Sprouts Opens 1st Florida Location Wednesday

TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay area shoppers eager to get their first look inside Sprouts Farmers Market’s first Florida location don’t have much longer to wait. The grocery chain is opening the doors at its Carrrollwood store first thing Wednesday morning.

Located at 15110 N. Dale Mabry Highway, the store’s opening is set for 7 a.m. Feb. 22. The 27,000-square-foot store’s debut will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by giveaways, free samples and other festivities.

To celebrate the occasion, Sprouts has announced the following promotions for Wednesday:

• The first 200 shoppers will get 20 percent off their first total purchase
• Every customer on opening day will receive a free reusable bag with purchase
• Sprouts plans to offer samples of its signature muffins along with coffee for everyone in line prior to the 7 a.m. opening
• Every 15th customer at the checkout will get a coupon book of additional savings
• A Hubert’s Lemonade still will be set up offering free samples

Sprouts has a mission to make healthy living affordable, the chain wrote in an email to media. To that end, shoppers are encouraged to download the company’s free mobile app at sprouts.com/mobilecoupons.

The company also intends to give back to the community. Sprouts plans to donate all unsold and edible groceries from its Carrollwood location and the soon-to-open South Tampa store to Feeding Tampa Bay.

“In the Tampa Bay area, one in seven adults and one in four children struggle with hunger,” said Thomas Mantz, executive director of Feeding Tampa Bay. "At Feeding Tampa Bay, we provide fresh, nutritious foods to the individuals and families we serve so that they can have healthier lives and better opportunities. We are thrilled to have Sprouts join our region and become a partner to us.”

Sprouts also plans to make a donation of up to $2,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay through its “Share to Care” campaign on Facebook. Another donation of $3,000 is planned to help the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA with its “Veggie Van.” The van is used to distribute produce at a nominal feed to people living in urban neighborhoods.

Sprouts opened its first store in Arizona in 2002 and has since launched more than 200 stores across the country. Although not yet in the Florida market, the chain has 12 locations in the Atlanta area.

“Sprouts is the grocery shopping experience that makes healthy living easy and affordable,” the company’s website claims. “Our bright and cheery neighborhood grocery stores offer fresh, natural and organic foods and products at incredible prices – and in an approachable setting that feels like an old-fashioned farmers market.”

For more information about Sprouts Farmers Market, visit the company’s website.

Photo courtesy of Sprouts Farmers Market