE reporting on the state of Real Food's interior. I saw the same thing when I walked past yesterday. "I have pictures taken today (09/24) of demolition work being done on the interior. There was a tear in the brown paper and I witnessed 2-3 workers dismantling shelving and putting equipment in boxes. There was still product on shelves and remember seeing a box of Power

MjStrainSFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811611.post-1064513072842491172003-09-28T07:30:00.000-07:002003-09-28T13:47:11.023-07:00

This issue, and this blog, have surfaced up on the Yahoo Finance message boards for Nutraceuticals. NUTR's lack of communication does provide some indication of their inability to listen to customers in the markets in which they do business.

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There is a growing group on Yahoo Groups dedicated to tracking the Real Food issue.

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The Real Foods incident is drawing attention from as far away as Scotland. A note sent ot the blog address:"IWW-Scotland circulated a link to your duspute. Best wishes and solidaity, Jim Mcfarlane iww-clydeside"

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Here's the actual document outlining Bevan Dufty's resolution to investigate the closure of Real Food: Resolution requesting NLRB, DBI and other appropriate agencies investigate the closure of Real Food Co. on 24 Street in Noe Valley. 031556 [Investigate the closure of Real Food Co. on 24th Street in Noe Valley] Supervisor Dufty Resolution requesting NLRB, DBI and other appropriate agencies

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From a neighbor... "The space formerly known as Mikey Tom Market sits empty with a BPM 'For Lease' sign in the window. The greedy landlord has yet to lease out that spot. Real Foods has brown paper up in the windows with notices stating remodeling is under way. There's no signs of activity however. Another market has been ripped out of our neighborhood leaving us with a handful of corner

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LAZARUS AT LARGE Noe Valley up in arms David Lazarus Wednesday, September 24, 2003"Looks like the heat is being turned up on Nutraceutical International, the Utah vitamin giant that sacked 30 employees from its Real Food Co. outlet in San Francisco's Noe Valley and closed the store for up to six months without any warning to customers. "Federal labor authorities are investigating former

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From the San Francisco Bay Guardian 20 September, 2003 To boycott or not? Growers offer a fresh perspective on Real Food"THE REAL FOOD Company store on 24th Street in Noe Valley closed abruptly Aug. 29, and its former employees have been publicly speculating that the closure was a response to their unionizing efforts. Real Food's parent company, Fresh Organics, a Utah-based corporation that

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One of the Real Food workers informed me that: "the SF Board of Supervisors will be taking a look (and presumably voting) on a resolution introduced to the Board by Noe Valley Supervisor Bevan Dufty on 9/16. The meeting starts at 9:30, and will be held in Rm. 263, City Hall. (It may be as late as noon until Dufty's resolution comes up on the agenda.) "The body of the resolution notes the

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More posters went up on Friday evening Written on this one is a note about a Community Meeting 2 October 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Noe Valley Ministry

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Here's another post from Pat in Winnipeg wishing the Real Foods workers well: Dear People, Good luck in your struggle against the lockout imposed by Neutraceuticals. Pat Murtagh Winnipeg, MB

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More support for the workers of Real FoodsNL: I am in complete support with the locked-out and fired Real Foods workers. What RF-NI management has done to those employees is so detestable that I will NEVER again shop at ANY establishment connected with RF-Neutraceutical International. An establishment that fails to honor workers is an establishement that deserves no honor--i.e.,

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In the last day there has been a wave of support coming in from people around the world.Hello fellow natural foods workers, My name is Tom Kat and I like yourselves was an organizer for the IWW at a natural food store called TWIN PINES Natural Foods in Cincinnati Ohio. Our campaign ended the same way that your did. With the store closing but the only difference was that we had won

MjStrainSFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811611.post-1063952778517028322003-09-18T23:25:00.000-07:002003-09-18T23:29:17.490-07:00

From one of the organizers behind the community discussion on Real Foods:"...you can pass the word on that people who are interested in communicating with former workers and/or participating in any related community events may send their comments to rfworker@yahoo.com."

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There's a Nutraceuticals message board on Yahoo Finance that is an interesting way to learn more about the company that bought Real Foods.

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Here's an interesting time capsule from Olivia Boler's article in the Noe Valley Voice from May of last year, "Real Food Co Sold to Utah Corporation" ."...Bill Gay, CEO and chairman of Nutraceutical, commented in a March press release that the purchase of the stores "offers [Nutraceutical] a retail presence in a locale many consider to be the birthplace of the health food industry." He hopes that

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A post on Craig's List raising the issue of a petition similar to what was done for another neighborhood establishment, Mikey Tom's on Church Street. Boycott the new Real Foods in Noe Valley? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to: anon-16098689@craigslist.org Date: 2003-09-10, 10:40PM Has anyone gotten a petition going or similar action

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There's an article on RetailWorker.com (Industrial Workers of the World) about the closing.

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Here's a letter from the former cheese buyer at Real Foods that I found on Craig's list. Open letter to the VP of Fresh Organics and plea for community support ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reply to: kmrx@earthlink.com Date: 2003-09-07, 8:00PM 9/7/03 Bruce, It is one thing that you've abruptly disposed of the services of nearly thirty employees;

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Posters and article reprints are posted daily on the papered windows of Real Foods.

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Here are a list of contacts that were posted to Craig's List Real Foods 24th St closure - e-mail addresses ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reply to: see below Date: 2003-09-09, 2:20PM Try these addresses to send comments about recent actions by Fresh Organics/Nutraceuticals. sdiaz@nutracorp.com. bremund@nutracorp.com. feedback@nutraceutical.com. The Monk

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"Real Foods: You're DONE!" Comments scribbled on the reprinted article, an article that seems to be reposted daily. Comments include:"I will not shop here" "Real Foods: You're Done" "I will not shop at Real Foods when it Reopens" "Thanks a lot for spoiling our world and neighborhood. Forget about it!" "Rainbow - it's worth the trip" "Bell gets my business" "No union busting, not in our

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Notice on the papered window of Noe's Real Foods

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10 September, 2003 From the SF Bay Guardian Without Reservations By Paul Reidinger It's been real DRAMA ON 24TH Street: The Real Food Company, a fixture for the past third of a century at the center of Noe Valley, is near to being no more – or, perhaps more accurately, to being reborn with a new name and a new look. The store closed abruptly the evening of Aug. 29 for "renovation"; most of

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From SF Chronicle LAZARUS AT LARGE Closure quashes unionizing David Lazarus Wednesday, September 10, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I wrote last week how the Real Food Co. store in San Francisco's Noe Valley recently fired all its workers and closed abruptly, with no notice to customers. The popular health-food store's new owner, Utah

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From the Letter to the Editor in SF Chronicle. REAL FOOD MAKES SHOPPER REAL MAD Editor -- Like many other Noe Valley residents, I was surprised to find the Real Food Co. shut as I took a stroll down 24th Street last Sunday. I'd just been in the store on Thursday buying produce, cheese and bread. I have been frequenting the store about once a week since I moved to the area more than a year ago.

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Here's a posting from a person who is creating a documentary on the Real Foods sagaReal Foods: Healthy foods with a corporate smile Resource Center Bulletin Board Category: Other Date: 06 Sep 2003 Documentary needs to be done! Read this atricle titled "Real Food Noe shuts real fast" from sfgate.com: I know one of the first people to get the ax and it wasn't for remodeling. She was trying to help

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From SF Chronicle ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAZARUS AT LARGE Real Food Noe shuts real fast David Lazarus Wednesday, September 3, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ How's this for timing: Thirty workers at the Real Food Co. store in San Francisco's Noe Valley were laid off the night before Labor Day

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