Sprouts Farmers Market will open at 4801 Concord Pike on March 11.
The more than 30,000 square-foot store will be the first Sprouts in Delaware. The Phoenix-based chain has been adding stores in the Delaware Valley.
The opening will feature Danny Seo, host of NBC’s Naturally, Danny Seo.
“For all three seasons of my TV show, there was only one store where we shopped for the best produce and ingredients to make everything – Sprouts” said Seo. “Part of me always felt like the store was made just for me: an open concept that makes navigating a breeze, a huge bulk section where I can save money and cut back on packaging waste, and perhaps the best wellness section full of my go-to supplements and personal care items. And now a brand-new Sprouts is opening up right in my own backyard.”
The ribbon will be cut at the store at 7 a.m., with gifts for early shoppers.
The new store will donate unsold and edible groceries to Food Bank of Delaware through the grocer’s Food Rescue program. In 2019, Sprouts stores and distribution centers donated 27 million pounds of product, equivalent to 23 million meals.
Food that is not fit for donation is provided to local cattle farms and composting facilities. Sprouts’ “zero waste” initiatives help minimize food waste while reducing the impact of hunger and the company’s environmental footprint.
Sprouts features fresh produce at the center of the store, a large bulk foods section, and a vitamin department. Sprouts also offers plant-based, gluten-free, keto-friendly, and grass-fed products. Sprouts stores employ more than 30,000 in more than 340 stores in 22 states from coast to coast.
The Concord Pike store is expected to employ 140.
