Whole Foods Market opened its new 64,737-square-foot San Francisco flagship store at Trinity Place in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood, today.
The store’s design nods to classic San Francisco with inspiration from the former Crystal Palace Market, the modern, industrial feel of the Tenderloin district, and the iconic colors of the Golden Gate Bridge. The new location’s product assortment places an emphasis on local offerings from Northern California, featuring more than 3,700 local products throughout the store.
Features of the Trinity store include an array of organic, conventional, local, and Sourced for Good produce, plus offerings from more than 32 local farms, including mandarins from Fruitworld, salad greens from Plenty’s San Francisco farm and organic mushrooms from Far West Fungi.
Its specialty department dedicated to showcasing cheesemakers and artisan producers includes local specialties like Sweetdragon Baking Co. brittles, handcrafted chocolates from Charles Chocolates, and Central Coast Creamery.
A selection of 714 wines includes a selections from nearby wineries, including Poe Wines and Kathryn Kennedy Winery. More than 300 craft beers and 150 spirit offerings include Bare Bottle sour beers, low-calorie and flavored margaritas from Laughing Glass, and craft beers from San Francisco Brewing.
A full-service seafood counter features seafood smoked in-house and a ready-to-eat Poke bar. Local options include caviar from Tsar Nicoulai Caviar, trout from Two x Sea Trout, and a selection of oysters from the west coast.
The full-service butcher will cut steaks to order or debone poultry, and has local options like air-chilled chicken from Mary’s and lamb from Pozzi Ranch.
Customers will also find a prepared foods section with hot and cold food bars, sushi, and made-to-order and by-the-slice pizzas, a bakery with options made in-store and locally, as well as a wellness and beauty section featuring more than 50 local products.
To give back to the San Francisco community, Whole Foods Market sponsored the grand opening of La Cocina’s Municipal Marketplace in San Francisco. La Cocina is an organization working to increase equity in business ownership for women, immigrants, and people of color.
Whole Foods Market is also a sponsor of San Francisco Beer Week, which supports independent California and Bay Area craft beer.
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