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Annual Parmigiano Reggiano ‘crack off’ at Whole Foods Market

Saturday, March 16th, 2013

Ty, Joe, France, Special Guest, Chef Michael Bonacini, Corrado & Chef Matthew

It was a regal day at Whole Foods Markets Oakville as they celebrated the “crack off” of three wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano, the Italian King of Cheese, in an effort to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the number of wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano simultaneously cracked.

An annual event, on March 9th at exactly 3pm EST, Whole Foods Market Oakville joined with Whole Foods Market stores throughout the United States and the United Kingdom to simultaneously crack open hundreds of Parmigiano Reggiano wheels after which samples and recipes were offered to the delighted customers.

The excitement grew as the count-down began. The witnesses were in place to ensure that all the rules were followed exactly. The wheels were cracked with the help of Chef Matthew Foote of Oliver & Bonacini Cafe Grill, Oakville, Joe Carttarto of Jan K. Overwheel and Whole Foods own Corrado Romanino.

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Whole Foods Market Oakville Raises $30,013 for the Oakville Fareshare Foodbank

Sunday, February 17th, 2013

Whole Foods Market Oakville, their customers and team members, raised $30,013 for the Oakville Fareshare Foodbank during the holiday season, helping to alleviate hunger this winter for those in need. A Customer Appreciation Breakfast was hosted by Whole Foods Market Oakville with special guest, Dudley Clark from the Fareshare Foodbank, helping to serve the delicious pancakes, pour the fresh maple syrup and a welcome cup of coffee. Shoppers were invited to enjoy breakfast as a special thank-you for their generosity and support during the Fareshare Foodbank Drive. (more…)

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Whole Foods Market Oakville Supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation

Monday, November 12th, 2012

Whole Foods Market Oakville and Oomama Grandmothers Greet Africa’s Grandmother, Mama Darlina

On November 6th, Whole Foods Market Oakville supported the Stephen Lewis Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign by donating five percent of one day’s sales to its cause. This Community Support Day included proceeds from Whole Foods Market Oakville, Yorkville and Square One stores, seeking to raise awareness and to mobilize support in Canada for Africa’s grandmothers.

With more than 250 grandmother groups across Canada, all a part of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, these Oomama and Grandmothers groups support Africa’s unsung heroes – grandmothers raising grandchildren who have lost parents due to the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Whole Foods Market Oakville was delighted, along with members of Oomama Oakville and Bronte Grandmothers, to welcome Mama Darlina Vuyelwa Tyawana to the store and to have the opportunity to speak with her. Mama Darlina is a grandmother and care-giver of six of her grandchildren. She cared for them as their parents struggled with the impact of HIV and Aids in their lives. A prominent local activist, lobbyist and public speaker, Darlina counsels South Africans living with HIV/AIDS and TB, facilitates treatment literacy workshops and motivates youth to educate, mobilize and raise awareness.

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Contribute Generously to the Oakville Fareshare Food Bank Drive

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
Theresa, Sharon, Adam & Danielle

Theresa, Sharon, Adam & Danielle: Ready to Help You Donate Longos Oakville Fareshare Prepackaged Food Bags

Food is urgently needed to stock the shelves of the Oakville Fareshare Food Bank this Thanksgiving season: Offering a Helping Hand to the Less Fortunate in Our Oakville Community!

Food is a necessity all year round. Please consider, as our families prepare to sit at Thanksgiving tables, ladened with more food than we could possibly consume, that this is an excellent time to share food with those who may not even have the luxury of a Thanksgiving dinner. The Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is in full swing.

Oakville Fareshare Food Bank collection bins can be found in every grocery store and at all Oakville Fire Stations. Oakville’s Longos stores have been innovative and have packaged bags of food for $10.00 each for the Oakville Fareshare Food Drive. The bags are on display just inside the doors as you walk into the store.

This makes your shopping easy and ensures that the best Food Bank items are included. As you see from the picture, there is a good supply of Foodshare bags left for you to pick up when you shop and then to donate. When you are grocery shopping for your family, there is a great opportunity to do some shopping for needy families and to show gratitude for all the bounty we have.

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Whole Foods “crack off” a Huge Hit

Monday, March 12th, 2012
France Fournier & Chris Mei

France Fournier & Chris Mei

The Annual Parmigiano Reggiano “crack off” at Whole Foods Market Oakville celebrated the “Italian King of Cheese”; an 85 pound, two-year-aged wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano! “The Crack was Heard’Round the World” as Whole Food Markets everywhere simultaneously cracked open hundreds of Parmigiano Reggiano wheels on March 10th at 3p.m. EST.

Traditionally the wheel is cracked opened by a special guest and Chris Mei from The Weather Network helped celebrate the festivities, using the official tools of five different knives from Italy’s Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano, in the 30-minute carving and portioning process.

The “crack off” earned the company a place in the 2008 Guinness World Record for “Most Parmigiano Reggiano Wheels Cracked Simultaneously,” and offered their customers the opportunity to sample this rich, flavourful cheese. “Whole Foods Market loves sharing our passion for Parmigiano Reggiano during this annual event,” said Cathy Strange, Whole Foods Market global cheese buyer. “We are demonstrating the wisdom and expertise of 900 years of delicious cheese making with our own carefully-chosen wheels – produced only from spring and fall milk – that are aged for two years to bring out the best of Parmigiano Reggiano’s toasted, buttery, and nutty flavours.”

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