The Whole Foods Market in Fairfield celebrated three years at its Grasmere Avenue location on Saturday, June 7 with a cake cutting, exclusive deals and many giveaways.
The Whole Foods Market in Fairfield celebrated three years at its Grasmere Avenue location on Saturday, June 7 with a cake cutting, exclusive deals and many giveaways.
Whole Foods Market Team Members gathered in the bakery department of the Fairfield store singing Happy Birthday to the store as customers circled to join the party and enjoy free pieces of vanilla or chocolate cake on Saturday, June 7.
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Store Team Leader Jonathan Martin, Executive Director of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce Beverly Balaz and Marketing Team Leader Liz Giegerich, “cut the cake” in celebration after saying a few words about the store’s experience in the Fairfield and Bridgeport community.
“Over the last three years, we have listened to our customers and worked to make this Fairfield’s store,” said Store Team Leader Jon Martin, a Westport resident. “We want to thank our Team Members who work hard every day to serve the community and our loyal customers for a great three years. We look forward to continuing to provide many more years of fresh, organic, and quality food.”
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“Congratulations to Whole Foods Market on their third anniversary,” said Beverly Balez, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce. “Not only does the store provide a huge variety of natural and organic foods, they are also an outstanding business providing great support to the community.”
The Fairfield location of the national organic and natural food grocer may be only three years old but it has already made a significant impact in the community. They have partnered with dozen of community groups to help run food drives, host regular tours and classes, and donate food and services. This year they participated in the Town of Fairfield’s 375th Food Drive, opened a gallery of Fairfield Woods Middle School student artwork, hosted dozens of scout groups, run a Local Night program to promote local entrepreneurs, and donated thousands of dollars to a wide variety of community groups.
Twelve different local Fairfield organizations have benefited from the company’s “5% Days,” during which five percent of one day’s total sales is donated to the selected non-profit to help run their hunger relief, educational and environmental programs.
This July 1, the store will hold a 5% Day for the new Black Rock Farmer's Market and in September, they will hold another 5% day for the Pequot Library. Shop any time the store is open on July 2 and 5% of all sales will go to the farmer's market, operated through St. Ann's Church in Bridgeport. Other groups who benefitted from the donation day since they opened are: The Fairfield Theater Company, the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Fuel for Learning Partnership, Operation Hope, Fairfield American Little League, Westport Farmers Market, Fairfield University, Ct Public Broadcasting, Ichan School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, Autism Speaks, Six to Six Magnet School and the Wholesome Wave Foundation.
“We are very excited to be able to help an organization that serves as not only a library, but also a community and cultural center in our area,” said Marketing Team Leader Liz Giegerich. “We know the library will put the 5% Day donation to good use supporting their many programs.”
The Fairfield store is open Monday through Sunday, 8 am to 10 pm. It features a coffee and gelato bar, brick-oven pizza, house made nut butters, sushi and dry-aged beef, in addition to its produce, meat, seafood, grocery, body care, bakery and specialty departments.
Additionally, the store features a host of environmentally friendly features from recycling to in-store composting to parking spots designated for rechargeable and energy efficient vehicles.
Services offered include personal shopping and a Healthy Eating Center, part of the Whole Foods Market Health Starts Here ™ program. The Center is staffed by Sam Popalardo, the store’s healthy eating specialist, who hosts classes, demos and educational programs to help shoppers and team members lead a healthier lifestyle.
About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM) is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” by Health magazine. The company's motto “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company’s nearly 60,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 14 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2010, the company had sales of more than $9 billion and currently has more than 300 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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