Whole Foods Market Opens New Gilman Location

Whole Foods Market has opened its second Berkeley location today. The new store, serving Berkeley and Albany is located at 1025 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA 94710.

The store will celebrate midterm election day; any customer that shows an “I Voted” sticker can receive a free cup of coffee all day on Nov. 4, according to a Whole Foods Market news release.

Prior to opening, Whole Foods Market Gilman and the original Berkeley store, located at 3000 Telegraph Avenue, hosted two campaigns to raise money for the Berkeley USD Gardening & Cooking Program. The check presentation follows these fundraising efforts.

The store is home to Whole Foods Market’s first dedicated “Forager Finds” set, a dedicated space for shoppers to discover new non-perishable local products. Local Forager Harv Singh has helped at least five East Bay food makers make their national retail debut, including:

• Living Apothecary beverages
• Muffin Revolution frozen Paleo muffins
• Nuthouse Granola
• Sosu Sauces
• Morell’s Bread

Gilman is the home of Allegro Coffee Roasters, Berkeley’s newest craft coffee experience. ACR connects guests with small lots of specialty coffee and a highly skilled team of passionate coffee experts.

The Gilman location is the second for Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, the 40th in the Northern California Region, and the 401st companywide.

Photo courtesy: philbondphotography.com & Whole Foods Markets