AUSTIN, TX: Whole Foods CEO John Mackey was outed by The Wall Street Journal for writing eight years' worth of anonymous message board postings about his company and its competitors.
In the public postings on a Yahoo Finance message board, Mackey often praised Whole Foods, while disparaging competitor Wild Oats.
This year, however, Whole Foods bid $18.50 a share for Wild Oats.
Mackey wrote on his own blog that the Federal Trade Commission, which is challenging the merger, wants to embarrass him ...