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What do you get when you combine the spirit of a weekend farmers market, the convenience of a neighborhood store and natural food offerings? You get the new full-service speciality grocery store Fresh Thyme Farmer’s Market. Fresh Thyme is scheduled to open a total of 60 stores by 2019 so chances are you will start seeing them pop up!
What sets Fresh Thyme apart from other grocery stores?
- They are passionate about making a “local” focus for each store, from the products and produce to the employees.
- They offer a natural meat department, healthy deli foods to go, bakery goods, bulk food, produce department with around 170 organic offerings, natural and organic groceries, dairy and frozen, over 7000 varieties of vitamins, supplements and natural body care products.
- Each store includes a Fresh Thyme Kitchen with prepared salads and meals as well as a full salad bar, made-to-order sandwiches and a bakery featuring artisan breads.
- Hops & Grapes department with expansive selection of wine and local craft beers.
- Over 300 bins of natural and organic self-serve bulk items ranging from grains, granola, beans, snack items and more.
- Small batch, locally roasted premium bulk coffee beans.
- Over 12 varieties of natural handmade sausage made in store daily. No MSG used.
- All natural meat and fresh seafood, including grass-fed and organic meat.
- Over 1,600 Gluten Free products in every store.
Live near Bucktown/Lincoln Park, Crystal Lake or Naperville, Illinois?
Check out their Grand Opening on Wednesday, October 14th
6:45am – Join us for the ribbing cutting and Check presentation to community partners
7am – The first 250 customers on Grand Opening Day will receive a FREE Bag of Groceries valued at $50 or more. Get in line early to reserve a place in line.
Sampling Amazing grand opening specials and more.
PLUS – Wednesday – Sunday enjoy vendor demos, entertainment & giveaways!
New Store Locations: Open 7am-10pm daily
- Midtown/Lincoln Park – 2500 N. Elston Ave.
- Naperville – 790 Royal Saint George Dr.
- Crystal Lake – 5340 Northwest Hwy.
Also, All Fresh Thyme stores are selling limited edition reusable bags which benefit breast cancer charities. Chicago stores will be raising funds for FAB-U-WISH through The Pink Agenda. Bags will sell for $1.50 each, with all profits ($.65 per bag) being donated to charity.
The Lincoln Park store is hosting an invitation-only preview party on 10/13 which will be a “pink carpet” event helping to promote local breast cancer awareness initiatives. Giuliana Rancic will be a special guest at the Lincoln Park preview party on 10/13!! This party will be occurring during the #FreshThymeChi Twitter party from 5-6pm.
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Natalie Brown says
This is the type of store I would for sure shop in! Hopefully they’ll come to the Tampa Bay area too. 🙂
Julie Wood says
This place is amazing! I would love to have a store like this one in my town. The products sound so healthy and it would be a fun place to take the family and get great fresh produce and herbs.
DJ says
Looks like some great produce!I wish we had one of these where I live.
Jessica M. says
Wow, awesome that a Thyme Farmers Market is opening there. I’ve really been meaning to eat more healthy, I wish we had a store like this here where I live now. I’ve noticed at one of my local grocery stores the produce has really been going down-hill….Good to know they are passionate about the food there!