![]() And as long as we are talking about chocolate we might as well bring up wine. There is an aisle that has pretty much chocolate-covered everything! Nuts, raisins, pretzels, ginger, gummy bears (I don’t understand that one) and much more. I bought both items I sampled, so bring your willpower. Speaking of sampling, you will indeed find a sample here and there throughout the store. Not too thin, not too thick, fantastic sauce, and higher end cheese. We all agreed that the pizza is reminiscent of the pizza slice you purchase on the streets of Rome. My daughter had a slice of fresh baked pizza in her hands just moments after walking in. He found a dozen eggs for 79 cents and was fascinated with the apple presentation. Husband was impressed by the earth-toned, stained concrete floors, as well as the cool signage throughout the store. On that second visit, I was accompanied by my other two daughters and my husband. Everyone they hire is passionate about healthy food. Our organic and gluten free sections cannot be beat, both from a selection and price standpoint.” She said they are always seeking local sources if possible, which is a huge check mark in my own personal “Yes” column! She added that even their shipping and receiving guy is a foodie. It’s like a mixture of Harvest Health and the Farmer’s Market. I asked her what she loves about Fresh Thyme. On to the huge luscious produce department where I ran into Haley. They also have good ground beef and chicken as well as a fresh fish and seafood market. Ok, don’t stop reading just because of wild boar. I can be very creative with unique and healthy types of meat.” He led me over to a display freezer and showed me bison, buffalo, venison, antelope, goat and even wild boar. He came out of retirement to work at Fresh Thyme because “This place is awesome for a gourmet chef who likes to think outside of the box. Not too many people share his enthusiasm for food, and for people! I have had the privilege of judging chili with Chef O and this man knows what’s going on with food. Of course, anywhere Chef O works is going to be a happy place. It was on visit number two that I spotted Chef O. I actually snapped a colorful pic right then, posted it on Facebook and captioned it “I want to live here.” If you are not a foodie, you will immediately feel like one as you begin to peruse the aisles here. The atmosphere is bright, colorful, an open air feel. My very immediate thought was that I could use one of just about everything my eyes could see at that moment. Everything looked, smelled and felt… so fresh. I stopped as I walked through the door for a second, just to take it in. Plus, she’d heard there were blueberries for 79 cents. She was set on taking the Sweet Onion Quinoa Straws back to school with her. I had my daughter, an MSU student with me. It was bustling, but not at all so very busy that I felt overwhelmed, as I did while shopping at another store nearby… the one Joe shops at. daily and expect to employee about 300 part- and full-time workers.Not at all coincidentally I believe, just four days prior to receiving this writing task I popped into Fresh Thyme Farmers Marke t on Burton Street, located just east of Breton, where the former Michigan Athletic Club used to be. Fresh Thyme is backed by Meijer, the Grand Rapids-based grocery chain.įresh Thyme Farmers Market locations in Michigan are open 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Prospect, Ill., and now has 21 stores in the Midwest. The chain opened its first store in April 2014 in Mt. "We have over 500 local products made in Michigan and 40 locally grown produce items."įresh Thyme formed in 2012 as a result of a merger between Sunflower Farmers Market and Sprouts Farmers Market, both of which operated in the Southwest. ![]() "Our stores are easy to navigate and have a big focus on the fresh," Whicher said. What sets Fresh Thyme apart, says the company's marketing director Colein Whicher, is that each store has "only about 5 aisles of packaged grocery and the rest is dedicated to fresh, organic and natural foods." The stores are often referred to as a cross between Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. ![]() In May, the chain opened its first Michigan location in East Lansing. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills.įresh Thyme Farmers Market stores are new to Michigan and the Midwest. Big Beaver Road in Troy, 15480 Sheldon Road in Northville and 2025 S. The first 250 customers at each store will receive a reusable grocery tote bag filled with $50 in groceries. Fresh Thyme Farmers Market's three metro Detroit locations will open for business Wednesday beginning at 7 a.m.Įach store will have separate grand opening festivities and events.
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