Sprouts Farmers Market Plans to Open Eight Stores in First Quarter of 2017

Sprouts Farmers Market will open eight new locations in the first quarter of 2017. The list includes the healthy grocer’s first stores in Florida and North Carolina, marking continued growth in the Southeast. Sprouts will open a total of 36 stores in 2017.

The new Sprouts stores will open at the following locations: Carrollwood, Fla. at 15110 N. Dale Mabry Hwy.; Decatur, Ga. at 2551 Blackmon Dr.; Falls of Neuse, N.C. at 9414 Falls of Neuse Rd., Suite 200; Folsom, Calif. at 905 E. Bidwell St.; LaVerne, Calif. at 1375 Foothill Blvd.; Marietta, Ga. at 3805 Dallas Hwy, Suite 200; Prescott, Ariz. at 174 E. Sheldon St.; and Wichita, Kan. at 7728 E. Central Ave.   

Each store will bring more than 100 career opportunities to its local neighborhoods. Hiring and grand opening details will be shared at a later date. 

Sprouts offers consumers a complete healthy grocery store experience featuring fresh produce, bulk foods, dairy, meat and seafood, bakery, deli, vitamins, body care and more. Shoppers will find an abundant selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, and barrels of wholesome grains, nuts and sweets. The bright, open stores showcase fresh-baked goods, eclectic beer and wine, and thousands of natural, organic, and gluten-free groceries. Each store features an in-house butcher, who helps customers with special cuts of meat, seafood seasoning and hand-crafted sausages made daily. Sprouts is a one-stop-shop known for low prices on a wide selection of healthy products and knowledgeable team members.

Sprouts is committed to sustainable growth that respects social and environmental well-being. As a part of this effort, the Sprouts Food Rescue Program donates unsold and edible, but not marketable, groceries to local food banks. Relief agencies pick up this food, which would otherwise go to waste, and distribute it to families in need. In 2015, Sprouts stores and distribution centers donated approximately 14 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 12 million meals, reducing hunger and the company’s environmental footprint.

For the fourth consecutive year, Sprouts received the 2015-2016 “Store Certification Excellence” award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill program for having the most GreenChill store certifications in the past year. Each of the 27 stores that earned GreenChill certification meet strict performance criteria, demonstrating their refrigeration systems have minimal impacts on the ozone layer and climate.