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| | Certification of CEO
    Pursuant to
    18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
    As Adopted Pursuant to
    Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |             
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|In connection with the report of Wild Oats
    Markets, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 26,
    2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, Perry D.
    Odak, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
    1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of
    his knowledge, that:
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|/s/ Perry D. Odak                         | 
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|Perry D. Odak,Chief
    Executive Officer | 
|August 5, 2004                            | 



This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Wild Oats Markets, Inc. and will be retained by Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.