Top 30 Moments and Milestones

Press Release on 30^th Birthday Celebration and Winners

Press Release on Exclusive Cheeses Created to Celebrate Whole Foods Market’s Big 3-0

Press Release on National Survey on Baby Boomer Food Shopping Trends Now vs. 30 Years Ago

Fact Sheet on Baby Boomer Food Shopping Trends

Fact Sheet on Annual Food Shopping Trends Tracker Survey

30th Anniversary Product Specials

30 Things We Love about Our Team Members

30 Years Fresh Logo

Whole Foods Market Logo

30th Birthday Fresh Banner

30th Birthday Organic Banner

30th Birthday Smiles Banner

The Early Years

SaferWay Group Photo: John Mackey and Renee Lawson Hardy’s first store prior to Whole Foods Market (Courtesy Michael McGuire)

Clarksville Natural Grocery: Mark Skiles and Craig Weller’s store prior to Whole Foods Market

Craig Weller, Renee Lawson Hardy and John Mackey

Craig Weller and Mark Skiles

“Tofu Triplets”: Whole Foods Market co-founders John Mackey, Craig Weller and Mark Skiles

First Whole Foods Market store, 1981

1981 flood wreaks havoc on original Whole Foods Market store

Post-flood “Resurrection Party” flyer

Expansion

Renee Lawson Hardy working at Sweet Dreams , the sweets and bread café, at Austin’s former Brodie Oaks store in 1985

David Matthis and John Mackey preparing for Houston’s Shepherd opening (the first in Houston)

Team Members in the Brodie Oaks sourdough bakery (on right is George Eckrich, aka Dr. Kracker, a current Whole Foods Market vendor) in mid-80s

Team Member Anita Tshurr doing a cereal demo at the opening of Houston’s Shepherd store

Team Member Frank Wellerding stacking avocadoes at the former Austin’s Brodie Oaks store in the mid-80s

John Mackey at the opening of Dallas’s Greenville Avenue store which was relocated in 2009 to Lakewood, a mile down the road

Bulk department in Austin’s former Crossroads store

John Mackey and Lex Alexander (co-founder of Wellspring) in front of Wellspring, which was acquired by Whole Foods Market in 1991

Wellspring Grocery (now Whole Foods Market Chapel Hill, NC)

AC Gallo (now Whole Foods Market’s president) working in Bread and Circus, acquired by Whole Foods market in 1992

In 1976, Walter Robb (current Whole Foods Market co-CEO) started his Weaverville, California, natural foods store, Mountain Marketplace, which he ran for 10 years

Present

Austin Lamar landmark store

UK’s Kensington store

New York City’s Bowery and Houston store

Community Giving Day Sign

Local produce tally sign in Colorado

National Certified Organic Grocer sign

Organic quantity sign in produce

Whole Trade Guarantee bananas

Solar panels on Edgewater, NJ’s roof

Team Member bagging groceries in a Whole Foods Market reusable “Better Bag”

Team Member in front of produce

Team Member in front of prepared foods

Historical photos in video format (no sound):

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Shot List for historical photos in video format

New HD b-roll of landmark Lamar store in Austin (natural store sounds):

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Shot List for new HD b-roll of landmark Lamar store in Austin

Short video presentation about Whole Foods Market Turning 30 with voice over and short interview

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Whole Foods Market CEO Walter Robb and global cheese buyer Cathy Strange at Cowgirl Creamery helping to craft an exclusive cheese to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary