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Whole Foods Market has opened a brand new location in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood. The 45,100-square-foot store is the company’s sixth location in the city.
In 2016, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey announced that the retailer would eventually expand its network of Canadian stores from 10 to 40. However, the grocer has since gone back on these plans, canceling store openings in Calgary and Edmonton. Despite this, reports say the company still plans to open a new North Vancouver location this year.
The Leaside location caters to upscale Torontonian shoppers, featuring a variety of prepared food options. This includes a taco station; a sandwich counter; Neapolitan-style self-service pizza; a coffee bar; freshly made sushi; and salad and hot bars with freshly prepared salads, salad ingredients, and hot entrees.
The store itself will carry 100 varieties of natural, organic, and local cheeses; fresh and sustainable seafood and shellfish; custom-cut meats; a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan choices; and natural personal care items and cosmetics.
“Whole Foods Market Leaside will be a one-stop-shop for kitchen creators, featuring the best tasting natural and organic grocery staples as well as that hard-to-find ingredient,” says Cristina DosSantos, Store Team Leader for Whole Foods Market Leaside.
