WHAT:

Whole Foods Market will donate five percent of its global net sales on Tuesday, January 24 to the Animal Compassion Foundation. As an independent, non-profit organization with its own board of directors, the Animal Compassion Foundation provides education and research services to assist and inspire ranchers and meat producers around the world to achieve a higher standard of animal welfare excellence while still maintaining economic viability. The Foundation creates an exchange of best practices for meat producers throughout the world to learn about animal husbandry techniques that fully support the animal’s physical needs, natural behaviors, and well-being.

WHEN:

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 – ALL DAY LONG! By making purchases on this day, shoppers will help in contributing funds that will make a difference in the well being, safety and physical comfort of farm animals.

WHERE:

More than 175 Whole Foods Market stores in the U.S. and Canada, Harry’s Farmers Market stores in the Atlanta area. Atlanta locations include:

Whole Foods Market -- Buckhead
77 West Paces Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
404.324.4100

Whole Foods Market -- Briarcliff
2111 Briarcliff Rd
Atlanta, GA 30329
404.634.7800

Whole Foods Market -- Sandy Springs
5930 Roswell Road
Atlanta, GA 30328
404.236.0810

Whole Foods Market -- Midtown
650 Ponce de Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30308-1833
404.853.1681

Harry’s Farmers Market -- Duluth
2025 Satellite Point
Duluth, GA 30096
770.416.6900

Harry’s Farmers Market -- Marietta
Marietta, GA 30067
70 Powers Ferry Road SE
770.578.4400

Harry’s Farmers Market -- Roswell
1180 Upper Hembree Rd.
Roswell, GA 30076
770.664.6300

Additional information about the Animal Compassion Foundation is available online at www.animalcompassionfoundation.org and www.wholefoods.com.

WHY:

With the increasing industrialization of farm animal production, keeping the welfare of the animals as the top priority has become a lost art. There is no one place where meat producers can go to learn about making their processes more compassionate. Whole Foods Market now has the scale and scope to be able to fund the Animal Compassion Foundation which will be a library of best practices to educate and inspire producers to raise their animals with compassion while still maintaining economic viability.

About Whole Foods Market:

Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com) is the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket and America’s first national certified organic grocer. In fiscal year 2005, the company had sales of $4.7 billion and currently has 180 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ 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. Whole Foods Market, Harry’s Farmers Market®, and Fresh & Wild® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP. Whole Foods Market employs more than 38,000 team members and has been ranked for eight consecutive years as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by Fortune magazine. The company founded the Animal Compassion Foundation in 2005 to help improve farm animal quality of life.

Customers seeking more information may contact the store customer service teams directly.