Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (Wild Oats) owns and operates natural and organic foods supermarkets in the United States and Canada. The Company also operates bakeries, commissary kitchens and warehouses that supply the retail stores. As of February 20, 2006, Wild Oats operated 111 natural foods stores in 24 states and British Columbia, Canada, under several names, including Wild Oats Natural Marketplace, Henry's Farmers Market, Sun Harvest Farms and Capers Community Market. The Company provides a selection of natural, organic and gourmet foods, environmentally friendly household products and natural vitamins, supplements, herbal and homeopathic remedies and body care products. Wild Oats' stores are one-stop, full-service supermarkets for customers seeking natural, organic and gourmet foods and related products. The Company's prototype stores range from 27,000 to 34,000 square feet, and offer a range of natural and organic foods products. Wild Oats operates with two store formats: natural foods supermarkets, which emphasize gourmet, natural and organic products and a higher level of service, and farmers market stores, which emphasize fresh produce and natural living products. The Company has developed private label programs, such as Wild Oats Organic, Wild Oats Natural, Wild Oats Living and Henry's. Through this program, Wild Oats has introduced over a thousand natural and organic private label products, such as cereals, breads, salad dressings, chips, salsa, pretzels, cookies, juices, Italian sodas, French and Belgium chocolates, Italian pasta and pasta sauces, oils, tuna, and frozen products, such as pizza, veggie burgers and waffles. During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company introduced 300 new and reformulated private label products, including barbeque sauces, specialty salsas, smoked salmon, crackers, olives, organic marinades, refrigerated lemonade, ready to eat burritos and decadent frozen desserts. Wild Oats has also developed lines of imported products, including spices, chocolates, cookies, cereals, hard candy and frozen organic beef burgers. The Company competes with Whole Foods Markets, Inc.

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