“We are excited to open the second Whole Foods Market Daily Shop location and to join the StuyTown community. This store is unique and reflects the energy, diversity and culture of the neighborhood we serve,” said Christian Damaso, store team leader for Whole Foods Market Daily Shop. “We’ll be stocked with fresh, high-quality ingredients and prepared foods — whether they’re picking up coffee or a smoothie, grabbing lunch to-go, or doing their weekly grocery shop — we look forward to welcoming our customers into this new space.”
On the opening morning, Whole Foods Market presented Harlem-based supplier Uncle Waithley’s with a low-interest loan through the grocer’s Local Producer Loan Program, to help grow operations and support expansion to more Whole Foods Market locations. Through LPLP, Whole Foods Market lends money to small-scale, local or emerging producers to help them grow their businesses. To date, the retailer has provided over 408 loans, representing roughly $34 million in capital for recipients.
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting local communities, Whole Foods Market contributed in-kind product to support the work of The Bowery Mission. Whole Foods Market will also make a donation to local nonprofit Nazareth Housing.
In April, Whole Foods Market also announced a third Whole Foods Market Daily Shop location will open in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood on June 4. Future Whole Foods Market Daily Shop locations are also planned for Hoboken, NJ, and Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood.
