Inside Whole Foods’ Newest Store Offering a Taste of the Tri-State

Whole Foods Market has opened its newest store with a focus on local. Located in Massapequa Park, N.Y., the 38,500-square-foot store at 5214 Sunrise Highway features more than 1,000 products from the Tri-State area—hand-picked by Whole Foods’ Northeast Region Local Forager Chris Manca.

The prepared foods section offers a deli counter, hot and cold food bars. Ready-to-eat soups and a range of ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat mix and match meals, like paleo-friendly grilled salmon, chicken scallopini, macaroni and cheese and roasted butternut squash, are on the menu.

The produce department sources from more than 20 local farms, including apples from Hudson River Fruit, Korean pears from Evergreen Orchard Farm, and packaged salad greens from Satur Farms on Long Island.

Also on the perimeter, a specialty department with a self-serve fresh Severino Pasta bar; a cheese counter overseen by trained cheese mongers who can create custom cheese boards; a full-service seafood counter with sustainable offerings; a full-service butcher; and plenty of freshly made pizzas.

A wellness and beauty section is stocked with more than 100 local products, including body care essentials from Lux Naturals, ginger and turmeric shots from Monfefo, and hand-poured candles from Satya + Sage.