Sprouts due to open in Menifee later this year

The Sprouts Farmers Market long planned for the Menifee Town Center is slated to open later this year.

The Phoenix-based grocery chain known for its organic inventory is on a growing spree, adding 20 stores nationwide this year including the one in Menifee.

A Sprouts representative said the store would open in “the second half” of 2021 at the intersection of Newport and Sherman roads.

Sprouts currently operates 362 stores in 23 states. The company said each new store brings some 110 new job opportunities to the local market. For a list of current stores, go to sprouts.com/stores.