Whole Foods Market
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Whole Foods Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of natural and organic foods supermarkets primarily in the United States. It offers produce, seafood, grocery, meat and poultry, bakery, prepared foods and catering, coffee and tea, nutritional supplements, vitamins, and body care and educational products, such as books, floral, pet products, and household products, as well as specialty, including beer, wine, and cheese. As of September 28, 2008, the company operated 275 stores comprising 264 stores in 38 U.S. states and the District of Columbia; 6 stores in Canada; and 5 stores in the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market was founded in 1978 and is based in Austin, Texas.
Whole Foods Market is a food retailer of “natural” and organic products, including produce, seafood, grocery, meat and poultry, bakery, prepared foods and catering, beer, wine, cheese, whole body, floral, pet products, and household products. The company also sells a selection of conventional national brands. The company is consistently ranked among the most socially responsible businesses and placed second on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Top 25 Green Power Partners.
The products are unadulterated by artificial additives, sweeteners, colorings and preservatives. The stores are supported by regional distribution centers, bakehouse facilities, commissary kitchens, seafood-processing facilities, produce procurement centers, a national meat purchasing office and a specialty coffee procure. The trademarks of the Group include Whole Foods Market, 365 Everyday Value, 365 Organic Everyday Value, Allegro Coffee Company, Bread and Circus, Fresh Fields etc.
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