New Whole Foods Market in Valrico, Florida, to Open December 16

Whole Foods Market will open a new 40,000-square-foot store, located at 3462 Lithia Pinecrest Rd in Valrico, Fla., on December 16, 2026. The store will open at 8:00 a.m. on opening day, and regular store hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. daily. The store is led by Store Team Leader Julia Price. This is the 5 ^th Whole Foods Market store in the Tampa Bay metro, and the 41 ^st store in Florida.

The Valrico location’s product assortment features more than 400 local items from Florida, sourced with the help of Dustin Kennedy, Forager for Local & Emerging Brands at Whole Foods Market.

Features of the Valrico store include:

• An array of certified organic, conventional, and Sourced for Good produce. All fresh produce and floral items meet our Pollinator Health Policy to reduce the use of chemical pesticides. Local options include lion’s mane mushrooms from Lion Farms and salsa from Sunset Salsa.
  
  
• Curated grocery section filled with exclusive brand favorites and products from local suppliers including kombucha from Mother Kombucha, coffee from Buddy Brew Coffee, and chocolate from Twins Love.
  
  
• Seafood counter providing expert fishmonger service, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meal solutions, and a variety of packaged smoked items. All offerings are either sustainable wild-caught or Responsibly Farmed. Local options include littleneck clams from Cedar Key Seafarms, smoked fish dips from Key West Smoked Fish Co., and a local fresh fish assortment that varies daily.
  
  
• Full-service meat counter with animal-welfare certified selections and expert butchers available to cut steaks and poultry to order. Features include made-in-house fresh sausage and marinated and seasoned meats for quick and easy meals. Animals must be raised with no antibiotics ever. Local options include beef from Adams Ranch Natural Beef.
  
  
• Specialty department dedicated to celebrating cheesemakers and artisan producers. The cheese counter is overseen by trained cheesemongers who can offer recommendations for any occasion. Local options include hand-pulled mozzarella from Mozzarita, fruit jams from Gables Delight, veggie jams from Jammy Yummy, and chocolates from Norman Love Confections.
  
  
• Extensive curated beverage selection including ready to drink cocktails and more than 95 wines and 250 craft beers. Local options include Cigar City Brewing, Coppertail Brewing Co., and Tampa Bay Brewing Company.
  
  
• A Prepared Foods department featuring hot food and salad bars with a rotating menu of comfort foods and seasonal options, fresh pizza by the slice or by the whole pie, a Market Sandwich venue featuring a menu of gourmet sandwiches, and sushi rolled fresh daily by Genji.
  
  
• Bakery department offering bread baked fresh daily as well as everyday favorites, such as Whole Foods Market’s Berry Chantilly Cake and brown butter cookies. The department also carries a wide variety of special diet items. Local offerings include terrines from Gelato Fino, dulce de leche and flan from Momma’s Baked Goods, and challah and egg breads from Simply Delicious Bakers.
  
  
• Wellness & Beauty department with a wide range of body care, beauty, lifestyle, and supplement products. Local options include soap from Lolablue.
  
  

Opening morning, customers will enjoy samples from Latitude 23.5° Coffee & Tea and Simply Delicious Bakers. The first 300 customers in line will receive a limited-edition Valrico tote bag and a Secret Saver coupon featuring savings up to $100 off.

To celebrate the opening, Whole Foods Market will provide a food donation to Good Neighbors, which makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores to help prevent food waste and serve the surrounding community. The organization previously received a refrigerated van through Whole Foods Market’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, which aims to enhance the ability of local food rescue organizations to transport surplus food to areas facing the greatest need. Whole Foods Market will also provide a monetary donation to Good Neighbors.
All food at Whole Foods Market must meet the company’s rigorous quality standards, which prohibit hydrogenated fats, high-fructose corn syrup, and more than 300 flavors, colors, sweeteners, and other ingredients commonly found in food. In addition, all beauty and body care products must meet the company’s body care standards, which ban more than 240 commonly used ingredients, including phthalates, parabens, and microbeads.

Prime members who shop at Whole Foods Market have access to a number of benefits year-round, including deep discounts on select popular products each week and an additional 10% off hundreds of in-store sale items. Additionally, customers can pay in-store with the Whole Foods Market or Amazon app. Grocery Pickup will be available shortly after opening. For more information on in-store benefits for Prime members and payment options, please visit https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/amazon.

About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market is the world’s leading natural and organic foods retailer and the first and only certified organic national grocer in the United States. Whole Foods Market is committed to providing customers with the highest quality products, backed by industry-leading sourcing standards and a ban of more than 550 ingredients across its product categories. Part of Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores, Whole Foods Market operates more than 560 stores across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/newsroom.