Sprouts Farmers Market will open at 7 a.m. April 29 at 12675 Beach Blvd. in Tamaya Market.
The new location is the second Sprouts in Jacksonville and will operate under the grocer’s current adjusted hours of 7 a.m.-8 p.m. daily.
Sprouts is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authority guidelines related to COVID-19, while providing safety guidance to store team members, who are required to wear masks and gloves.
In addition to regular food safety and cleaning procedures, Sprouts is setting aside additional labor hours at stores to allow for more frequent cleaning, paying attention to high-touch areas such as service counters, restrooms, carts and checkout lanes.
Stores also are implementing steps to promote social distancing at cash registers, where Plexiglas barriers are being installed to add protection for team members and customers.
As part of Sprouts’ commitment to “zero waste,” the new store will donate unsold edible groceries to Feeding Northeast Florida through the grocer’s Food Rescue program.
In 2019, Sprouts stores and distribution centers donated 27 million pounds of product, equivalent to 23 million meals. Food that is not fit for donation is provided to local farms and composting facilities. Sprouts’ evolving “zero waste” initiatives help minimize food waste while reducing the impact of hunger and the company’s environmental footprint.
Headquartered in Phoenix, Sprouts employs more than 30,000 team members who work in more than 340 stores in 23 states.