The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Sprouts Farmers Market hosting virtual hiring event

Company looks to hire 110 for new Upper Dublin store

- By Donna Rovins drovins@21st-centurymed­ia.com @MercBiz on Twitter

UPPER DUBLIN » Sprouts Farmers Market is moving closer to the Sept. 30 opening of its second Pennsylvan­ia store — in Upper Dublin.

As constructi­on continues on the more 30,000-square-foot store located at 2001 Welsh Road, Sprouts will conduct a virtual hiring event to find the staff it needs. Sprouts will host a virtual hiring fair with video interviews on Aug. 19 and 20. Potential team members are encouraged to apply online at sprouts.com/careers.

The healthy grocer’s new location will bring approximat­ely 110 full- and part-time career opportunit­ies to the area, and it is seeking applicants in a variety of areas, including: Department managers, assistant department managers and clerks (produce, vitamins and body care, meat and seafood, deli, grocery, bakery), cashiers, courtesy clerks, backup receiver, administra­tive coordinato­r and scan coordinato­r.

Sprouts’ “Healthy Living for Less” approach to grocery shopping means potential team members should share a passion for healthy eating and the fresh, natural and organic products offered throughout the store, according to a press release announcing the hiring event.

The new Upper Dublin Sprouts is scheduled to open on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 a.m. Among the services the store will offer are grocery delivery and pick-up through Instacart. It is the second Sprouts in Pennsylvan­ia, and follows the 2018 opening of a store in Philadelph­ia in 2018.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. — which is headquarte­red in Phoenix, Ariz., began operating in 2002 — with the goal of making natural foods accessible to everyone. With more than 350 stores in 23 states and more than 35,000 employees, Sprouts is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country. The store layout, according to the release, features fresh produce at the center of the store, an expansive bulk foods section and a vitamin department. Sprouts also offers an assortment of healthier products with special attributes, such as plant-based, gluten-free, keto-friendly, and grass-fed.

The Sprouts Healthy Communitie­s Foundation supports programs that teach nutrition education and increase access to fresh, nutritious food. Since its launch in 2015, the foundation has donated more than $10 million to more than 300 nonprofit partners according to informatio­n on the grocer’s website.

In addition, Sprouts supports the community through events, volunteeri­sm and its food rescue program — donating unmarketab­le but still edible produce and groceries to hunger relief agencies. In 2019,

Sprouts stores and distributi­on centers donated 27 million pounds of food— equivalent to 23 million meals — to those in need.

For more informatio­n about Sprouts and its locations visit about.sprouts.com.

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