Whole Foods Market will open a new 43,000-square-foot store Oct. 9 at 8665 Kings Point Way in Parker, Colorado.
The store’s product assortment features more than 700 local items from Colorado, sourced with the help of Darcy Landis, forager for local and emerging brands at Whole Foods Market.
Features of the new Parker store include:
- An array of certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Good local options such as carving pumpkins from Hirakata Farms, hard squash from Golden West Farms and organic Honeycrisp apples from Rogers Mesa Fruit Co.;
- Specialty department promoting cheesemakers and artisan producers. Local items include fresh pasta varieties from Pappardelle’s Pasta, dips from Blue Moose of Boulder and crackers from 34 Degrees. The cheese counter is overseen by trained cheesemongers;
- Curated grocery department filled with exclusive brand favorites and local products, including Zucca pasta from Pastificio Boulder, hot sauce from Green Belly Foods and chai concentrate from Sherpa Chai;
- Full-service seafood counter featuring seasoned and marinated seafood prepared in house and fresh oysters. Local options include cold smoked salmon from Villa Tatra. All offerings are either sustainable wild-caught or responsibly farmed;
- Full-service meat counter, with butchers available to cut steaks and poultry to order. Features include seasoned and marinated meat and sausages made in-house. Local options include sugar- free pork bacon from Niman Ranch, grass fed beef hot dogs from Teton Waters Ranch and ground bison from Great Range Bison;
- Extensive selection of more than 250 craft beers and 630 wines. Local options include Perfect Drift Pilsner from 4 Noses Brewing Co., Juicy Bits IPA from WeldWerks Brewing Co.and In the Steep Hazy IPA from Outer Range Brewing Co.;
- Prepared foods department featuring a sandwich venue with new assortment, a rotating hot bar, pizza, rotisserie chicken, local items from Overt and sushi from Kikka Sushi;
- Bakery department offering fresh-baked bread as well as everyday favorites. The department also carries a wide variety of special diet items. Local offerings include gluten-free Berry Chantilly Cake from The Sweet Petite, whoopie pies from Cakeheads Bakery and gluten-free cheesecakes from Pie in the Sky; and
- Wellness & Beauty section featuring more than 70 local products, including bulk soap from the Spinster Sisters Co., hydration everyday drink mix from Skratch Labs and Relax gummy vitamins from SAM+LEO.
Customers will enjoy complimentary local coffee samples on opening morning, as well as bites from Outrageous Baking. In addition, there will be an afternoon roadshow featuring cake samples from The Sweet Petite. The first 300 customers in line will receive a custom tote bag and a secret saver coupon featuring offers up to $100 off.
In celebration of the opening, Whole Foods Market is providing an all-electric refrigerated van and food donation to Help & Hope Center, which makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores to help prevent food waste and serve the surrounding community. Both donations are part of Whole Foods Market’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, which aims to enhance the ability of local food rescue organizations to transport surplus food to areas facing the greatest need.
Whole Foods Market also will present Denver-based supplier SAM+LEO with a low-interest loan through the Whole Foods Market Lending Program to support their initial launch into 30-plus Whole Foods Market locations. Through the program, Whole Foods Market lends money to small-scale, local or emerging producers to help them grow their businesses. To date, the retailer has provided 430 loans, representing roughly $39 million in capital for recipients.
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