![]() The firm sells organic and chemical-free food at prices far higher than its rivals, but the speed of its growth has made it America's fourth-largest chain and the world's biggest, and most profitable, organic grocer. While most food giants are piling it high and selling it cheap, Whole Foods is focusing on quality at high prices - and reaping the profits. The supermarket chain is the food-retail phenomenon of the US. ![]() Whole Foods may not yet be a household name in Britain but, if Mackey has his way, it soon will be. John Mackey, a scruffy-haired American vegan, has bought Barkers and is turning it into the first British branch of his store, Whole Foods Market. After 135 years, Barkers of Kensington, west London's oldest and grandest department store, is under new management. ![]() This Vermont cheese has undertones of fruit and buttermilk, and is washed with kombucha for added notes of jasmine and lavender.A stone's throw from Hyde Park, hard-hatted construction workers are hard at it 24 hours a day to create the world's biggest organic department store. 23: Cellars at Jasper Hill Kombucha Willoughby $8.99/unit ($8.09 for Prime members) The result is a well-balanced, mild and creamy goat cheese.ĭec. This cheese is made from the milk of Murciana goats and soaked in red wine for three days. 22: Mitica Drunken Goat $9/unit ($8.10 for Prime members) 21: Rogue Creamery Organic Enraptured Blue 12.99/unit ($11.69 for Prime members)Ī blue cheese that’s soaked in a blend of Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel wines for a bold and buttery flavor with notes of berries.ĭec. This Wisconsin cheese is carefully aged for a smooth and creamy texture.ĭec. 20: Saxon Creamery Hika Bay $4.99/lb ($4.49 for Prime members) This raw milk cheese is only produced from May through October and is sweet and earthy with fruit-forward notes.ĭec. 19: Uplands Cheese Company Pleasant Ridge Reserve 12.95/lb ($11.65 for Prime members) 18: Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog $13.99/lb ($12.59 for Prime members).Īn American cheese similar to soft-ripened goat cheese.ĭec. This raw milk cheddar comes from one of only three traditional producers remaining in the UK, boasting a rich and creamy texture with a hint of spice.ĭec. 17: Neal’s Yard Dairy Keen’s Cheddar $11.49/lb ($10.34 for Prime members) This French cheese is slightly salty and earthy.ĭec. 16: Mons Camembert $4.99/unit ($4.49 for Prime members) 15: Vermont Creamery Bijou $4.99/unit ($4.49 for Prime members)īijou - the French word for “jewel” - has citrus-forward flavors with a hint of nuts.ĭec. This Swiss cheese is full-flavored with tangy fruit and classic nuttiness that’s perfect for fondue, paired with roasted meats, potatos or apple pie.ĭec. 14: Kaltbach Cave Aged Le Gruyère $9.95/lb ($8.95 for Prime members) 13: Esquirrou Petit Ossau-Iraty $11.99/lb ($10.79 for Prime members)ĭec. Rich and flavorful raw milk gouda laced generously with truffles.ĭec. 12: Klare Melk Truffle Gouda $10.99/lb ($9.89 for Prime members) Here’s the full list of Whole Foods 12 Days of Cheese (discounted prices vary per region).ĭec. Grocery chain Aldi is also selling a Happy Farms Preferred Advent Cheese Calendar at the special retail price of $12.99 featuring a 16.9-ounce servings of 24 imported mini cheeses in varieties like gouda, cheddar, Red Leicester and Havarti.Īlso read: People are dropping upwards of $200 on novelty advent calendars So it’s no surprise that cheese continues to take a bigger slice out of holiday gift giving. The global cheese market has grown at a rate of 4.4% each year, and is estimated to exceed $100 billion by 2019. There’s an aged goat cheese from Vermont originally priced at $9.99 that would retail at $4.99 ($3.99 for Prime members) a Kombucha Willoughby cheese with undertones of buttermilk and fruit that’s normally around $25.99 on sale for $12.99 ($10.39 for Prime members) and a mild and creamy Mitica Drunken Goat cheese made with milk from Murciana goats and soaked for three days in a Spanish red wine, originally $16.99 per pound, and on sale for $8 (or around $7 for Prime members).Ĭheese lovers are spending a lot of cheddar. The cheesy specials include Cypress Grove Chevre Humboldt Fog, a soft-ripened American cheese that normally retails for $27.99 per pound that will be around $13.99 ($11 for Prime members). Each day, a different cheese variety will be half-off, and Amazon Prime members can also get an additional 10% off the already discounted price of each day of cheese.
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