<p>Whole Foods has recently opened a 40,000 square foot store located in the Pleasant Shops Plaza at 35 Pleasant Street in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. The location employs 140 full and part time team members and joins the Hingham location as the second Whole Foods Market serving the south shore, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“We are so thrilled to have the opportunity to join the Weymouth community,” says Buck Rollins, Store Team Leader. “This Whole Foods Market location offers the great natural and organic groceries and outstanding value that our shoppers expect along with some really unique and exciting offerings that have never been seen before in our New England stores.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The store offers fresh squeezed-in-store fruit and vegetable juices in the produce department, as well as a “Cooking South Weymouth” educational culinary station to complement the selection of bulk offerings, which includes dried beans, grains, nuts, dried fruit and sprouted options. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The area's finest cheese shop can also be found in the new South Weymouth location. Quick and convenient meal options are available in the chef-run prepared foods department, including the “Grass Fed Grill” serving up made-to-order burgers and hot dogs as well as vegan options and hand cut fries. Hot and cold bars offer shoppers dim sum, sushi, fresh panini, sandwiches made-to-order and rotisserie chickens. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>A bakery department features classic chocolate, plain and apple cider donuts made fresh in-store, a pizza oven with a dedicated phone line for take-out orders and a soft serve gelato machine injecting cupcakes, cannoli and whoopie pies with a cool shot of creamy gelato. Additionally, there is an expanded men’s body care section with supplements, and pet and baby care sections.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>To mark this grand opening, Whole Foods Market is proud to partner with the Whole Kids Foundation to donate a salad bar to the Abigail Adams Middle School in Weymouth.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“We are grateful for Whole Foods Market’s donation of a salad bar to the Abigail Adams Middle School, as well as their many donations of juices and fresh fruit at numerous events,” said David Zeoli, Food Service Director of Weymouth Public Schools. “We look forward to growing a strong relationship with Whole Foods Market in Weymouth through continued interactions in the Schools. Their desire to help educate students and staff about healthy and nutritional food choices is commendable.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“Along with caring for our communities; satisfying, delighting and nourishing our customers is a core value for Whole Foods Market. This South Weymouth location was designed to do just that,” said Rollins. “We are so proud of the store we’ve created and we are eager to share it with our south shore neighbors.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/investor-relations" target="_new"> Whole Foods </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
