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Acquisition History

Oct-86 Bluebonnet Natural Foods
May-88 Whole Food Company
Nov-91 Wellspring Grocery
Oct-92 Bread & Circus
Sep-93 Mrs. Gooch’s
Feb-95 Cana Foods (BOL)
Feb-95 Unicorn Village
Dec-95 Oak Street Market
Aug-96 Fresh Fields Market
Apr-97 Bread of Life
Aug-97 Granary Market
Dec-97 Merchant of Vino
Apr-99 Good Natures Grocery
Apr-99 Nature’s Heartland
Feb-00 Natural Abilities (Food 4 Thought)
Oct-01 Harry’s Farmers Market
Jan-04 Fresh & Wild Holdings
Jan-06 Whole Grocer
Aug-07 Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
May-10 Greenlife Grocery LLC
Nov-12 Johnnie’s Foodmaster
Apr-14 New Frontiers