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Whole Foods Market announced Wednesday it will open its eighth Long Island location on March 5 at the Shops at SunVet — on Sunrise Highway in Holbrook.
The doors at the 43,000-square-foot store will swing open at 8 a.m. on opening day, with regular hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily moving forward.
The Holbrook location will stock more than 900 local items sourced from over 215 Northeast suppliers, the company said. John Lawson, forager for local and emerging brands at Whole Foods Market, helped curate the product selection.
“The store’s decor is inspired by Long Island culture with its unique blend of history, arts and coastal lifestyle,” the company said in its announcement.
What to expect
Whole Foods in Holbrook (Shops at SunVet is located at 5801 Sunrise Hwy.) will feature a prepared foods department with hot food and salad bars, fresh pizza, gourmet sandwiches and daily-made sushi from Genji. A seafood counter will offer sustainably sourced options, while a full-service meat counter will deliver animal-welfare certified selections with butchers available for custom cuts.
The specialty cheese department will be staffed by trained cheesemongers, including a certified cheese professional, who can create custom boards and offer pairing recommendations.
Beer and cider enthusiasts will have their pick from an extensive selection of 290 craft options, 85 of which are from Northeast breweries. Some of the local offerings featured come from Barrier Brewing Co., Flagship Brewing Co. and Wolffer Estate.
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Local suppliers featured
Among the Long Island and regional suppliers represented in the store: Lioni Latticini fresh mozzarella, Fine and Raw Chocolate, Gotham Greens pesto, the Hamptons Honey Company, Black Seed Bagels, Twin Light Smokehouse, Wellshire bacon, Junior’s cheesecake and Balthazar Bakery breads.
The produce department will carry items from Goodness Gardens, Row 7 Seed Co. and Hudson River Fruit, with all fresh produce and floral meeting the company’s pollinator health policy.
Opening day festivities
The first 300 customers in line on opening day, March 5, will receive a limited-edition tote bag and a Secret Saver coupon with savings up to $100. Opening morning will feature free samples from NAVAD Bakers and coffee from Sail Away Coffee Co.
To mark the opening, Whole Foods Market said it will donate food to We All We Got, Inc., a nonprofit that collects surplus food from local Whole Foods stores. The organization previously received a refrigerated van through the retailer’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program.
Additional monetary donations are slated to go to Pronto of Long Island and Branches Long Island.
Prime members shopping at the new location will have access to weekly discounts and an additional 10% off sale items. The store will accept Amazon Returns, and grocery pickup service will be available shortly after opening, the company said.
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