The Fresh Market Expands In Florida
The Fresh Market, Inc. has opened its newest store in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., marking the first location for the specialty food retailer in the city and its 48th in the Sunshine State.
The 24,034 square-foot is located at 11525 SR 70 E and offers full-service produce, deli, meat, seafood, bakery, and floral departments in addition to a variety of specialty products, including wine and cheese.
Other features include:
- 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 of The Fresh Market. “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.”
As part of its grand opening celebrations, 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 more than 400 partners across the area.