A new specialty grocer will soon be opening two locations in Cincinnati—one in
Oakley and one in Symmes Township. The
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is like an outdoor farmers market but combined with a full-service grocery store.
Fresh Thyme has plans to open more than 60 stores in the Midwest in the next five years. Its first location in Mount Prospect, Ill., will open this spring, followed by eight more in 2014, including the Cincinnati locations in the fall.
The stores are roughly 28,000 square feet, and 80-100 employees will be hired for each Cincinnati location.
Fresh Thyme focuses on locally sourced, organic fruits and vegetables. The stores will have more than 400 bins of natural and organic bulk items, plus small batch locally roasted coffee beans. Stores will also have a butcher shop with all-natural handmade sausage and meat raised without hormones, specialty sections with gluten-free and dairy-free products, a full dairy with local items, a Hops & Grapes department with wine and local craft beer, varieties of vitamins, supplements and natural body care products, and a section with ready-made healthy meals for on-the-go.
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By Caitlin Koenig
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