Whole Foods Market adds Leland Cherry Company
Products in its Midwest Region

Leland, Mich. (August 18, 2007) Whole Foods Market is now distributing Leland Cherry Company’s tart cherry concentrate in its Midwest region, in addition to its South region. Whole Foods Market (Midwest) now carries Michelle’s Miracle® Tart Montmorency Cherry Concentrate in two sizes: 16-ounce and 46-ounce bottles. The Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

Whole Foods Market, one of the world’s leading distributors of natural and organic foods, began in 1980 as a small store in Austin, Texas. Today, Whole Foods Market is a leading wholesale distributor with 198 stores in North America and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market features foods that are free of artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweeteners and hydrogenated fats - striving to offer the highest quality and most flavorful foods.

Leland Cherry Company products also are distributed Tree of Life and United Natural Foods.

ABOUT LELAND CHERRY COMPANY and SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
A rapidly growing, privately held company, Leland Cherry Company was founded in 2001 by President Michelle White. The company is headquartered in Leland, Mich. on the Leelanau Peninsula. Today Leland Cherry Company sells Michelle’s Miracle® Tart Cherry Concentrate Dietary Supplement, CherriMax™ Dietary Supplement, Hip Bones™ The Original Cherry Dog Treat, Dried Montmorency Cherries, and the Cheriskin™ line of skin-care products. Products are sold online through the company's web site, www.lelandcherry.com and at a growing number of health food stores and grocery stores throughout the country. Several major distributors (UNFI, Tree of Life, Whole Foods South and Midwest) have picked up Michelle’s Miracle® products in the past two years.

Leland Cherry Company donates a portion of all sales proceeds to the Leelanau Conservancy’s Farmland Preservation Fund. The Leelanau Conservancy, founded in 1988, is dedicated to conserving the land, water and scenic character of the Leelanau Peninsula in northern Michigan. This area is the heart of Montmorency cherry farming in Michigan, the state that produces 72 percent of this country’s tart cherries.

For more information, visit www.lelandcherry.com on the Internet, or call toll-free 800.939.3199.