Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded by members of the Boney family, long-time San Diego grocers with a focus on making fresh foods affordable. The company opened its first store in Chandler, Ariz. in 2002 with abundant produce and thousands of natural, organic and great-tasting foods at remarkably low prices.

The Sprouts story continued with a period of rapid growth through acquisitions and new store development. In 2011, Sprouts joined with Henry's Holdings, which ran 35 Henry's Farmers Markets stores and eight Sun Harvest Market stores. A year later, the company bought Sunflower Farmers Market, which ran 37 stores.

Sprouts became a public company traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market in August, 2013. Today Sprouts is one of the fastest growing retailers in the country. Sprouts employs more than 20,000 team members and operates more than 250 stores in 13 states from coast to coast.