By Joyce M. Rosenberg
AP Business Writer 

Small food makers wonder about Amazon-Whole Foods impact

 


NEW YORK (AP) — Among the many questions being asked about Amazon's intended purchase of Whole Foods is one from small and medium-sized food manufacturers: How might this deal affect me?

The unknowns include whether Amazon might change the grocery chain's food offerings, which at the moment include thousands of products made by small and mid-sized businesses. A key point for many companies is whether Whole Foods would place less of an emphasis on buying locally produced or innovative foods after the $13.7 billion purchase, expected to become final later this year.

Whole Foods' buying strategy,...



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