Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
	"Kale Green" logo used since Amazon's acquisition in 2017
	Headquarters in Downtown Austin
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	Nasdaq: WFM
Industry	Grocery store; Health food store;
Founded	September 20, 1978
Founders	John Mackey; Renee Hardy-Lawson; Mark Skiles; Craig Weller;
Headquarters	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Number of locations	500+
Areas served	United States; Canada; United Kingdom;
Key people	John B. Elstrott (chairman); Jason Buechel (CEO);
Products	Food; pharmacy; flowers; alcohol; general merchandise;
Brands	365
Services	Catering; Online shopping and home delivery;
Revenue	US$17 billion (2021)
Number of employees	105,000 (2023)
Parent	Amazon (2017–present)
Subsidiaries	365 by Whole Foods Market
Website	wholefoodsmarket.com
	Footnotes / references;

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (colloquially referred to as simply Whole Foods) is an American multinational supermarket chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, which generally sells whole food products free from hydrogenated fats and artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives.^[6] A USDA Certified Organic grocer in the United States, the chain is popularly known for its organic selections.^[7]

John Mackey, the last remaining co-founder of Whole Foods Market, sold the company to Amazon for $13.7 billion on August 28, 2017.^[8] As of March 4, 2019, Whole Foods has more than 500 stores in North America and seven in the United Kingdom.^[4]^[9]

^ "Net sales of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010, 2017 and 2021". statista. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ Reuter, Dominick (February 6, 2023). "Meet the typical Whole Foods shopper, a highly educated West Coast millennial woman earning $80,000". Business Insider.
^ Thomas, Lauren (28 August 2017). "Amazon officially owns Whole Foods; here are the products that are getting marked down". Cnbc.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Whole Foods Company Info". WholeFoods.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^ "Whole Foods cutting 1,500 jobs". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "Food Ingredient Quality Standards". Whole Foods Market. March 12, 2012.
^ "Certified Organic Grocer". Whole Foods Market. April 7, 2016.
^ "Amazon and Whole Foods Market Announce Acquisition to Close This Monday, Will Work Together to Make High-Quality, Natural and Organic Food Affordable for Everyone". Amazon.com. BUSINESS WIRE. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
^ "Independent Worker Group Calls for Whole Foods". Retrieved 2020-03-31.

[N-1] "Net sales of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010, 2017 and 2021". statista. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[2] Reuter, Dominick (February 6, 2023). "Meet the typical Whole Foods shopper, a highly educated West Coast millennial woman earning $80,000". Business Insider.

[3] Thomas, Lauren (28 August 2017). "Amazon officially owns Whole Foods; here are the products that are getting marked down". Cnbc.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[WholeFoodsCompanyInfo-4] "Whole Foods Company Info". WholeFoods.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[Whole_Foods_cutting_1,500_jobs-5] "Whole Foods cutting 1,500 jobs". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[6] "Food Ingredient Quality Standards". Whole Foods Market. March 12, 2012.

[7] "Certified Organic Grocer". Whole Foods Market. April 7, 2016.

[8] "Amazon and Whole Foods Market Announce Acquisition to Close This Monday, Will Work Together to Make High-Quality, Natural and Organic Food Affordable for Everyone". Amazon.com. BUSINESS WIRE. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

[locations-9] "Independent Worker Group Calls for Whole Foods". Retrieved 2020-03-31.

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