Whole Foods Market will open two more locations of its smaller format store concept this spring in New York City.
The first Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, a 10,000-square-foot store at 409 East 14th St. in the East Village’s StuyTown development, will open May 14.
The Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, totaling 8,500 square feet at 301 West 50th St. in Hell’s Kitchen, will debut June 4.
Both locations are designed to bring high-quality ingredients to customers with a convenience that fits fast-paced urban lifestyles. The StuyTown location will include a Juice & Java venue, offering coffee, tea, juices, smoothies, sandwiches and various desserts.
Features and product assortment of both locations include:
- More than 400 local products, from 100-plus Northeast-based suppliers, including New York-based favorites Mimi Cheng’s, Uncle Waithley’s, Family Farmstead Dairy, The White Moustache, Annie’s Ginger Elixir, Dam Good English Muffins and Mill Hollow Maple Syrup.
- Whole Foods Market favorites, including an ample selection of fresh, seasonal produce; meat and seafood; prepared foods options including sandwiches, pre-packed meals and sushi from Genji Sushi; breads; alcohol and supplements, as well as a handpicked range of local specialties and 365 by Whole Foods Market brand products.
- New seasonal bakery items from the Whole Foods Market Kitchens brand. Local bakery brands include Junior’s, Balthazar, Pain D’Avignon and By the Way Bakery.
- Extensive artisanal cheese selection including imported items from France, Italy, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, Greece and Switzerland, and a large assortment of U.S. cheeses.
Opening morning at both locations, customers will receive complimentary coffee and breakfast bites, with the first 300 people in line also getting a limited-edition tote bag.
At the StuyTown opening, Whole Foods Market will present Harlem-based supplier Uncle Waithley’s with a low-interest loan through the grocer’s Local Producer Loan Program (LPLP), to help grow its operations and support expansion.
Whole Foods Market also is contributing in-kind product to support the work of The Bowery Mission and New York Common Pantry, as well as supporting the Nazareth Housing and Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project.
All food at Whole Foods Market must meet the company’s rigorous quality standards, which prohibit hydrogenated fats, high-fructose corn syrup and more than 300 flavors, colors, sweeteners and other ingredients commonly found in food.
For more information on the StuyTown location, visit the Whole Foods Market website here; and for the Hell’s Kitchen location, visit here.
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