Whole Foods To Open In Bridgewater On March 21

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — It's official! Whole Foods Market in Bridgewater, the supermarket's first Somerset County location, will open on Wednesday, March 21.

The 49,000-square-foot store is located in the new Chimney Rock shopping complex off Route 22, is the 19th Whole Foods Market location in New Jersey.

Doors will open to customers at 9 a.m. and the grand opening will include prize giveaways, special sales and product demonstrations and samples. Regular store hours will be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

“We can’t wait to serve Bridgewater and the Somerset County Community,” said Whole Foods Market Bridgewater Store Team Leader Christina Estrada. “We look forward to sharing our industry-leading quality standards at a great value, and to serving as an exciting new gathering place for the local community.”

The Bridgewater store will offer full-service butchers and fishmongers and knowledgeable cheesemongers and produce experts.

The store will also have dine-in and take-out options such as an organic juice bar from Juice Press and Bridgewater Coffee & Kitchen, a café offering all-day breakfast, coffee and local pastries plus fresh soups, salads and sandwiches.

Whole Foods will also feature Plant & Plate, a new lifestyle shop dedicated to beauty, garden and home goods rooted in nature and featuring local products like pottery by Bridgewater local Keiko Inouye.

Whole Foods Market Bridgewater will create approximately 155 new local jobs. Interested applicants can visit www.joinwfm.com/bridgewater.

(Image via Whole Foods: Addison location.)

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