Whole Foods Market Grand Opening

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April 10, 2018

Media Contact:
Heather McCready
Heather.mccready@wholefoods.com
 
 
 
Whole Foods Market Gainesville to open May 9
 
Convenience and quality reign at north central Florida’s first Whole Foods Market
 
GAINESVILLE, FLA (April 9, 2018) – Whole Foods Market’s Gainesville store, the first location for the natural and organic grocery store in north central Florida, will open on Wednesday, May 9. The doors will open at 9 a.m. with giveaways and celebrations of local flavor.
 
“We have created this location specifically for the lifestyle of the Gainesville community,” said Juan Nunez, President of Whole Foods Market’s Florida region. “We know our new customers will love the convenient dining, easy shopping and comfortable surroundings we’ve designed just for them.”
 
The 40,000 square foot store will offer a selection of grab-and-go prepared foods, grocery items and unique venues including:
  • Self-Service Counter featuring hot and iced coffee, tea and espresso, cold pressed juice and natural sodas on tap
  • Create-your-own Acai Bowls
  • Made-in-house sushi, pizza, sandwiches and more
  • Amazon Lockers for convenient package pick up and returns
Every item sold in the store meets Whole Foods Market’s rigorous quality standards and is free of artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners, preservatives and hydrogenated fats.
 
Whole Foods Market Gainesville is located in Butler Town Center at 3490 SW Archer Road in Gainesville and will employ approximately 140 full and part time locally-hired team members. The store’s regular hours of operation will be 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., daily.
 
For additional information and future announcements, please visit the store’s website: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/gainesville
 
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About Whole Foods Market® 
For 39 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world’s leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has over 470 stores in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” by Health magazine and has been ranked one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 20 consecutive years. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit media.wfm.com.
 
 
Heather W. McCready
Public Relations Coordinator
Whole Foods Market - North Atlantic & Florida Regions
heather.mccready@wholefoods.com
Mobile: 857.452.6986
Contact:
Mario Torres, Store Team Leader
Mario.Torres@wholefoods.com, (954) 253-3976