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Sunflower Farmers Market
Sunflower Farmers Market was an American chain of full-service grocery stores headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, which emphasized value-priced natural and organic products. Sunflower opened its first store in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2002. In June 2013, Sunflower Farmers Market was operating 38 grocery stores located in eight Southwestern states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma〔Tarnowski, Joseph. “Sunflower Farmers Market to Open First Oklahoma Location,” 18 April 2011. Progressive Grocer. http://www.progressivegrocer.com/top-stories/headlines/organic/id32540/sunflower-farmers-market-to-open-first-oklahoma-location/〕 and Texas (where it formerly operated as Newflower Farmers Market). In June 2012, Sunflower merged with Sprouts Farmers Markets.
==History==
Libby Cook, founder of Sunflower Farmers Market, had been involved in the natural and organic food business for 25 years. She was President and CEO from 2002-2005. In 2006 Mike Gilliland became CEO. He, along with Cook co-founded Wild Oats Markets〔Taylor, Mike. "CEO of the Year: Mike Gilliland." ColoradoBiz Magazine. 12 Dec. 2010. http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/ceo-of-the-year-mike-gilliland/〕〔Fox Business News http://video.foxbusiness.com/〕 and together grew the company from a single store in Boulder, Colorado to a billion-dollar publicly traded enterprise with 115 stores throughout the US and Canada.〔Lammers, Lesley. “Sunflower Farmers Market to Expand in California.” 20 Dec. 2010. Triple Pundit. http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/12/sunflower-farmers-market-expand-california/〕
In 2002, Cook founded Sunflower Farmers Market, which operates natural foods supermarkets throughout the southwestern United States; she served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.〔 until 2006. In 2007, KMCP Advisors invested $30 million in Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company used the proceeds to fund the opening of new stores. The managers of KMCP Advisors, Timothy Kelleher and Douglas Meltzer, are also the founders of (Silver Canyon Group ), a private equity firm focused on growth equity based in San Diego, CA. In February 2011, Gilliland resigned〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chris Sherrell Named Acting Chief Executive Officer of Sunflower Farmers Markets, Following Resignation by Michael C. Gilliland as Chairman and CEO )〕 after being arrested on felony charges; Chris Sherrell, Sunflower's president at the time, was subsequently named acting CEO.〔 He was appointed permanent CEO three months later.〔"Acting CEO Takes Helm at Sunflower Farmers Market." Chain Store Age. 9 May 2011. http://www.chainstoreage.com/article/acting-ceo-takes-helm-sunflower-farmers-market/〕 Under the leadership of Sherrel and KMCP Advisors, the Company continued to flourish.
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