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Sprouts Farmers Market Opens Its Third Austin Location in Rollingwood

Grand opening festivities begin at 7am on October 16th!

  • Press Release
  • Source: Sprouts Farmers Market
  • On 4:12 pm EDT, Monday October 12, 2009

PHOENIX, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Growing natural foods retailer, Sprouts Farmers Market, will debut its third Austin-area location in Rollingwood on October 16th at the Mira Vista Shopping Center (2805 Bee Caves Road); a fourth store is scheduled to open in Great Hills in January. Sprouts, in an unprecedented move, joins one of the nation's natural food epicenters with four openings in the Austin Metro area.

Since Austin has been the pulse of the natural foods movement for nearly three decades, growing new Sprouts stores in the Austin area is a top priority for the grocer. Sprouts hopes to be Austin's natural alternative for their families' grocery needs. "We are excited to open our third location in the Austin metro market and provide Rollingwood and surrounding communities with affordable healthy

food choices. We look forward to welcoming residents to shop and enjoy healthy foods for less. We get excited knowing that folks have wanted the choice to shop a healthier, value-oriented grocery store like Sprouts," said Doug Sanders, President & C.O.O., Sprouts Farmers Market.

Scheduled grand opening events:

Friday, October 16th:

  • 6:55am: Giant pumpkin pie and ribbon cutting ceremony
  • 7am: Grand opening and breakfast buffet (while supplies last)
  • Free reusable bags will be handed out and used for all customer purchases (while supplies last)

Saturday, October 17th:

  • 7am: Sprouts "goodie" bags to the first 200 customers (with purchase)
  • 6-9pm: Sprouts is hosting a free concert with local band The Fire Ants

Friday, November 13th:

  • 10am-5pm: The world famous "Cheese Lady" Sarah Kaufmann, will carve a 300-pound block of chipotle cheese in a "Texas" theme

Dedicated to fulfilling the demand for more natural foods, Sprouts Farmers Market has a total of 41 markets in Arizona, California, Texas and Colorado.

About:

Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market's distinctive format offers a bright, cheery shopping experience that has been its cornerstone since the founders, the Boney family, opened their first produce stand in 1943. Our stores feature natural, organic and favorite indulgence foods at a great value, including mountains of fresh produce, all natural meats, seafood delivered up to six days a week and over 200 bins of bulk rices, spices, nuts and grains.

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