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Feb 14, 2011 · Michael Gilliland, co-founder and CEO of Sunflower Farmers Markets, resigned from the natural and organic retail chain on February 12. The departure followed Gilliland’s arrest on February 10 in Phoenix for allegedly soliciting sex online with someone who identified herself as a minor.
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Aug 28, 2012 · In February 2011, Boulder-based Sunflower Farmers Market was still dealing with bad PR over the arrest of a New Mexico employee for allegedly putting semen in someone's yogurt when company CEO...
Feb 18, 2011 · Sunflower Farmers Market co-founder Mike Gilliland, 52, is pictured in June, above, and after his arrest, top, in an online sting for allegedly offering $100 for sex with a teen girl.
Feb 14, 2011 · PHOENIX — Mike Gilliland, the founder and chief executive officer of Sunflower Farmers Markets, was arrested in an undercover child-prostitution sting here and has resigned, according to reports.
Feb 14, 2011 · Michael Gilliland resigned as CEO of Sunflower Farmers Market, which has locations in seven states. He also founded Wild Oats Markets Inc., which was acquired by Whole Foods Market in...
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In 2006 Mike Gilliland became CEO. He, along with Cook co-founded Wild Oats Markets [4] [5] 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.
Learn how Mike Gilliland built a billion-dollar organic grocery chain from a mobile crêpe stand in New Orleans and faced the challenges of growth and competition. Read his insights on leadership, strategy and culture in the natural foods industry.
