Whole Foods Market was founded in Austin, Texas. In 1978, John Mackey and Rene Lawson Hardy, borrowed $45,000 from family and friends to open the doors of a small natural foods store called SaferWay in Austin, Texas. Two years later, John and Rene partnered with Craig Weller and Mark Skiles to merge SaferWay with their Clarksville Natural Grocery, resulting in the opening of the original Whole Foods Market on September 20, 1980. Beginning in 1984, Whole Foods Market began its expansion out of Austin.
Whole Foods Market Mission Statement.
"Quality is a state of mind."
Whole Foods Market is a company based on serving excellent qualfied food in the food industry. Their goal is to serve and produce high quality natural and organic products. Also, to give back to the community by donating 5% of their after-tax to not-for-profit organizations. The company promotes enviromental friendliness with the phrase... "Reuse. Reduce. Recycle. They were the first major retailer to offset 100% of their energy to use with wind energy credits.Their motto is "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet — emphasizes that our vision reaches far beyond just being a food retailer."
