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The Fresh Market opens 48th Florida location
It’s the 162nd store for the specialty fresh food retailer
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The Fresh Market has opened a new store in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., marking the first store for the specialty food retailer in the city and its 48th in Florida.
The new 24,034 square-foot store will offer full-service produce, deli, meat, seafood, bakery, and floral departments in addition to a variety of specialty products, including wine and cheese.
The new store will also feature the following:
In-house smoked pit BBQ featuring fresh brisket, ribs and pork (The Fresh Market smokes its brisket overnight for a minimum of 12 hours over locally sourced wood)
Hot and Fresh Pizza
Large variety of scooping salads, olive bar and soup station
Full and self-service coffee stations offering a variety of drink options
Coffee café bar adjacent to the full- and self-service station, featuring iced and hot coffees, lattes, mochas, and hot tea from Republic of Tea in addition to The Fresh Market roasted beans available for purchase
Fresh breakfast and pastry options in the coffee area along with fresh smoothies
Bakery dessert options located within the store’s brand-new bakery walk-around case
An expanded craft beer selection that includes local offerings
Inside and covered outside seating areas
To celebrate the grand opening, the first 500 guests received a customized Lakewood Ranch shopping bag. The store also held a “bread breaking” ceremony, in addition to vendor sampling, specialty presentations, giveaways, live music performed by award-winning international concert cellist Steve Kramer, and a check presentation to Feeding Tampa Bay.
The Fresh Market currently operates 162 stores in 22 states across the U.S.
Click through the slides to see the store interior!
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