Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFMI) reported a decline in third-quarter profits, but shares were up on the news. Motley Fool contributor Tim Beyers gives his take on Whole Foods, the proposed merger with Wild Oats (NASDAQ:OATS), and the company's cash-flow generating power.

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Tim Beyers owns shares of Whole Foods. Mac Greer doesn't. Neither Tim nor Mac owns shares of any of the other stocks discussed. The Fool has a disclosure policy.