September, 2010 – Whole Foods’ 30th Birthday

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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.