Newark Whole Foods: 110 Jobs Expected At New Broad Street Location

NEWARK, NJ — In anticipation of Whole Foods Market’s upcoming Newark location – set to open in the late winter of 2017 at the Hahnes building at 609 Broad Street – the supermarket chain announced that it expects to create 110 jobs at the new store.

Whole Foods Market Newark has posted job opportunities for the Newark location on its website. Those interested in applying can click here or email ne.recruiting@wholefoods.com for questions and log-on assistance.

The most recent jobs-created estimate was down from a company representative’s previous estimate of 150 jobs at the new facility, made in 2013.

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In advance of this anticipated opening, the company also announced the following initiatives:

• Community Grants - In an effort to increase access to fresh, healthy food in Newark, Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by Whole Foods Market, will be offering grants in the range of $5,000 to $15,000 to Newark-based community organizations that are improving health and food access in their own neighborhoods. Community-led organizations are invited to apply for the Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant through the foundation’s website from now through December 14th. Grant winners will be announced leading up to the opening of Whole Foods Market Newark.
• Microcredit Lending - Whole Planet Foundation has teamed up with micro-financier Grameen America to offer $250,000 in loans to Newark-based entrepreneurs. Grameen America is a nonprofit microfinance organization dedicated to helping individuals build small businesses to create better lives for their families. With similar values and practices as Whole Planet Foundation, Grameen America offers microloans, training and support to transform communities and fight poverty. Entrepreneurs interested in microcredit lending can visit the Grameen America website for more information.

In addition, in order to “support in the identification and selection of potential partners,” Whole Foods Market Newark is creating a community advisory board consisting of community residents from around Newark.

An information session about the advisory board will be held at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the Urban League of Essex County, 508 Central Avenue in Newark. Interested individuals and organizations seeking partnership with Whole Foods Market or potential vendor partners should contact the Newark Community Liaison Team of Sybil Bost (Sybil.bost@wholefoods.com) and Milena Caraballo (milena.caraballo@wholefoods.com).

Patch File Photo, 2013 news conference in Newark

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