Where Food Comes From, Inc. Announces Broad Expansion of RaiseWell® Certified Program with Whole Foods Market
Key Highlights
- ➤Whole Foods expanded RaiseWell approval to chicken, turkey, pork and lamb
- ➤RaiseWell beef enrollment exceeds 347,000 cattle head
- ➤RaiseWell certification requires no antibiotics, added hormones and farm-level traceability
- ➤WFCF supports more than 17,500 farmers, ranchers, processors and other customers
Expert Statements
Leann Saunders, President and CSO of Where Food Comes From
“Whole Foods Market’s expansion of its relationship with RaiseWell underscores the value this new certification offers suppliers and consumers as well as the strength of our long-standing relationship with Whole Foods Market, which is a pioneer in promoting high standards of animal welfare and transparency to farm or ranch”
Leann Saunders, President and CSO of Where Food Comes From
“We are excited about this expansion and look forward to supporting Whole Foods Market and its suppliers in helping conscious consumers learn that the proteins they are purchasing meet Whole Foods Market’s rigorous animal welfare standards.”
Ann Marie Hourigan, Head of Quality Standards for Whole Foods Market
“Whole Foods Market has been a longtime leader on farm animal welfare. Expanding RaiseWell to cover all of our major farm-raised proteins is a natural next step”
Ann Marie Hourigan, Head of Quality Standards for Whole Foods Market
“It gives our producers access to rigorous animal welfare certification alongside a range of other food claims certifications.”
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Where Food Comes From, Inc. (WFCF) (Nasdaq: WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, today announced that Whole Foods Market has expanded its approval for the Company’s RaiseWell(®) Certified program to include chicken, turkey, pork and lamb. The expansion follows the successful launch of RaiseWell earlier this year for Whole Foods Market’s beef suppliers.
“Whole Foods Market’s expansion of its relationship with RaiseWell underscores the value this new certification offers suppliers and consumers as well as the strength of our long-standing relationship with Whole Foods Market, which is a pioneer in promoting high standards of animal welfare and transparency to farm or ranch,” said Leann Saunders, President and CSO of Where Food Comes From. “We are excited about this expansion and look forward to supporting Whole Foods Market and its suppliers in helping conscious consumers learn that the proteins they are purchasing meet Whole Foods Market’s rigorous animal welfare standards.”
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