SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2003

                            WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas                                0-19797                 74-1989366
(State of                        (Commission File            (IRS employment
incorporation)                       Number)                 identification no.)

                              601 North Lamar, #300
                               Austin, Texas 78703
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 512-477-4455




Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

            Exhibit 99.1 -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. press release, dated May 7,
            2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.  (Information  furnished  pursuant to Item 12.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition)

The  following  information  is  furnished  pursuant to Item 9  ("Regulation  FD
Disclosure")  and Item 12  ("Disclosure  of Results of Operations  and Financial
Condition").  In  accordance  with  general  instruction  B.2 of Form  8-K,  the
information  in this report is  furnished  under Items 9 and 12 and shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.

      On May 7, 2003, the Company  issued a press release  regarding its results
of  operations  for its  second  quarter  for fiscal  2003.  A copy of the press
release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.


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      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.

Date: May 7, 2003                         By: /s/ Glenda Flanagan
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                                              Glenda Flanagan,
                                              Executive Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer


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