Article: Wild Oats, Whole Foods Share Spotlight at Broomfield, Colo., Conference.

Byline: Matt Branaugh

Jun. 22--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--One might have assumed there would be some friendly jabs, maybe even a pointed exchange or two, when executives from the two biggest natural and organic foods grocers in the country were pitted back-to-back.

After all, put Coke and Pepsi, or McDonald's and Burger King, on the same stage and fireworks are sure to come, right?

No dice Friday morning, when Perry Odak, president and chief executive of Wild Oats Markets Inc., and Walter Robb, executive vice president of Whole Foods Markets Inc., shared the spotlight.

Their talks headlined the final day of the 6th Natural Business Market ...

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