"Our team is delighted to have the opportunity to serve this thriving area
of town," said Amy Archinal, store team leader .

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As they wind through the aisles, Metairie shoppers will be tempted by a
variety of delicious smells emanating from fresh-baked hearth breads,
pastries, house-made donuts and tortillas, an in -store coffee roaster and a
hot nut roaster.m. Parco Foods, which operates a baking
facility in Blue Island, Illinois (outside of Chicago) and employs
approximately 300 people, had net sales of approximately $50 million for the
year ended December 25, 2005.

Ralcorp produces a variety of store brand foods that are sold under the
individual labels of various grocery, mass merchandise and drug store
retailers, and frozen bakery products that are sold to restaurants and other
foodservice customers.

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Soup stations in the seafood, meat and prepared foods departments
will serve everything from cioppino to chili to gumbo.
The new Whole Foods Market also features a Whole Body department with a
vast array of natural body and nutrition items including vitamins,
supplements, herbs, homeopathic remedies, cosmetics and body care products.
To officially open the new store, Store Team Leader Amy Archinal and her
team "broke bread" -- a large French-style baguette gracing the store's front
entrance -- at 10 a.
The Metairie store is the second new Whole Foods Market to open in
Louisiana in the past five years.

Ralcorp Holdings Inc. Completes Purchase of Parco Foods L.L.C.

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"At Whole Foods Market, we believe passionately in supporting the
communities we serve.com ) is the world's leading natural and organic
foods supermarket and America's first national certified organic grocer.9 billion and currently has more
than 165 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market employs more than 34,000 Team Members and
has been ranked for eight consecutive years as one of the "100 Best Companies
to Work for" in America by Fortune magazine.

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In addition to offering the largest selection of organic and natural foods
in the state, the New Orleans area's newest Whole Foods Market store will also
cater to the region's rich Cajun and Creole culinary traditions. And for a sweet ending to their trip, shoppers can stop by a
chocolate enrobing station to have fresh fruits or cookies dipped in
chocolate.

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The location on Veteran's
Boulevard at Severn Avenue will provide the Metairie community and Greater New
Orleans surrounding areas with an extensive variety of the highest quality
foods in a second-to-none inviting environment.

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Whole Foods Market, Harry's
Farmers Market(R) , and Fresh + Wild(R) are trademarks owned by Whole Foods
Market IP, LP.

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New Supermarket Features High-Quality Products and Premier Service

AUSTIN, Texas, Whole Foods Market(R)
(Nasdaq: WFMI), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket,
today opened a new store in Metairie , Louisiana. The
Whole Foods Market motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"(TM)
captures the company's mission to find success in customer satisfaction and
wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value,
community support and environmental improvement.L.C.

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However , the acquisition should be accretive beginning
in the first quarter of Fiscal 2007.

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It will
feature one of the largest selections of fresh seafood in the city, an
extensive array of local products and features like a made-to-order po'boy
station -- while maintaining the company's strict commitment to carrying
products free of artificial additives, sweeteners, colorings , preservatives
and hydrogenated oils.
Parco will be added to Ralcorp's Frozen Bakery Products segment and will
enhance Ralcorp's existing in-store bakery cookie offerings. Ralcorp's diversified product mix includes: ready-to-
eat and hot cereals; snack mixes and corn-based snacks; crackers and cookies;
snack nuts; chocolate candy; salad dressings; mayonnaise; peanut butter; jams
and jellies; syrups; sauces; frozen griddle products including pancakes,
waffles, and French toast; frozen biscuits; and other frozen pre-baked
products such as breads and muffins.

NOTE: Information in this press release that includes information other
than historical data contains forward-looking statements as defined by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market
(http://www.

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"Our goal is to provide the
absolute freshest, best-tasting food and unparalleled customer service. Busy shoppers looking for prepared foods can choose from
to-go options at a rotisserie, brick hearth-fired pizza oven, sushi station
and two salad bars, in addition to entrees and side dishes prepared fresh
every day. During the
remainder of Fiscal 2006, the transaction is expected to be slightly dilutive
to earnings per share.

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LOUIS, Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

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In addition to its emphasis on seafood through 34 feet of fresh offerings,
an in-house smoker and a full-service, sit-down seafood restaurant, the
Metairie store will satisfy local tastes by making soups a focal point for the
new store.
(NYSE: RAH) announced today that it has completed the purchase of Parco Foods,
L., the leading mountain resort
operator in the United States.

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Because Whole Foods Market is committed to helping
deserving organizations, we are partnering with the Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong
Summer Jazz Camp for our first Community Giving Day to help ensure the
children in the greater New Orleans area have access to this valuable
resource," said Michael Carr, marketing director.

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Each department of the store is marked by variety, with an amazing
selection of artisanal cheeses plus a cheese tasting bar; house-smoked meats
and seafood; in-house handmade sausages; cut-to-order charcuterie; an olive
bar with more than 24 types; hundreds of imported and domestic wines; over 200
items in bulk; and the wide assortment of hand-stacked organic produce that
Whole Foods Market is known for throughout the U.
To honor the company's corporate philosophy of "Whole Foods, Whole People,
Whole Planet ," the Whole Foods Market team will hold a Community Giving Day on
Saturday, May 21, donating 5 percent of the day's gross sales to a local
community group., a Chicago-based manufacturer of high quality cookies for sale
primarily in the in-store bakery channel. Any such
forward-looking statements are made based on information currently known and
are subject to various risks and uncertainties and are therefore qualified by
the Company's cautionary statements contained in its filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, if the Company cannot rapidly
execute its business plan for Parco Foods, the acquisition could be dilutive
into
Fiscal 2007.

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Customers can trust that all of these products have been proven safe using
non-animal testing methods.

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Whole Foods Market(R) Opens in Metairie to Offer Residents the Best in Natural and Specialty Foods

In
fiscal year 2004, the company had sales of $3. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In addition , Ralcorp holds an interest of
approximately 20 percent in Vail Resorts, Inc.

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The Arabella Station store, located in New
Orleans at 5600 Magazine Street, opened in 2002 and a new store will open in
Baton Rouge in July.