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In 1980, John Mackey planted the seeds for his Whole Foods Market movement, inspired by the mission to “help support the health, well-being, and healing of other people and the planet”.

In 1987, Howard Schultz started his Starbucks movement to “inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time”.

In 1998, Dennis Wilson started his lululemon movement inspired to “create components for people to live a longer, healthier, and more fun life”.

In 1993, Steve Ells began Chipotle Mexican Grill inspired by the simple philosophy to demonstrate that food served fast doesn’t have to be a traditional “fast-food experience” and this vision has evolved to now change the way people thing about and eat fast food guided by his mission of “Food With Integrity”.