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Whole Foods Market NASDAQ: WFMI is an Austin, Texas-based natural foods grocer, which, as of May 2006, consisted of 183 locations in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Its CEO is John Mackey.

Whole Foods is widely known throughout the United States for its high quality natural food products, many of which qualify as certified organic. Many of their stores are certified humane by the Humane Farm Animal Care program, a collaborative program by organizations such as the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)[1].

Whole Foods is currently in the midst of an international expansion; in 2004 the company purchased a chain of seven natural food stores in the United Kingdom called Fresh & Wild. Health Insurance Austin Texas Low Cost Family individual free Quote.

Whole Foods joined the ranks of the Fortune 500 in 2005, entering the list for the first time at position 479. [2]

Company timeline

Source: Whole Foods

1978: John Mackey opens SaferWay in Austin, Texas (the name being a spoof of Safeway, which operated stores under their own name in Austin at that time).

1980: SaferWay merges with an Austin natural grocery store to open as Whole Foods Market with a staff of 19.

1984: Expands outside of Austin with store in Houston.

1988: Expands outside of Texas with purchase of Whole Foods Company in New Orleans. Business Insurance Plans, Short Term Medical Insurance , Indemnity Insurance.

1991: Acquires Wellspring Grocery of North Carolina.

1992: Company goes public and is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market; purchases Bread & Circus in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

1993: Acquires Mrs. Gooch's Natural Foods Markets in Los Angeles.