Whole Foods Market Opens in St. Charles

Whole Foods Market opened its newest Midwest store in one of Chicago’s Western Suburbs in late June. The new St. Charles store is 36,000 square feet and features over 650 locally made products. Beautiful St. Charles is located on the Fox River which is 35 miles west of downtown Chicago. The City of St. Charles is known for its architecture, top-notch-schools, parks, entertainment, and a great place to raise a family.

The new store’s specialty department features artisan cheeses and salamis overseen by trained “cheesemongers”. The full-service seafood counter features sustainably wild-caught or responsibly farmed seafood and large section of pre-seasoned, marinated, and ready to cook items. The meat department butchers cut steaks and poultry to order. Features include in-house dry-aged meat sections and made-in-house sausages. No one will go thirsty as the store features over 250 craft beers, 500 wines and 180 spirits. Prepared foods are making fresh pizza, rotisserie chicken, sushi and made to order sandwiches.

Founded in 1980, Whole Foods Market was the first certified organic retailer in the country. Today, it has more than 530 locations in the United States, Canada, and the U.K.