Leo Kahn

Leo Kahn (December 31, 1916 – May 11, 2011) was an American reporter and businessman. He is credited as the co-founder of Staples Inc. Kahn is also considered a pioneer of the natural and health food supermarket industry, founding the Fresh Fields and Nature's Heartland chains, which are now part of Whole Foods Market. Kahn graduated from Malden High School in Malden, Massachusetts.

Kahn received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1938. The company initially opened small groceries, but then expanded to supermarkets. His stepdaughters were Lisa and Xandria Birk. Kahn had eight grandchildren and three step grandchildren. Leo Kahn was on the board of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America.

Death Kahn died at the Springhouse care facility in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston from a series of strokes on May 11, 2011, at the age of 94.