As president of the Florida region for Whole Foods Market since 1998, Juan Nuñez has helped grow the company’s presence in the state from three stores to 19, with a 20th store opening this fall in Tallahassee and several others under development.
Nuñez, a native of Tocopilla, Chile, moved to northern Minnesota with his family as a child. After completing his studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, he relocated to the Los Angeles area in 1982, where he began his career in the natural and organic foods industry.
Here are some questions and answers with Nunez about his career and Whole Foods’ growth statewide:
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