The Fresh Market Elevates the Food Scene in Lakewood Ranch with Newest Store
24 Abril 2024 - 11:42AM
Business Wire
Specialty fresh food retailer opens 162nd
store
The Fresh Market, Inc. today opened its newest store in Lakewood
Ranch, FL, marking the first store for the specialty food retailer
in the city and its 48th in Florida. With a convenient location at
11525 SR 70 E, the new 24,034 square-foot store aims to delight the
community with a curated shopping journey.
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The Fresh Market opened its 162nd store
in Lakewood Ranch, FL, on April 24, 2024. (Photo: The Fresh
Market)
A gorgeous new store
The new store in Lakewood Ranch will offer full-service produce,
deli, meat, seafood, bakery, and floral departments with the
highest quality ingredients that The Fresh Market guests have come
to know and love – in addition to a variety of specialty products,
including wine and cheese.
It will also feature the following:
- Center store restaurant-quality offerings, including:
- 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.
- Wide variety of bakery dessert options located within our
brand-new bakery walk-around case.
- An expanded craft beer selection that includes local
offerings.
- Inside and covered outside seating areas for guests to enjoy
coffee, meals and meet ups with friends.
“Our new store in Lakewood Ranch offers more than just fresh
food; it's a place to grab a coffee with friends, enjoy a slice of
Hot & Fresh pizza, or try a new smoothie,” said Jason Potter,
CEO. “With a full-service coffee station and a variety of
ready-to-eat options, The Fresh Market is a go-to for quick bites,
dinner solutions and everyday occasions. We're thrilled to be part
of this community and bring the best of The Fresh Market to
Lakewood Ranch, Florida.”
Embracing the community
To celebrate the grand opening, the first 500 guests received a
customized Lakewood Ranch shopping bag. In addition, a “bread
breaking” ceremony, vendor sampling, specialty presentations,
giveaways, live music performed by award-winning international
concert cellist Steve Kramer, and a check presentation to Feeding
Tampa Bay were held to officially welcome Lakewood Ranch guests to
The Fresh Market.
Nearly 1 million people in West Central Florida face food
insecurity, with 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 4 children lacking
consistent access to nutritious meals. To commemorate its growing
partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay, a vital organization working to
alleviate hunger in the region, The Fresh Market presented a check
for $2,000. This contribution underscores The Fresh Market's
commitment to supporting the communities it serves through local
Feeding America® food bank partners. The Lakewood Ranch location
will be the ninth Fresh Market store to provide ongoing weekly food
donations to Feeding Tampa Bay, bolstering the Food Bank's efforts
to feed those facing hunger in collaboration with its network of
over 400 partners across the area.
Rewarding Loyalty
Guests can sign up and start saving with The Fresh Market’s The
Ultimate Loyalty Experience that’s free to join and takes seconds!
Members of the program can take advantage of automatically loaded
and curated member-only loyalty offers, digital coupons and “The
Club Hub” purchase frequency programs, which allow guests to earn
free items or dollars off favorite items (for example, cheese and
coffee clubs), and a free slice of The Ultimate Birthday Cake
during the Member’s birthday month.
The new store is open seven days a week, with operating hours
from 7am to 9pm. Guests can also shop online and enjoy curbside
pickup or home delivery through The Fresh Market's website or
mobile app.* The store will be offering special deals and
promotions throughout the coming weeks in celebration of the grand
opening.
*Apple and the Apple Logo are registered trademarks of Apple
Inc. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google
LLC.
About The Fresh Market, Inc.
Voted as the “Best Grocery Store in America” by USA Today’s 10
Best Readers’ Choice Awards in 2023, 2022 and 2021, “America’s Best
Customer Service 2021” by Newsweek and Statista and a top 5 most
trusted grocery retail brand for specialty and natural/organic
foods in the 2022 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards, The Fresh Market
helps guests discover the best with time-saving meal solutions,
unique ingredients, and delicious food for any occasion. From fresh
produce and exceptional meat and seafood to signature baked goods
and thousands of organic options, the specialty grocer has
something to please every palate. The Fresh Market currently
operates 161 stores in 22 states across the U.S., inspiring guests
to discover new flavors and cook with confidence. For more
information, please visit www.thefreshmarket.com or follow the
company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest.
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