Why Work Here

Why Work Here? | Our Mission & Culture | Values in Action

Our Motto

Our motto — Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet — emphasizes that our vision reaches beyond food retailing. In fact, our deepest purpose as an organization is helping support the health, well-being, and healing of both people — customers, team members, and business organizations in general — and the planet.

Our Mission

Whole Foods

We obtain our products locally and from all over the world, often from small, uniquely dedicated food artisans. We strive to offer the highest quality, least processed, most flavorful and naturally preserved foods — because food in its purest state is the best tasting and most nutritious food available.

Whole People

We recruit the best people we can to become part of our team. We empower them to make their own decisions, creating a respectful workplace where people are treated fairly and are highly motivated to succeed. We look for people who are passionate about food. We also look for well-rounded human beings who will help build our locations into profitable and beneficial members of their communities.

Whole Planet

We recognize the connection between our lives, our communities and the environment. We continuously seek to balance our needs as people with the needs of our planet. We strive to support our local communities, practice sound environmental stewardship and fulfill our responsibilities as global citizens.

Our Core Values

• Selling the highest quality natural and organic products available
• Satisfying and delighting our customers
• Supporting Team Member happiness and excellence
• Creating wealth through profits and growth
• Caring about our communities and our environment
• Creating ongoing win-win partnerships with our suppliers

Our Quality Standards

• We carefully evaluate each and every product we sell.
• We feature foods that are free from artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweeteners and hydrogenated fats.
• We are passionate about great-tasting food and the pleasure of sharing it with each other.
• We are committed to foods that are fresh, wholesome and safe to eat.
• We seek out and promote organically grown foods.
• We provide food and nutritional products that support health and well-being.

Learn more about our Quality Standards