Errol Schweizer
@grocerynerd.bsky.social
Grocery lifer. Bronx boy. Occasional Texan. #GroceryUpdate published weekly: https://open.substack.com/pub/grocerynerd?r=7xzqs&utm_medium=ios
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This week on the podcast: Errol Schweizer, one of the sharpest minds in food + grocery. Former Whole Foods V.P., Forbes writer and author of The Checkout Grocery Update on Substack, he unpacks the politics shaping our food system. @grocerynerd.bsky.social
The privilege of MAHA and inflation in your kitchen
YouTube video by Environmental Working Group (EWG)
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September 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This week on the podcast: Errol Schweizer, one of the sharpest minds in food + grocery. Former Whole Foods V.P., Forbes writer and author of The Checkout Grocery Update on Substack, he unpacks the politics shaping our food system. @grocerynerd.bsky.social
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Excellent op-ed on public grocery stores from @civileats.com by @rajpatel.org and @grocerynerd.bsky.social. Props to @lisaelaineh.bsky.social for sharing through email newsletter.
"Publicly owned grocery stores already exist, serving over a million Americans every day, with prices 25 to 30 percent lower than conventional retail,” write @rajpatel.org and @grocerynerd.bsky.social in an op-ed. "We need more public grocery stores, not fewer.”
Op-ed: Public Grocery Stores Already Exist and Work Well. We Need More.
Government-run, nonprofit grocery systems can better respond to food-price inflation, corporate consolidation, and inequality.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Excellent op-ed on public grocery stores from @civileats.com by @rajpatel.org and @grocerynerd.bsky.social. Props to @lisaelaineh.bsky.social for sharing through email newsletter.
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Important read by the inimitable @grocerynerd.bsky.social and @rajpatel.org !
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o...
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o...
Op-ed: Public Grocery Stores Already Exist and Work Well. We Need More.
Government-run, nonprofit grocery systems can better respond to food-price inflation, corporate consolidation, and inequality.
civileats.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Important read by the inimitable @grocerynerd.bsky.social and @rajpatel.org !
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o...
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o...
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I really liked this @grocerynerd.bsky.social update on a Co-op grocery store.
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Grocery Update Volume 2, #13: Cooperative and Resilient, As Stubborn As The Hills.
Also: Why MAHA Is A Smokescreen. And Some Good News!
grocerynerd.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I really liked this @grocerynerd.bsky.social update on a Co-op grocery store.
grocerynerd.substack.com/p/grocery-up...
grocerynerd.substack.com/p/grocery-up...
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So. I've been on field manual labor crews where most of my coworkers were convicts.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."
July 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
So. I've been on field manual labor crews where most of my coworkers were convicts.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
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Please believe me when I tell you:
Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.
You are going to need it.
And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.
The thing that sustains and nourishes you.
That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.
More present.
More:
Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.
You are going to need it.
And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.
The thing that sustains and nourishes you.
That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.
More present.
More:
fortify inside
why spiritual practice matters during the rising authoritarian tide
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Please believe me when I tell you:
Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.
You are going to need it.
And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.
The thing that sustains and nourishes you.
That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.
More present.
More:
Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.
You are going to need it.
And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.
The thing that sustains and nourishes you.
That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.
More present.
More:
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You can’t separate climate justice from worker justice.
Agricultural workers are out in 100+ degree heat with NO federal protections. No shade, no water, no breaks.
While billionaires stay cool in their boardrooms, working people are DYING from heat.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/w...
Agricultural workers are out in 100+ degree heat with NO federal protections. No shade, no water, no breaks.
While billionaires stay cool in their boardrooms, working people are DYING from heat.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/w...
Tuesday was the hottest day in over a decade for parts of the East Coast. When will this extreme heat wave end? | CNN
A long-lasting extreme heat wave reached its dangerous crescendo Tuesday, bringing the hottest day in a decade to some major East Coast cities and putting millions of already fatigued Americans at ris...
www.cnn.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
You can’t separate climate justice from worker justice.
Agricultural workers are out in 100+ degree heat with NO federal protections. No shade, no water, no breaks.
While billionaires stay cool in their boardrooms, working people are DYING from heat.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/w...
Agricultural workers are out in 100+ degree heat with NO federal protections. No shade, no water, no breaks.
While billionaires stay cool in their boardrooms, working people are DYING from heat.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/w...
open.substack.com/pub/groceryn... this is for the folks who doubted @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and his programs. They are viable and popular. We can have good food for all.
Grocery Update Special Feature: Why It’s Time for Public Sector Grocery Stores In New York.
An Op-Ed On Building Diverse, Resilient and High Quality Food Supply Chains.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
open.substack.com/pub/groceryn... this is for the folks who doubted @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and his programs. They are viable and popular. We can have good food for all.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country.
Texas governor signs MAHA bill to add warning labels to food products
The new law will require labels on foods containing 44 dyes or additives commonly found in the country’s food supply, such as in baked goods, candy and drinks.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country.
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If Democrats truly want to appeal to young men, they should probably start presenting themselves as the party that definitively *won’t* draft you into an illegal war.
June 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If Democrats truly want to appeal to young men, they should probably start presenting themselves as the party that definitively *won’t* draft you into an illegal war.
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Last year, Kroger's CEO raked in $15.4 million — 457x more than its typical employee. Kroger also announced $7.5 billion in stock buybacks.
I don't want to hear that Kroger can't afford to treat its employees fairly.
Solidarity to these workers.
I don't want to hear that Kroger can't afford to treat its employees fairly.
Solidarity to these workers.
Kroger has shut down four Colorado locations as grocery strike begins.
