Supermarket News

Sprouts Farmers Market supermarket chain to open new location in McKinney

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The city of McKinney is about to get a tremendous new shopping option: a new location of Sprouts Farmers Market, the healthy and fast-growing supermarket chain.

According to a release, the store will open at 2201 Virginia Pkwy., right at the southwest corner of US-75, and it will open on Friday September 6.

Details about the grand opening celebration are still to come but meanwhile they're in hiring mode, with 80 full- and part-time positions. Special credit goes to applicants who share a passion for fresh, natural, and organic products.

Sprouts offers a unique grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. The healthy grocer brings the latest in wholesome, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based and gluten-free.

They're headquartered in Phoenix, and are one of the largest and fastest-growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural, and organic food in the United States, with more than 400 stores in 23 states nationwide.

That includes 52 locations across Texas, with stores ranging from Fort Worth on the west side to Rockwall on the east, Rockwall being its most recent opening in March 2024. One thing that's good about Sprouts is that, unlike some other supermarket chains, it is only too happy to open locations within Dallas proper, including the one it opened in Lakewood in November 2022.

McKinney has one other Sprouts, also on Virginia Parkway — guys, there are other streets in McKinney — but that one is at 9241 Virginia Pkwy., six miles west, right near the McKinney water tower, at the corner of Custer Road.

They'll be hosting a hiring event on Wednesday, July 24 from 8 am-6 pm and Thursday, July 25 from 8 am-5 pm at the Holiday Inn & Suites – N. Allen at 3220 Craig Dr. in McKinney. Candidates may apply online in advance at www.sprouts.com/careers. Walk-in applicants are also welcome.

Employment opportunities include managers, clerks, cashiers, and other crucial supermarket tasks.

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Bagel News

Buzzy Northeast chain PopUp Bagels ready to debut in Dallas

PopUp Bagels

PopUp Bagels coming to Dallas.

A buzzy bagel concept founded in the Northeast is coming to Dallas: Called PopUp Bagels, it famously started as a backyard project during the pandemic, and will open a location at Inwood Village, in the former I Heart Yogurt shop (which only just closed), next to the Inwood Theatre at 5450 W Lovers Ln. #143.

Signage has already gone up on the location and according to a spokesperson, the shop will open in early spring.

PopUp Bagels was founded in Westport, Connecticut by entrepreneur and home baker Adam Goldberg, with his cousin Jeff Lewis, as a side project during the pandemic, when everyone was baking at home. The bagels earned such a warm reception that Goldberg started hosting bagel popups in various locations near his home.

The concept's success has been helped by a national surge of interest in bagels, as well as viral moments on TikTok and other social media. Goldberg sold the concept to equity growth firm Stripes in 2023, who drew celebrity investors such as Paul Rudd and Michael Phelps, with plans to open hundreds of locations across the U.S. Talk is cheap but for now, there are 23 locations in New York, Maine, Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, California, and North Carolina.

One of their selling points for a seamless expansion is that they've kept things simple including a compact menu of bagels, spreads, and a pound of smoked salmon. There's a minimum purchase of three bagels, along with a mandatory tub of cream cheese or butter, for $12, and they only offer five flavors: plain, salt, poppy, sesame, and everything.

Bagels are sold whole only, no sandwiches and also not sliced — leading to their nickname "rip and dip," in which customers rip the bagels and dip them into spreads. Their texture is softer and lighter than the classic New York dense bagel, making them easier to "rip."

They're also known for their collaborations on over-the-top schmear flavors — beyond their regular original cream cheese, scallion cream cheese, and vegan cream cheese — which they rotate in with frequency. Recent specialty schmears include Honey Chipotle Cream Cheese, Salted Maple Banana Bread Schmear, Cheez-It Schmear, and a Lemon Pepper Schmear just announced with WingStop that summons the wing chain's Lemon Pepper sauce.

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