Whole Foods Market Wichita - Opening Day Event!

source: facebook

source: facebook

The wait is almost over! If you missed the sneak peek event that happened last Saturday, don't worry, it's almost time! Tomorrow, September 3rd is the Grand opening of the first Whole Foods Market in Wichita!  Located just across from The Waterfront at  east 13th, you'll find the newly constructed store on the North - West corner of 13th and Webb. 
 The official opening ceremonies will begin at 8:40 AM and doors will open at 9:00 AM.  The program will begin with a literal “bread breaking” with the community (featuring a 4-foot challah bread from Kansas City’s Farm to Market Bakery) and an opening ceremony to award five area non-profit partners with $1000 each in support of their life-giving missions:

·         YMCA Cooking Matters for Adults*:

·         The United Methodist Open Door*

·         Wichita Children’s Home*:

·         Wichita Clean Streams

·         Kansas Food bank Food 4 Kids
* In partnership with United Way   


Later in the day, 40 winning community members will receive an exclusive BBQ class by Pit Master Kelly Wurtz of 4Legs Up BBQ in Great Bend, KS at 12 PM and 6 PM.

Opening remarks will be made by local mayor Carl Brewer, Directors from the City of Wichita Environmental Health, YMCA, United Methodist Open Door, Wichita Children's Home, and the Director and CEO of the Kansas Food Bank. As well as the Store Team Leader and Whole Foods Market Regional President. 

Whole Foods Market has made a sort of photo tour over at Facebook on how to have a "Dreamy Experience on Opening Day" for a further preview into more of what Whole Foods Market has to offer. See it here. 

Look for more posts from Wichita City Mom as I am now a Whole Foods Market Ambassador and will be bringing you reviews, recipes and tips for shopping, saving money, and healthy eating for your whole family. 




About Whole Foods Market - Wichita:

·         Employs over 120 team members, over 100 of whom are from Wichita

·         The store is a 30,900 square foot sustainable building being assessed by “Green Globes,” for its eco-friendly design.

·         Daily store hours: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

·         The store will feature:

o    A butcher shop with hand-cut meats, including local grass-fed beef, fresh turkey and chicken ground fresh in-house daily, flavored sausages made in house daily, an in-house smoker, monthly bacon flavors and fresh seafood.

o    Aisles with thousands of 365 Everyday Value® store brand products in each department, offering high quality options at affordable prices. There will be a special 20 percent off sale on 9/6 – 9/7 to introduce the community to the brand at below-bargain prices.

o    A variety of fast casual dining options for grab-and-go meals, including sandwich and Latin stations with made to order sandwiches, burritos and bowls, hand-tossed pizza, rotisserie chicken, fresh-rolled sushi, a hot bar featuring entrée choices from the store’s in-house smoker, a soup bar and salad bar, a full service coffee bar, a fresh juice bar, and a full bakery featuring decadent desserts under $5, cookies, pastries and breads, cakes decorated in-house, extensive gluten free offerings, and Bombolinis—Italian style donuts with fruit and chocolate fillings.

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About Whole Foods Market^® Founded in 1978 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com) is the leading retailer of natural and organic foods and America's first national “Certified Organic” grocer.  In fiscal year 2013, the Company had sales of approximately $13 billion and currently has 386 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market employs more than 80,000 team members and has been ranked for 17 consecutive years as one of the“100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by Fortune magazine.