Canadian alternatives to Whole Foods Market

Urban Fare is a premium urban grocery banner offering specialty food, prepared meals and full grocery shopping, closely overlapping with Whole Foods Market's urban premium-grocery use case.

Western Canadian urban grocery banner focused on premium food, prepared meals, specialty products and full-service grocery shopping.

Urban Fare operates only a small Western Canadian network.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada
• Partially made in Canada

Earth Haven Farms produces organic and biodynamic food in Ontario; Whole Foods Market is a major U.S. natural and organic food retailer serving the same consumer demand.

Family-owned Ontario organic/biodynamic farm co-founded and managed by Sheguiandah First Nation farmer Aric Aguonie.

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• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada
• Made in Canada

Both retailers combine full grocery shopping with a strong emphasis on natural, organic and specialty foods.

BC grocery retailer focused on natural, organic and specialty foods, with full grocery, produce, meat, deli, dairy, bakery and wellness departments.

Choices is a regional BC chain and much smaller than Whole Foods Market.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada

Fresh St. Market and Whole Foods Market overlap in fresh-food departments, specialty foods and grocery shopping.

Grocery-store banner selling produce, meat, bakery items and everyday food products in British Columbia.

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• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada

Sunterra Market offers fresh groceries, prepared meals, bakery and meat departments that overlap Whole Foods Market's fresh-food grocery use case.

Calgary-headquartered Alberta grocery market group offering fresh food, prepared meals, bakery, meat and vertically integrated Alberta food operations.

Sunterra is an Alberta regional market group rather than a large international chain.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada

British Columbia natural and organic grocery retailer operating in eight communities Useful as an alternative to Whole Foods Market specifically for natural, organic and local-focused grocery shopping.

British Columbia natural and organic grocery retailer operating in eight communities.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded

Ontario fresh-market grocery retailer emphasizing produce, prepared foods and local sourcing Useful as an alternative to Whole Foods Market specifically for natural, organic and local-focused grocery shopping.

Ontario fresh-market grocery retailer emphasizing produce, prepared foods and local sourcing.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada