Winter Park Store Now Serving Gelato!

by winterpark, March 25, 2009 | Permalink

You read that right – Whole Foods Market Winter Park now offers gelato! We’ve partnered with local vendor, Muse Gelato, to bring you the best gelato in town.

Find your favorite as you sample our 12 flavors at the new gelato bar, located at the Juice/Coffee Bar near Prepared Foods.

My favorite flavor has to be Banana Split (at least for this week). Let us know what you think by filling out a customer comment form near the store exit. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on our new gelato offerings.

Taste Away!

Weekly Specials Highlights - Good Thru Tomorrow

by winterpark, March 23, 2009 | Permalink

Happy Monday Everyone!

I wanted to highlight a few of our Weekly Specials items that are available at truly amazing prices - but they’re only on sale until tomorrow, Tuesday March 24!

Our Meat department is featuring Whole Fresh Chickens (Fryers) for 99¢. They are regularly $2.29, that’s a $1.30 savings.

Also in the Meat department we’ve got Beef Loin New York Strip Steak, 12 oz. for $7.99. You save $4.75 on each steak!

Don’t forget to check out our Weekly Specials every week for our deepest discounts and greatest value. You can see it online or find it at our information center near our front door.

Happy Shopping!

Empower the Poor $1 at a Time

by winterpark, March 21, 2009 | Permalink

Hello there!

If you’ve shopped with us in the past month, you’ve probably been asked to donate to the Whole Planet Foundation Prosperity Campaign. Hopefully you said yes, and if so, we sincerely thank you for your support.

The Whole Planet Foundation is based on a very cool concept called microcredit. Microcredit is small loans - around $200 - provided to impoverished individuals who use the funds to start their own home-based businesses to lift themselves out of poverty. With loans as small as $200 each, even a $1 donation goes a long way.

The Whole Planet Foundation funds microcredit lending projects in communities where Whole Foods Market sources product, such as coffee - East Timor, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya and Nicaragua; bananas - Costa Rica and Honduras; tea -India and Nepal; rice - Thailand; and produce and dairy - New York City area.

And one of things I find really stands out about the Whole Planet Foundation is that 100% of your donation goes directly to the microcredit loans and Whole Foods Market covers 100% of the Foundation’s operating costs. So you can give with confidence.

The Prosperity Campaign ends March 31st. Please consider giving a donation during your next visit to our store or you can donate online. Check out the stories of microcredit clients and see how $1 can truly change a life; visit www.wholeplanetfoundation.org for more information. Thank you for your continued support.