Whole Foods Market: UK Super Sized

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK

In search of a good story, you know how I like to sprinkle a little research from my Wiki friends into my blogs. 

According to Wikipedia.com, twenty five year old college drop out John Mackey and his girlfriend, Rene Lawson, borrowed $45,000 from friends and family to open a small natural foods store called SaferWay in Austin, Texas (the name being a spoof on Safeway). 

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The couple was evicted from their apartment for storing food products in it, so they lived in the store where there was no shower. They bathed using the water hose attached to the dishwasher.

Two years (and many water hose showers) later they merged SaferWay with Clarksville Natural Grocery to open the original Whole Foods Market in 1980 in Austin. Today, Whole Foods Market is the world's largest retailer of organic and natural foods with stores in the US, Canada and UK. 

In 2007, Whole Foods opened this UK flagship store in London with 80,000 square feet and 3 floors of pure yumminess! 

Beautiful bakery

Eggs in many colors - no cartons or refrigeration

The hens were laying eggs right behind me (just kidding)

This looked interesting

If you look carefully to the left of the escalator, you will see
a grocery cart going up the ramp-y thing!

Whole Foods Market has done it again - beautiful store design and lots of interesting food! The third floor has an impressive food hall
and restaurant too : )

Whole Foods Market

The Barkers Building

63-97 High Street Kensington

London W8 5SE

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XO
Laura