M&A Deal Summary

Whole Foods Market Acquires Wild Oats Marketing

On February 21, 2007, Whole Foods Market acquired food company Wild Oats Marketing for 565M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 4th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-02-21
Target Wild Oats Marketing
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Whole Foods Market
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 565M USD

Target

Wild Oats Marketing

Addison, Texas, United States
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Wild Oats Marketing LLC an operator of natural food supermarkets, primarily located in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and California. The Company's more than 110 stores operate under the brands Wild Oats Community Market, Alfalfa's, Nature's Fresh, Henry's, Sun Harvest, Capers in Canada, and others across the United States.

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Buyer

Whole Foods Market

Austin, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Retail
Employees61,700
Revenue 15.7B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Whole Foods' corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.
Entrance to Whole Foods' corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is a natural and organic foods supermarket chain. Whole Foods operates more then 450 stores across the US, Canada, and the UK. Whole Foods was formed in 1978 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 13
Sector (Food) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 11
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 12
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-30 Fresh & Wild

London, United Kingdom

Fresh & Wild was an organic food retail business serving the UK.

Buy $38M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-26 Foodmaster Super Markets

Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States

Foodmaster Super Markets, operates a chain of food stores. The company offer meat\seafood, deli and hot foods, produce, and bakery items. The company also provides catering services

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