Our Core Values
What’s truly important to us as an organization

The following list of core values reflects what is truly important to us as an organization. These are not values that change from time to time, situation to situation or person to person, but rather they are the underpinning of our company culture.


 

 

We Sell the Highest Quality Natural and Organic Products Available
We appreciate and celebrate the difference natural and organic products can make in the quality of one's life.
We Sell the Highest Quality Natural and Organic Products Available
We Satisfy, Delight and Nourish Our Customers
Our customers are our most important stakeholders in our business and the lifeblood of our business.
We Satisfy, Delight and Nourish Our Customers

Extraordinary Customer Service We go to extraordinary lengths to satisfy and delight our customers. We want to meet or exceed their expectations on every shopping trip. We know that by doing so we turn customers into advocates for our business. Advocates do more than shop with us, they talk about Whole Foods to their friends and others. We want to serve our customers competently, efficiently, knowledgeably and with flair. Education We can generate greater appreciation and loyalty from all of our stakeholders by educating them about natural and organic foods, health, nutrition and the environment. Meaningful Value We offer value to our customers by providing them with high quality products, extraordinary service and a competitive price. We are constantly challenged to improve the value proposition to our customers. Retail Innovation We value retail experiments. Friendly competition within the company helps us to continually improve our stores. We constantly innovate and raise our retail standards and are not afraid to try new ideas and concepts. Inviting Store Environments We create store environments that are inviting and fun, and reflect the communities they serve. We want our stores to become community meeting places where our customers meet their friends and make new ones.


We Support Team Member Excellence and Happiness
Our success is dependent upon the collective energy and intelligence of all of our team members.
We Support Team Member Excellence and Happiness
We Create Wealth Through Profits & Growth
We are stewards of our shareholders' investments and we take that responsibility very seriously. We are committed to increasing long term shareholder value.
We Create Wealth Through Profits & Growth
We Serve and Support Our Local and Global Communities
Our business is intimately tied to both the neighborhoods and the larger global community that we serve.
We Serve and Support Our Local and Global Communities
We Practice and Advance Environmental Stewardship
We wholeheartedly believe in active environmental stewardship so that the planet continues to flourish for generations to come.
We Practice and Advance Environmental Stewardship
We Create Ongoing Win-Win Partnerships with Our Suppliers
Our supplier partners are our allies in serving the interests of our other stakeholders in bringing to market the safest highest quality products available.
We Create Ongoing Win-Win Partnerships with Our Suppliers
We Promote the Health of Our Stakeholders Through Healthy Eating Education
Healthy eating is a basic foundation for optimum health and well-being. By providing healthy eating education we inspire and empower our stakeholders to make the best health-supportive, delicious food choices to maximize personal health and vitality.
We Promote the Health of Our Stakeholders Through Healthy Eating Education