Whole Foods Market® Deerfield hosts chili cook-off for charity
Fire house cooking skills pit local fire departments in friendly rivalry
What: Whole Foods Market Deerfield invites the community to take part in the store’s first chili cook-off challenge. Favorite fire house recipes are put to the test when the Deerfield Fire Department takes on the Highland Park Fire Department in this challenge to win.
Customer votes will decide the winning team. Shoppers are encouraged to vote for their favorite chili based on taste and appearance, as well as team spirit.
Whole Foods Market will donate $500 to the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) in the name of the winning team and Whole Foods Market. In addition, the winning fire department will receive a catered meal from Whole Foods Market and an entire year of bragging rights.
IFSA is a not-for-profit organization that serves to bring together persons or groups with a common interest in fire safety, burn prevention, and public education, and to promote programs related to fire safety and burn prevention. For more information visit http://www.ifsa.org/
When: Saturday, January 26th, 2013, 1-4 p.m.
Where: Whole Foods Market Deerfield
760 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL. 847-444-1900
About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” by Health magazine. The company's motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company’s more than 73,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 15 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2012, the company had sales of $11.7 billion and currently has more than 340 stores in the United States, Canada and the United
