HOLBROOK, NY — Whole Foods Market has opened a new 43,000-square-foot store, located in the Shops at SunVet at 5801 Sunrise Hwy. Regular store hours are 8 a.m. – 9p.m. daily.
This is the eighth Whole Foods Market location on Long Island. The Holbrook store’s decor is inspired by Long Island culture with its unique blend of history, arts and coastal lifestyle. The location’s product assortment features more than 900 local items from the Northeast, sourced with the help of John Lawson, Forager for Local & Emerging Brands at Whole Foods Market.
Features of the new Holbrook store include:
- A Prepared Foods department featuring hot food and salad bars with a rotating menu of comfort foods and seasonal options, fresh pizza by the slice or by the whole pie, a Market Sandwich venue featuring a delicious menu of gourmet sandwiches and sushi rolled fresh daily by Genjiopens in a new tab.
- An array of certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Goodopens in a new tab All fresh produce and floral items meet our Pollinator Health Policyopens in a new tab to reduce the use of chemical pesticides. Local items include packaged herbs from Goodness Gardensopens in a new tab, Starling Purple Sweet Potato from Row 7 Seed Co.opens in a new tab And SnapDragon apples from Hudson River Fruitopens in a new tab.
- Specialty department dedicated to celebrating cheesemakers and artisan producers. The cheese counter is overseen by trained cheesemongers, including a Certified Cheese Professionalopens in a new tab, who can offer recommendations for any occasion and create custom boards. Local options include fresh mozzarella from Lioni Latticini, Inc.opens in a new tab, specialty chocolate from Fine and Raw Chocolateopens in a new tab and pesto from Gotham Greens.opens in a new tab
- Curated grocery section filled with exclusive brand favorites and products from local suppliers including Backyard Brineopens in a new tab, The Hamptons Honey Companyopens in a new tab, Black Seed Bagelsopens in a new tab and Loopini Protein Pizzaopens in a new tab.
- Seafood counter providing expert fishmonger service, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meal solutions, and a variety of packaged smoked items. All offerings are either sustainable wild-caught or Responsibly Farmed. Local options include smoked fish and spreads from Twin Light Smokehouseopens in a new tab, smoked salmon from Ducktrapopens in a new tab and oysters from West Robins Oyster Companyopens in a new tab.
- Full-service meat counter, with animal-welfare certified selections and expert butchers available to cut steaks and poultry to order. Features include made-in-house fresh sausage and marinated and seasoned meats for quick and easy meals. Animals must be raised with no antibiotics ever. Local options include bacon from Wellshireopens in a new tab, chicken sausage from Bilinski’sopens in a new tab and pork sausage from Brooklyn Curedopens in a new tab.
- Extensive selection of 290 craft beers and ciders, 85 of which are local to the Northeast. Local options include Money IPA from Barrier Brewing Co.opens in a new tab, Wolf Hound Nitro Irish Stout from Flagship Brewing Co.opens in a new tab and Dry Rose Cider from Wolffer Estateopens in a new tab.
- Bakery department offering bread baked fresh daily as well as everyday favorites, such as Whole Foods Market’s Berry Chantilly Cake and brown butter cookies. The department also carries a wide variety of special diet items. Local offerings include cheesecake from Junior’sopens in a new tab, mini muffins from Abe’sopens in a new tab and breads from Balthazar Bakeryopens in a new tab.
- Wellness & Beauty department with a wide range of body care, beauty, lifestyle and supplement products.
Opening morning, customers will enjoy samples from NAVAD Bakersopens in a new tab and coffee from Sail Away Coffee Co.opens in a new tab The first 300 customers in line will receive a limited-edition tote bag and a Secret Saver coupon featuring savings up to $100 off.
To celebrate the opening, Whole Foods Market will provide a food donation to We All We Got, Inc.opens in a new tab, which makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores to help prevent food waste and serve the surrounding community. The nonprofit previously received a refrigerated van through Whole Foods Market’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, which aims to enhance the ability of local food rescue organizations to transport surplus food to areas facing the greatest need. Whole Foods Market will also provide monetary donations to Pronto of Long Islandopens in a new tab and Branches Long Islandopens in a new tab.
