Whole Foods Market opened its newest 31,718-square-foot store in Bozeman, Montana, Wednesday. The location is the retailer’s first store in the state.
“We’re thrilled to join the great state of Montana for the first time ever with the opening of our Bozeman store today,” said Angela Lorenzen, Whole Foods Market’s regional president for the Mountain Pacific region, in a statement. “As Whole Foods Market focuses on our growth potential in 2023 and beyond, entering this new market is an exciting indication of what’s to come.”
The new location’s product assortment features more than 75 local brands from Montana and Wyoming, hand-picked by Darcy Landis, local forager for Whole Foods’ Mountain Pacific region. Coffee is also available from Treeline Coffee Roasters, a women-owned coffee bar.
Additional features of the Bozeman store include:
• Organic, conventional, and Sourced for Good produce, and a floral section with seasonal offerings from local farms.
• Specialty department dedicated to celebrating cheesemakers and artisan producers, which features more than 100 cheeses from around the world.
• Curated grocery section filled with favorites from the grocer’s private label, and local products including plant-based dips from Plant-Perks, canned vegetables and jams from Roots Kitchen and Cannery, safflower oil from The Oil Barn, and caramels from Bèquet Confections.
• Full-service seafood counter featuring offerings that are either sustainable, wild caught, or Responsibly Farmed.
• Local craft beers from Bozeman Brewing Company, Bridger Brewing, MAP Brewing Company, Mountains Walking Brewery, and The Outlaw Brewing Company.
• Wines featuring international and vintage offerings, and local options including selections from Ten Spoons Winery.
• Prepared Foods section that includes a hot food bar, salad bar, soup station, made-in-house rotisserie chicken, and fresh hot pizza.
• Bakery department with a variety of special diet items including chocolate cupcakes from Better Bites, muffins from Abe’s Vegan Mini Muffins, and vegan brownies and cookies from the retailer’s private label.
To give back to the community, Whole Foods is donating to local organizations Big Sky Youth Empowerment, Gallatin Valley Land Trust, and Montana Harvest of the Month. Additionally, nonprofit organization HRDC will participate in the Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, receiving a refrigerated van to transport rescued food to communities in need.
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