Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM)

550 Bowie St.
Austin, TX 78703 (Map)
Phone: 512-477-4455
Fax: 512-482-7000
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com

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With food and other items that are free of pesticides, preservatives, sweeteners, and cruelty, Whole Foods Market knows more about guiltless eating and shopping than most retailers. The world's #1 natural foods chain by far -- now that it has digested its main rival Wild Oats Markets -- the company operates about 310 stores throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. The stores emphasize perishable products, which account for about two-thirds of sales. Whole Foods Market offers some 2,200 items in four lines of private-label products (such as the premium Whole Foods line). Founded in Austin, Texas, in 1980, Whole Foods Market pioneered the supermarket concept in natural and organic foods retailing.

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Company Type Public (NASDAQ: WFM)
Fiscal Year-End September
2011 Sales (mil.) £6,468.0
1-Year Sales Growth 12.2%
2011 Net Income (mil.) £219.2
1-Year Net Income Growth 39.4%
2011 Employees 64,200
1-Year Employee Growth 10.1%
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Co-CEO and Director John P. Mackey
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President and COO A. C. Gallo
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