January 23, 2014

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Whole Foods Market, Inc.

The undersigned, a person subject to ownership reporting pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and requirements pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in respect of the equity securities of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (“WFM”), hereby makes, constitutes and appoints any of Glenda Flanagan (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer), Keith Morrison (Global Executive Coordinator, Team Member Services), Albert Percival (Senior Securities, Finance and Governance Counsel), Melissa Peterson (Securities, Finance and Governance Counsel), Katie Manning (Team Lead, Compensation), and/or Marily Febre (Senior Compensation Analyst), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and authority (1) to make and file on my behalf any reports or statements of beneficial ownership or changes of beneficial ownership, including Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments to these forms, which I may be required or permitted to file under the Exchange Act, and (2) to make and file on my behalf any notice of proposed sale of securities or other document, including Form 144, which I may be required or permitted to file under the Securities Act. I hereby revoke any previous power of attorney I may have given to any person at WFM to make and file such reports, statements and notices.

This power of attorney shall remain in force for so long as I may be subject to reporting obligations under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or the requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, unless earlier expressly revoked by me in writing and delivered to WFM. Each of my attorneys-in-fact may, in his or her sole discretion, designate one or more substitute attorneys-in-fact to act in his or her place.

I acknowledge that my attorneys-in-fact, in serving in this capacity at my request, are not assuming, nor is WFM assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

This authorization is effective until further notice.

Sincerely,

/s/ William Paradise

William Paradise

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