8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 8, 2005 (June 7, 2005)

                            WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    TEXAS                         0-19797                      74-1989366
  (State of                   (Commission File               (IRS Employer
incorporation)                     Number)                Identification Number)

                                550 Bowie Street
                               Austin, Texas 78703
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (512) 477-4455

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the reporting obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:

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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

(c)  At a meeting held on June 7, 2005, our board of directors decided,
effective October 1, 2005, to separate our North Atlantic operating region into
the North Atlantic and Tri-State regions. Our board of directors elected
Christina Minardi, formerly Regional Vice President of the North Atlantic
region, as President of this new region. Ms. Minardi joined the Company in 1996.
Since 2001, she has served as regional vice president of the North Atlantic
region, overseeing the opening of the Columbus Circle, White Plains and Union
Square stores in New York. Prior to becoming Regional Vice President, Ms.
Minardi held various store team leader positions with the Company and with Fresh
Fields Markets, Inc., which was acquired by the Company in 1996.

(d)  At a meeting held on June 7, 2005, our board of directors expanded the size
of the board of directors from seven to eight persons and elected Hass Hassan to
fill the vacancy created thereby.

     During fiscal 2004, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of Fresh &
Wild, which owned and operated seven natural and organic food stores in London
and Bristol, England for a total of approximately $20 million in cash and
approximately $16 million in Whole Foods Market common stock. Mr. Hassan was the
founder and executive chairman of Fresh & Wild. He beneficially owned
approximately 14% of the capital stock of Fresh & Wild at the time of its
acquisition by Whole Foods Market, and he and his affiliates received proceeds
totaling approximately $432,718 and 46,000 shares of Whole Foods Market common
stock as consideration for their ownership interest.

ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On June 8, 2005, we issued a press release regarding the developments
described in Item 5.02 above and regarding the declaration of a quarterly cash
dividend which is payable July 25, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close
of business on July 15, 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith
as Exhibit 99.1.

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ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)         Exhibits.

                  Exhibit 99.1-- Press release, dated June 8, 2005.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.

Date: June 8, 2005                          By:    /s/  Glenda Flanagan.
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                                                   Glenda Flanagan
                                                   Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

   WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF HASS HASSAN TO ITS BOARD OF
        DIRECTORS; CREATES NEW TRI-STATE REGION; DECLARES $0.25 DIVIDEND

    AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc.
(Nasdaq: WFMI) today announced that Hass Hassan will join the Company's Board of
Directors, increasing the size of the board from seven to eight directors. The
Company also announced an expansion of its number of operating regions from ten
to eleven by separating the North Atlantic region into the North Atlantic and
Tri-State regions effective October 1, 2005. The new Tri-State region will be
led by Christina Minardi, formerly Regional Vice President of the North Atlantic
region. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a
seventh quarterly dividend of $0.25 which is payable July 25, 2005 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2005.

    "Hass Hassan has been actively involved in the natural products industry
since 1973 when he founded one of the country's first one-stop natural foods
stores in Denver, Colorado," said John Mackey, Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer, and Co-Founder of Whole Foods Market. "We believe his global food
retailing knowledge and expertise will be a great benefit to our Board of
Directors and company."

    Mr. Hassan started Rainbow Grocery in Denver, Colorado in 1973. In 1978, he
founded Alfalfa's Markets, a chain of natural foods stores in Boulder, Colorado,
serving as President and Chief Executive Officer until the company was acquired
in 1995 by Wild Oats Markets, Inc., a publicly traded natural products retailer.
Mr. Hassan served as President of Wild Oats Markets from 1995 to 1997. In 1999,
Mr. Hassan founded Fresh & Wild, Ltd., an organic food retailer in the United
Kingdom. Mr. Hassan served as President and Executive Chairman of Fresh & Wild
until 2004 when the company was acquired by Whole Foods Market.

    Ms. Minardi joined the Company in 1996. Since 2001, she has served as
regional vice president of the North Atlantic region, overseeing the opening of
the very successful Columbus Circle, White Plains and Union Square stores in New
York. Prior to becoming regional vice president, Ms. Minardi held various store
team leader positions with the Company and with Fresh Fields Markets, Inc. which
was acquired by the Company in 1996.

    About Whole Foods Market: Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods
Market(R) is a Fortune 500 company and the largest natural and organic foods
retailer. The Company had sales of $3.9 billion in fiscal year 2004 and
currently has 169 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

    The following constitutes a "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Except for the historical information
contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which could
cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in the
forward looking statements. These risks include but are not limited to general
business conditions, the timely development and opening of new stores, the
integration of acquired stores, the impact of competition, and other risks
detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on
Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 2 for the fiscal year ended September 26, 2004. The
Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

     Contact:  Cindy McCann
               VP of Investor Relations
               512.477.4455

SOURCE  Whole Foods Market, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Cindy McCann, VP of Investor Relations of Whole Foods Market,
Inc., +1-512-477-4455/
    /Web site:  http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com /