Demographics 52,915 Employees Been on list for 14 years Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery 299 stores 9 billion in revenue State: Texas “Whole foods, whole people, whole planet”

John Mackey Animal lover, vegan, organic, green, yoga Doesn’t believe in global warming, anti-union "I am now 53 years old and I have reached a place in my life where I no longer want to work for money, but simply for the joy of the work itself and to better answer the call to service that I feel so clearly in my own heart." We were the first major retailer to offset 100% of our energy use with wind energy credits. Do we have a perfect track record? Nope, but we’re working on it. The people who work here — from the CEO on down — are passionate about food, good health and the future of this little blue dot that we all call home.

Core Values Declaration of Interdependence 1.Selling the highest quality natural and organic products available 2.Satisfying and delighting our customers 3.Supporting team member happiness and excellence 4.Creating wealth through profits and growth 5.Caring about our communities and our environment 6.Creating ongoing win-win partnerships with our suppliers 7.Promoting the health of our stakeholders through healthy eating education

PPC Elements Leadership -most visible person in company, tours stores and talks to customers, lives the core values-”any deviation undermines trust”, sound environmental stewardship, support local community, fulfill responsibility as global citizens Trust -equals empowerment, must be more than a slogan-DNA of a company, taps into levels of energy/commitment that competitors can’t match, ideals of teams, empowerment, transparency, authentic communication, fairness, love and care, conscious of higher purpose Change/responsiveness – Updating stores to be greener, solar panels, continuously seek to balance needs as people with needs of planet HR/operation practices -Team member stock options and purchase plan, team member advisory forums, open book and door people process

Why it’s a great place to work Great benefits & pay – Health insurance, 401K, stock, pay raises every 6 months, health incentive program, travel, ability to transfer stores, ability to grow “Something to be proud of” – Proud to say “I work at Whole Foods” – know the products are high quality for customers – Exciting & knowledgeable about the company culture Amazing atmosphere – Upbeat, positive, high employee moral – All signage is hand-written by 3 artists

Ratings Practice Core Values 5 Leadership 5 Trust 5 Work environment 5 Responsiveness 5

Sources companies/100-best-companies-to-work-for companies/100-best-companies-to-work-for mackey/ mackey/ Emily Spalding-current Whole Food’s employee