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Greenpeace Again Names Whole Foods Market(R) No. 1 Retailer in Seafood Sustainability

Posted on: Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 11:13 CST

Farmed Seafood Standards Help Whole Foods Market to Stay on Top

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI) has again been named the nation's number one retailer in seafood sustainability by Greenpeace. The newest Greenpeace report scoring retailers on the environmental responsibility of their seafood selections calls out Whole Foods Market's new quality standards for aquaculture, (farmed seafood), which have made the Company a leader in the industry, as one of the factors in their higher score.

"We are proud to be recognized for our efforts as we go to great lengths to ensure these products meet our high standards for quality, safety, sustainability and culinary excellence," said Margaret Wittenberg, Whole Foods Market's global vice president of quality standards and public affairs. "We have done more than any other retailer when it comes to sourcing and promoting environmentally responsible, quality seafood, and we will continue to evaluate all species of seafood we sell to ensure we are doing our part to care for our planet and its tenants."

Whole Foods Market is now embarking on a process for further enhancing its quality standards for wild-caught species similar to its quality standards project for aquaculture, and will include creating sourcing guidelines for wild-capture fisheries not already certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.

The Greenpeace report closed by saying, "Whole Foods Market is making significant strides in improving its seafood sustainability, and Greenpeace expects Whole Foods wild-caught Quality Standards will be as thorough as its Aquaculture Standards."

About Whole Foods Market(R)

Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com), a leader in the natural and organic foods industry and America's first national certified organic grocer, was named "America's Healthiest Grocery Store" in 2008 by Health magazine. The Whole Foods Market motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"(TM) captures the company's mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to its 53,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America by FORTUNE magazine for 11 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2008, the company had sales of $8 billion and currently has more than 275 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market, Fresh & Wild(TM), and Harry's Farmers Market(R) are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP. Wild Oats(R) and Capers Community Market(TM) are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc.

Contacts: Kate.lowery@wholefoods.com Libba.letton@wholefoods.com

SOURCE Whole Foods Market

Source: PR Newswire

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