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Whole Foods Market

Public
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wholefoodsmarket.com
Retail46,200+ employeesFounded 1980🇺🇸 United States

Whole Foods was founded in 1980 on the belief that where food comes from, and how it’s grown, matters. It meant creating quality standards, working with suppliers who achieve them, and sharing that information with our customers. And it radically changed the way people understood and shopped for food. The result has been the highest quality natural and organic products, an unmatched experience in more than 500+ stores, with a passionate team of over 90,000 team members, 5 percent of our total net profits given back to our communities each year, and millions of customers who put their trust in us every day.

Founded
1980
Employees
46,200+
Industry
Retail
Company type
Public Company
Stock
nasdaq: WFM
Headquarters
🇺🇸Austin, TX (+5)
Specialties
RetailFood & BeveragesGrocery
4 / 6
Active markets
Canada · United Kingdom · South Africa
3
New markets
Ukraine · Belgium +1
Medium
Confidence
mostly early signals
+17%
Momentum
vs prior period
59 / 100
Expansion Score
Strong
Stages3Investing3Landing
13 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
CanadaUnited KingdomSouth Africa
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
+3more marketsLocked
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Activity pulse

New Marketing & PR activity — 6 fresh signals just appeared.

Last 90 days
Hiring
8-67%
Exec move
Marketing & PR
6New
Advertising
Product & Tech
0
No activity
+2more categoriesLocked
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇬🇧United Kingdom1st market entered · 2013Advancing
Landing
14 signalsLanding stage
2
🇨🇦Canada2nd market entered · 2024Advancing
Landing
17 signalsLanding stage
3
🇿🇦South Africa3rd market entered · 2026Advancing
Investing
2 signalsInvesting stage
+3more marketsLocked
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Current stageLandingSetting up on the ground
Confidence49%Medium
Tracking since2013first signal

Recent signals

Headcount scaling🇨🇦 Canadalast wk.

18 active postings

Advertising🇬🇷 Greece2w ago

Weekly deals just dropped!

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Quick answers about Whole Foods Market's business, markets, and growth signals.

Whole Foods was founded in 1980 on the belief that where food comes from, and how it’s grown, matters. It meant creating quality standards, working with suppliers who achieve them, and sharing that information with our customers. And it radically changed the way people understood and shopped for food. The result has been the highest quality natural and organic products, an unmatched experience in more than 500+ stores, with a passionate team of over 90,000 team members, 5 percent of our total net profits given back to our communities each year, and millions of customers who put their trust in us every day.

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