Whole Foods on NASDAQ-100 Index

Whole Foods on NASDAQ-100 Index

AUSTIN, Texas--Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI)was added to the NASDAQ-100 Index on Dec. 23. The index, first published in1985, is composed of the 100 largest domestic and international non-financialstocks on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization.

"It is an honor for Whole Foods Market to join theNASDAQ-100, which includes so many dynamic and category-definingcompanies," said John Mackey, the company's chief executive officer andpresident. "In the face of a weak economy, we have produced very solid topand bottom line results, and this is a great reward for our efforts."