Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market is the leading natural and organic food retailer. It has been ranked one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America by "Fortune" magazine for 13 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2009, the company had sales of $8 billion and currently has more than 280 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Here in the Valley, a place with a fair number of health food stores, the Hadley Whole Foods Market remains a perennial favorite with our readers.
| Also won: |
2nd place
Gourmet food store |
| Also won: |
1st place, Local green business 1st place, Gourmet food store 2nd place, Place for fair trade products 3rd place, Place for homemade soup |
| Also won: |
3rd place, Place for fair trade products |