Salud! Cooking School Opens Its Doors In Green Hills

Grand Opening Event Thursday December 6^thto Benefit Second Harvest Community Food Bank

NASHVILLE (November 28, 2007) – The first Whole Foods Market® (NASDAQ: WFMI) in the state of Tennessee celebrates the opening of its new Salud! Cooking School Thursday December 6^th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Attendees will get a peek at the cooking school and help raise money for Second Harvest Community Food Bank.

A suggested $10 donation to Second Harvest Community Food Bank promises attendees a fun, elegant evening of food, wine, chef demonstrations, artisan cheeses and much more. Registration is available online at http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/calendars/GHLsalud.html or by phone, 615.440.5117.

Salud! Director, Merijoy Rucker, says, “We’re looking forward to showing off our beautiful new Salud! Cooking School and introducing Green Hills to some exciting and fun classes. We will offer a wide range of classes from basic knife skills and culinary techniques to kid’s classes and “girls’ night out.” It’s a fun way to just hang out, learn to cook and enjoy some delicious food.”

Salud! will open with a limited schedule for the month of December, with a focus on children’s and holiday classes, and a full quarterly class schedule beginning in January. December’s Class schedule will be available online by December 1st at http://system2.ipressroom.com/editor/scripts/www.wholefoods.com and a hard copy will also be available in the store by mid-December. #

About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market  www.wholefoodsmarket.com) is the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket and America’s first national certified organic grocer. In fiscal year 2006, the company had sales of $5.6 billion and currently has more than 270 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Whole Foods Market, Fresh & Wild^TM, and Harry’s Farmers Market® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP. Wild Oats® and Capers Community Market^TM are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc. Whole Foods Market employs more than 50,000 Team Members and has been ranked for ten consecutive years as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine.