New Sprouts Coming to Marietta

PHOENIX, AZ — Marietta is getting a Sprouts.

On Wednesday, the healthy grocer retailer announced eight new locations to open in the first quarter of 2017, including one at 3805 Dallas Highway.

The company is also opening a new store in Decatur. Sprouts will open a total of 36 stores in 2017.

The company says each store will bring more than 100 career opportunities to its local neighborhoods. Hiring and grand opening details will be shared at a later date.

Sprouts offers consumers a complete healthy grocery store experience featuring fresh produce, bulk foods, dairy, meat and seafood, bakery, deli, vitamins, body care and more. Shoppers will find an abundant selection of fresh fruits and vegetables and barrels of wholesome grains, nuts and sweets. The bright, open stores showcase fresh-baked goods, eclectic beer and wine, and thousands of natural, organic and gluten-free groceries. Each store features an in-house butcher, who helps customers with special cuts of meat, seafood seasoning and hand-crafted sausages made daily. Sprouts is a one-stop-shop known for low prices on a wide selection of healthy products and knowledgeable team members.

Sprouts is committed to sustainable growth that respects social and environmental well-being. As a part of this effort, the Sprouts Food Rescue Program donates unsold and edible, but not marketable, groceries to local food banks. Relief agencies pick up this food, which would otherwise go to waste, and distribute it to families in need. In 2015, Sprouts stores and distribution centers donated approximately 14 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 12 million meals, reducing hunger and the company’s environmental footprint.

For the fourth consecutive year Sprouts received the 2015-2016 “Store Certification Excellence” award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill program for having the most GreenChill store certifications in the past year. Each of the 27 stores that earned GreenChill certification meet strict performance criteria, demonstrating their refrigeration systems have minimal impacts on the ozone layer and climate.

Sprouts employs more than 23,000 team members and operates more than 240 stores in 13 states.