WHOLE FOODS MARKET® turnS 30 and EVERYONE IS invited
Wellington Hosts 30th Birthday Festivities on Sunday September 19th for Shoppers
WHAT: Whole Foods Market – which opened its first store on September 20, 1980 – is celebrating 30 years of offering the highest quality natural and organic foods by hosting birthday festivities at all of its 298 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
At the Wellington store, shoppers are invited to celebrate Whole Foods Market’s big 3-0 by coming to our 80’s party, with complimentary birthday cake, karaoke, and birthday crafts for kids.
WHEN: Sunday September 19th from 2:00-4:00pm
EVENT DETAILS AND TIMES:
- Costume Party – Come by in your best 80’s gear and enjoy popular 80’s music, cake and kids party-hat crafts
- Karaoke contest – Sing your heart out in our karaoke contest, taking place in the Prepared Foods Department. Contestants must sign-up with the DJ from 2-3pm; the contest will begin at 3:00pm. The winner, decided by applause, will receive a delicious all natural cake from the bakery!
- Cake cutting – Takes place at 2:30pm in the Prepared Foods Department
Go to wholefoodsmarket.com/wellington for a complete calendar of events.
WHY: Whole Foods Market has come a long way in 30 years – from one small store with 19 Team Members in Austin to becoming the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket with nearly 300 stores, more than 55,000 Team Members and $8 billion in fiscal 2009 sales. The Wellington store, which opened on November 5th 2008 has 150 Team Members and has donated thousands of dollars, volunteer hours and pounds of food to various local nonprofits and organizations, including its latest community giving day benefitting The School for Autism.
Shoppers and the community are invited to join Whole Foods Market to celebrate three decades of making grocery shopping fun while upholding high quality standards and supporting organic agriculture, sustainable seafood, eco-friendly initiatives and local producers.
WHERE: The Whole Foods Market – Wellington is located at 2635 State Road 7.
ADDITIONAL VISUALS:
Giant Cake Cutting at 2:30pm
Team Members and Customers dressed in their 80’s best
Team Members and Customers singing 80’s Karaoke
Karaoke Contest 3:00-4:00pm, winner judged by applause
Kids Making Birthday Party Hats in the Cafe
MILESTONES: 30 YEARS AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET
· Safer Way Natural Foods and Clarksville Natural Grocery joined forces to open Whole Foods Market on September 20, 1980, with a staff of only 19 people. Whole Foods Market has 298 stores in North America and the U.K. and more than 55,000 Team Members.
· Since 1993, Whole Foods Market has given back at least five percent of its after‐tax profits to the community through quarterly 5 percent days as well as donations to non‐profits and schools.
· Whole Foods Market has been on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work for” list every year since it was first published in 1998.
· Whole Foods Market becomes America’s first National Certified Organic Grocer in June 2003.
· On Earth Day 2008, Whole Foods Market was the first U.S. supermarket to completely eliminate disposable plastic grocery bags to help protect the environment and conserve resources. Since then, it has kept 100+ million bags out of landfills.
· Whole Foods Market joined Twitter in 2008 and today has more than 1.5 million followers! @WholeFoods.