Earth Fare, founded in 1975 in Asheville, North Carolina, an American health and wellness supermarket currently has 46 locations in 10 states throughout the southeast and Midwest United States. It sells natural and organic food, free of artificial sweeteners and fats, as well as bleached flours, and antibiotics and growth hormones. The store prides themselves on having the largest organic produce assortment in North America, according to the store’s website.

The store will soon be finding a new home here in Lake Nona, with the latest store set to open this summer on the southeast corner of Narcoossee and Tyson Roads in the Shoppes at Nona Place shopping center. This will be the tenth Florida location for the grocery chain, which operates more than 40 stores in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, and Southeast.

“Americans everywhere deserve a place where they can shop confidently, knowing that every product in their cart is free from harmful additives that we know are not conducive to a healthy lifestyle,” said Earth Fare president and CEO Frank Scorpiniti. “We are very proud to bring our unparalleled commitment to help our communities live longer, healthier, happier lives to Lake Nona.”

 

This Earth Fare store is part of the project being developed by Blackfin Partners and North American Development group, and will also include a Pet Supermarket according to the Orlando Sentinel.

This particular location will not only feature the grocery store, but also Earth Fare’s Heirloom Juice Bar, which features organic smoothies and juices, coffee drinks and freshly prepared bottles of juice to go. Patrons can also expect a wide variety of organic choices at Lake Nona Kitchen, featuring ready-to-go and prepared foods including the salad bar, hot foods bar, pizza station, sandwich counter, and conveniently packaged meals-on-the-go. Shoppers can enjoy a homemade meal without the work, whether dining in the indoor and outdoor café with free Wi-Fi or taking it home, according to Earth Fare’s press release.

Earth Fare is building another store at the Crescent Lucerne project south of downtown Orlando on Orange Avenue. It is slated to open in 2019, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

“NADG and Blackfin are thrilled to bring Earth Fare, one of the country’s most exciting natural and organic grocers, to the bustling Lake Nona market,” said Jeff Preston, managing partner of North America Development Group.  “Our project, which will be known as The Shoppes at Nona Place, will also include an eclectic and dynamic mix of retail, service and food users that were carefully curated to make The Shoppes at Nona Place the premier shopping and dining destination for all of Lake Nona, Medical City and other surrounding communities.”