The UFCW just launched these initial walk outs, but the strike could grow dramatically and spread across multiple strikes.
Over 100,000 supermarket workers have authorized strikes across the West and PNW.
The UFCW just launched these initial walk outs, but the strike could grow dramatically and spread across multiple strikes.
Over 100,000 supermarket workers have authorized strikes across the West and PNW.
June 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Last year, Kroger's CEO raked in $15.4 million — 457x more than its typical employee. Kroger also announced $7.5 billion in stock buybacks.
I don't want to hear that Kroger can't afford to treat its employees fairly.
Solidarity to these workers.
I don't want to hear that Kroger can't afford to treat its employees fairly.
Solidarity to these workers.
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Underpaid & fed-up - Hudson News workers are rallying for a fair contract! Workers, community allies, and elected officials came together at SeaTac to show our solidarity. Later this month at the bargaining table it'll be up to Hudson to decide if workers will vote to strike or to ratify a contract.
June 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Underpaid & fed-up - Hudson News workers are rallying for a fair contract! Workers, community allies, and elected officials came together at SeaTac to show our solidarity. Later this month at the bargaining table it'll be up to Hudson to decide if workers will vote to strike or to ratify a contract.
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There’s a word for a system of government run by one person who prizes loyalty to the throne above all else — and it ain’t democracy.
June 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There’s a word for a system of government run by one person who prizes loyalty to the throne above all else — and it ain’t democracy.
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The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.
June 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.
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Not too late to sign, Jews.
Not too late to amplify, everyone:
Not too late to amplify, everyone:
Jews for Food Aid for Gaza
Jewish people support food aid for families in Gaza and an immediate end to the Israeli government’s food aid blockade. #JewsForFoodAidForPeopleInGaza
www.foodaidforgaza.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Not too late to sign, Jews.
Not too late to amplify, everyone:
Not too late to amplify, everyone:
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I’ve said it before but it is embarrassing that so many intellectuals spent years in small factional battles over the propriety of calling this fascism.
In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented.
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
June 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’ve said it before but it is embarrassing that so many intellectuals spent years in small factional battles over the propriety of calling this fascism.
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Grocery workers are fighting over many of the same things as the broader labor movement—for living wages, health and safety, against understaffing and tiers. Their fight is also for the common good—understaffing and consolidation hurt community access to groceries and medication:
NEW 🎙️: Grocery Workers at the UFCW are Organizing for a Fighting Union
The UFCW is one of the biggest unions in the US—the second largest private sector union with over 1.2 million members! But its reform movement calls the union a “sleeping giant.”
labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/grocery-wo... 1/7
The UFCW is one of the biggest unions in the US—the second largest private sector union with over 1.2 million members! But its reform movement calls the union a “sleeping giant.”
labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/grocery-wo... 1/7
June 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Grocery workers are fighting over many of the same things as the broader labor movement—for living wages, health and safety, against understaffing and tiers. Their fight is also for the common good—understaffing and consolidation hurt community access to groceries and medication:
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Big Ag + Human Trafficking:
"Recent graduates were told they were coming to the US for cultural exchange. They ended up trapped in a factory farm."
Blockbuster piece by @ninaelkadi.com and incredible legal work by @farmstand.bsky.social
"Recent graduates were told they were coming to the US for cultural exchange. They ended up trapped in a factory farm."
Blockbuster piece by @ninaelkadi.com and incredible legal work by @farmstand.bsky.social
Recent Graduates Were Told They Were Coming to the U.S. for Cultural Exchange. They Ended Up Trapped in a Factory Farm.
A lawsuit alleges that three Guatemalan citizens, who came to the U.S. on J-1 visas, worked dangerous jobs under false pretenses.
sentientmedia.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Big Ag + Human Trafficking:
"Recent graduates were told they were coming to the US for cultural exchange. They ended up trapped in a factory farm."
Blockbuster piece by @ninaelkadi.com and incredible legal work by @farmstand.bsky.social
"Recent graduates were told they were coming to the US for cultural exchange. They ended up trapped in a factory farm."
Blockbuster piece by @ninaelkadi.com and incredible legal work by @farmstand.bsky.social
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Kroger is allegedly overcharging consumers by listing expired sales prices on shelves and charging full price at checkout.
And thanks to decades of consolidation, Kroger stores are now the only grocers in some rural areas.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
And thanks to decades of consolidation, Kroger stores are now the only grocers in some rural areas.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
May 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Kroger is allegedly overcharging consumers by listing expired sales prices on shelves and charging full price at checkout.
And thanks to decades of consolidation, Kroger stores are now the only grocers in some rural areas.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
And thanks to decades of consolidation, Kroger stores are now the only grocers in some rural areas.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
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"Underage workers have been hired to kill poultry flocks, handle dead carcasses and clean industrial poultry farms... showed workers self-identifying as young as 15."
Blockbuster piece by John McCracken
Blockbuster piece by John McCracken
Inside the business of killing in response to bird flu
As bird flu has spread across the U.S., bird disposal companies, environmental waste businesses and large poultry producers have received millions of federal dollars to kill flocks, compost their bodi...
www.thegazette.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Underage workers have been hired to kill poultry flocks, handle dead carcasses and clean industrial poultry farms... showed workers self-identifying as young as 15."
Blockbuster piece by John McCracken
Blockbuster piece by John McCracken
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Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to the faithful to call for peace. “Never again war,” he said to a roar from the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to War in First Sunday Blessing as Pontiff
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May 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to the faithful to call for peace. “Never again war,” he said to a roar from the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.