Retailer’s newest location to feature more than 800 products from 115+ Florida-based suppliers
Jacksonville, Fla. (April 23, 2026) - Whole Foods Market will open a new 38,432-square-foot store, located at 1 Riverside Ave. in downtown Jacksonville, Fla., on May 21, 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 downtown Jacksonville location’s product assortment features more than 800 local items from Florida, sourced with the help of Dustin Kennedy, Forager for Local & Emerging Brands at Whole Foods Market.
For the store's design, vertical wooden slat walls pay an homage to the vertical lines of the Florida Times-Union newspaper building that once sat on the store’s site. The store’s color palette of soft green and blue hues represents the water and sky seen along the riverfront of the historic Brooklyn neighborhood of Jacksonville.
Features of the downtown Jacksonville store include:
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 opens in a new tab.
An array of certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Good opens in a new tab produce. All fresh produce and floral items meet our Pollinator Health Policy opens in a new tab to reduce the use of chemical pesticides. Local options include potted herbs from Kitchen Gardens opens in a new tab.
Curated grocery section filled with exclusive brand favorites and products from local suppliers including ice pops from The Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops opens in a new tab, honey from Bee Friends Farm opens in a new tab and snacks from The Lentil House opens in a new tab.
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 opens in a new tab, smoked fish dips from Key West Smoked Fish Co. opens in a new tab and a local fresh fish assortment, including Florida-caught finfish and lobster, 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 opens in a new tab.
Specialty department dedicated to celebrating cheesemakers and artisan producers. The cheese counter is overseen by trained cheesemongers who can offer recommendations for any occasion and create custom boards. Local options include hand-pulled mozzarella from Mozzarita opens in a new tab, fruit jams from Gables Delight opens in a new tab and breadsticks from Jennifer’s Homemade opens in a new tab.
Extensive beverage selection including more than 500 wines and 200 craft beers. Local beer options include Swamp Head Brewery opens in a new tab Big Nose IPA, Intuition Ale Works opens in a new tab Party Wave Hazy IPA and Bold City Brewery opens in a new tab Manatee IPA.
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 rugelach, challah and rolls from Simply Delicious Cafe and Bakery opens in a new tab and Key lime pie from Keys Fisheries opens in a new tab
Wellness & Beauty department with a wide range of body care, beauty, lifestyle and supplement products. Local options include TrueFit protein powders from RSP Nutrition opens in a new tab, soap from Lolablue opens in a new tab and skincare and haircare products from Acure opens in a new tab.
Opening morning, customers will enjoy samples from La Gringuita Gourmet Cookies opens in a new tab and coffee from Bold Bean Coffee Roasters opens in a new tab. The first 300 customers in line will receive a limited-edition Jacksonville 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 Gleaner’s Dispatch opens in a new tab, 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 an all-electric 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 monetary donations to Hunger Fight opens in a new tab and United Community Outreach Ministry opens in a new tab.
All food at Whole Foods Market must meet the company’s rigorous quality standards opens in a new tab, 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 their palm using Amazon One or 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 opens in a new tab.
For more information on the new store, please visit https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/jacksonvilledowntown opens in a new tab
About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1980, Austin-based Whole Foods Market is the world’s leading natural and organic foods retailer and the first certified organic national grocer in the United States. Part of Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores, Whole Foods Market serves customers in more than 550 stores across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.