Remember that first post I made about one of those “other” supermarkets needing bit of a kick in the pants? Well, they got one!
Today, Earth Fare opened it’s first Alabama store right here in Huntsville and for the purposes of full disclosure, yours truly is a proud employee of the Health and Body Care department. I have a fairly obvious bias, given that I have been a loyal shopper (since 2002) and am now an employee, so I will not say much about our need for this store in our community that hasn’t already been said. However, I WILL encourage anyone and everyone to go here and read up on this amazing company’s track record for selling only the cleanest, most natural foods the earth can sustainably produce.
As newbies, me and my 100 or so co-workers began training about two weeks ago and have since been preparing the store for opening. It was during that first day of training (where I immediately revealed my inner-dork by raising my hand to answer EVERY question…and sometimes just blurting the answer out anyway) that we learned the company’s mission statement – you, know, that idyllic statement that companies dream up for use in there marketing literature? Now, I have written mission statements, worked with non-profit steering committees on revising them, and heard some of the most ridiculous things you can imagine, but this one immediately struck me as, well, idyllic. My job, as an Earth Fare employee, is “to feed and inspire the healthy person inside us all.”
It’s simple. I like it.
Ok, I have to go get ready for work now, but please come and see me! I’m immediately recognizable as the geek next to the wall-o-vitamins. Happy shopping Huntsville!
