Whole Foods Market  20 year Anniversary

In 2000 Kane Productions co-produced the  20 Year Anniversary Celebration for Whole  Foods Market, honoring Sandy Gooch.

Whole foods Market, founded by John Mackey, Craig Weller and Mark Skiles first opened their doors
in September 1980 at 9th Street and Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas with just 19 members.  At the
time there was less than half a dozen natural food supermarkets in the United States.  After nearly a
decade of internal growth, Whole Foods Market began to extend its brand across the nation in 1988
through the acquisition of the Whole Food company's wholesome grocery store in New Orleans.  They
have gone on to acquire Bread & Circus, which at the time was the largest natural food retailer in the
Northeast.

	Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger of the Border Gill are new partners and spokespeople for WFM
Mrs. Gooch	Mrs. Gooch with Richard Cundiff President Southern Pacific Region  and from Austin, Texas	In 1993, Mrs. Gooch's of southern Cal. became part of the Whole  Foods Market family of stores, bringing with it seven stores with  rigorous natural food standards. Mrs. Gooch was given several awards including a letter from the Governor of California and the Mayor of Beverly Hills making it Mrs. Gooch's day.
Whole Foods Market combines the con- cept of an old-fashioned neighborhood grocery store, an organic farmer's market, a European bakery, a New York deli and a supermarket to provide a unique shop- ping experience for its customers in more than 110 stores across 22 states and the District of Columbia.  They also operates eight regional bake houses, eight distribution centers, four commis- sary kitchens, a seafood processing facility, a produce procurement field  inspection office, a nutritional products manufacturing facility and a coffee roasting operation. s	Reata in Beverly Hills is at 421 Rodeo Dr.

In 1996, Fresh Fields was acquired by Whole Foods Market, giving them 22 more stores.  Bread of Life of
Florida merged with Whole Foods Market in 1997, the growing natural foods company merged with Amrion
of Boulder, Colo., a manufacturer and distributor of natural vitamins and health care products.  In 1997, added
six more stores when it merged with Merchant of Vino of Detroit, Mich.  In addition, Allegro Coffee of Boulder,
Colo. joined Whole Foods.
 

The wine was flowing from some great California wine companies

Jackie Kane &  Elizabeth Carovilano Produced this incredible happening.

To the left Patrick Bradley Regional VP reads a resolution from the City of Beverly Hills proclaiming October 14, 2000 SANDY GOOCH DAY in honor of Whole Foods Market 20th.

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