Bakery

A highlight of the Madison store is our Whole Foods Market bake house. We bake on site daily in our own hearth oven, creating artisan crafted breads and pastries with impeccably fresh ingredients and unbleached, unbromated flour. Nothing stimulates the senses like the smell of bread, fresh-baked cookies and handcrafted pastries warm from the oven — baked with wholesome, all-natural ingredients.

We feature European-style loaves that have crisp floury crusts and are substantial, satisfying, warm and fragrant; plus sandwich breads and fresh-baked French baguettes. There are also flaky and tempting pastries; vegan, wheat free and gluten free options; and cookies and cakes crafted both by our bakers as well as brought in from some of the top pastry shops in the country.

Grocery

Our Grocery Department offers only the finest natural and organic products with strict quality guidelines - no added colors, preservatives, artificial ingredients or hydrogenated fats. We are proud to offer a large variety of packaged favorites plus a wonderful selection of bulk grains, bean, cereal, rice, pasta and more. Be sure to also check out our 365 private label brands-from the everyday to the gourmet, our family of brands offers inexpensive natural and organic products for all occasions. Available only at Whole Foods Market stores, each and every one of them meets our strict Quality Standards!

Have a special dietary concern? Rest easy knowing that we cater to a variety of special diets including gluten free, low sodium, sugar free, vegan, and nut free. Feel free to ask our concierge, Annie, for a list of products that specifically met your dietary needs, or take a tour of the store to see where the items are located.

Meat & Poultry

Meat Raised to the Highest Standards-Ours

By working in partnership with outstanding beef and poultry producers, Whole Foods Market brings you the best tasting, freshest and most wholesome, naturally raised meat available. We offer a wide variety of meats including game, duck, sausages, low fat cuts, range-grown turkey and natural chicken. We make meals easy by creating oven-ready meals, stuffed meats and kabobs, custom cuts, cooking instructions and personal recommendations.

Looking for the highest quality? We believe it starts with the highest standards. That's why our Whole Foods Market® beef, pork, chicken and turkey are raised on vegetarian diets with no antibiotics ever and no added hormones*. Naturally, they are also raised to taste great!

• Raised without added hormones.
• Raised without antibiotics.
• Never fed animal by-products.
• Raised by farmers and ranchers who care about the animals and the environment in which they live.
• Closely monitored by Whole Foods Market from the farm to our stores to ensure compliance with our strict animal welfare and food safety quality standards.

*Federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones in raising pork and poultry.

Prepared Foods

What began as the "deli" with a few cold cuts and pre-made salads has evolved into the Prepared Foods Department—a lively, warm and appetizing part of our store showcasing the creativity and culinary talents of our team of chefs. Whole Foods Market offers an ever-changing variety of quick entrées, side dishes, soups, rotisserie grilled items, sushi and sandwiches-all made with natural ingredients. We use no artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors, or synthetic preservatives*, but only the best expeller pressed oils and natural and organic foods. Ingredients are clearly labeled, so you can make sure that our tasty food is also good for you.

Have a special day coming up? We can also cater your event, big or small. Check out our detailed Catering Menu online or pick one up at the store.

*Foods containing wine products do contain naturally occurring or added sulfites and are labeled accordingly.

Produce

First-time visitors to our store are often overwhelmed by the sights of the Produce Department: bountiful bins of colorful fruits and vegetables, lovingly hand-stacked; multiple varieties of mainstream items like apples and oranges; an unusual selection of seasonal, exotic and specialty products like cippolini onions and cactus pears; and appetizing displays of fresh-cut fruits.

Whole Foods Market produce looks better because it is better. Our buyers around the country are extremely discerning about what they purchase, scouring the land for the very best products and sometimes turning away shipments at the door that are undersized or lacking in flavor. Our Produce team members are highly skilled at handling and merchandising; they treat each piece of produce with respect, ensuring rapid inventory turns and peak freshness.

One of the reasons we devote more space to produce than just about any other supermarket in America is because of our commitment to organics-products grown without the use of persistent and toxic chemical pesticides and fertilizers. No grocer in the world sells more organic produce than Whole Foods Market.

Moreover, our company continues to work closely with farmers to develop sustainable agricultural methods that will help to eliminate harmful pesticides, herbicides and fungicides from our environment and food chain. We are also a major outlet for produce from small, family-run local and regional farms, many which still deliver directly to us in their pickup trucks. Look for Locally Grown signs when you shop.

Seafood

You'll recognize our Seafood Department by the huge, colorful displays of whole and filleted fish like salmon, halibut and yellow fin tuna; exotic items like octopus and Chilean sea bass; rows of homemade marinades; and large selections of smoked seafood like Scottish lox, sturgeon and mussels. Whole Foods Market is especially conscious of endangered seafood stocks and carries only items that meet our high environmental standards. In our cases you will find sustainably harvested salmon, sushi-grade tuna, Great Lakes Whitefish, freshwater and saltwater shrimp and scores of other super-fresh seafood.

We feature the freshest seafood available from Pigeon Cove, our very own seafood facility and processing plant on the waterfront in Gloucester, Massachusetts; Select Fish, a premier distributor and processor of fresh and frozen sustainable seafood based in Seattle, Washington; as well as our new Whole Foods Market South Seafood Distribution Facility. This trio of seafood facilities helps us deliver the freshest fish available, from dock to shopping basket. We have delivery direct to our stores from all three coasts with fresh seafood delivered six days per week.

Our national buyers are on the wharves early every morning to check out the local, farmed and international catches. They only choose seafood that comes from deep, clean, clear waters or from aquaculture farms where environmental concerns are a priority. Much of the wild-caught fish comes from day-boats, or from the "top of the catch" — the freshest and most recently caught. Our seafood is never treated with chlorine or other chemicals, an all too common practice in the industry.

Wine, Beer, and Specialty Foods

Exotic cheeses, fresh olives, hand selected coffee beans, fine wines, and world-class beers (with a great local representation of course!) await you in our Specialty Department. Our team members are well versed in the wide variety of exotic foods we carry and are always happy to help. Ask to try a bit of cheese before you take some home or sample the olives in our self-serve olive bar.

We pride ourselves on creating and maintaining one of the finest cheese counters in the region, featuring American treasures from California to Vermont and global champions from Europe to the Middle East. The very best examples of Wisconsin specialty cheese in the country happen to be found at our little cheese counter, as well as certified organic cheeses from around the corner or across the Atlantic.

Whole Body

Experience the Whole Body Department and let us help you express your inner beauty naturally. From shampoos and conditioners to toothpaste, beautiful soaps, lush lotions, and colorful cosmetics, all Whole Body products are free of unnecessary chemicals and fillers.

Just as Whole Foods Market is the leader in providing natural and organic foods to put in your body, we're just as selective of what we offer you to put on your body. Though you may see brands and products in our aisles you're not entirely familiar with, our body care producers believe that using real ingredients, maintaining high concentrations of active ingredients, and following strict production standards will produce real results for you.