St. Charles, Ill. (June 25, 2025) – Today, Whole Foods Market opened a new 36,234-square-foot store located at 300 S. 2nd Street in St. Charles, Illinois. The store’s product assortment includes more than 650 locally sourced items from the Midwest, each meeting Whole Foods Market’s rigorous quality standards.
“I am so excited to help open the first Whole Foods Market in St. Charles,” said Kristina Malicoat, Store Team Leader for Whole Foods Market. “The local community’s engagement and anticipation for this new store truly inspires me and my team – we cannot wait to provide this wonderful community with excellent service and a wide selection of products that meet our high standards for ingredients and sourcing.”
Opening morning, customers enjoyed complimentary coffee from Big Shoulders Coffee, mini waffles from Evergreen and savory snack bars from Undressed. The first 300 shoppers in line were given a limited-edition tote bag and a Secret Saver coupon, featuring offers of up to $100 off.
Additionally on opening morning, Whole Foods Market provided a food donation to HCS Family Services, which makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores to help prevent food waste and serve the surrounding community. Whole Foods Market will also donate an all-electric refrigerated van to the nonprofit organization. Both donations are part of Whole Foods Market’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, which aims to enhance the ability of local food rescue organizations to transport surplus food to areas facing the greatest need. Whole Foods Market will also make monetary donations to area organizations Lazarus House and Fox Valley Food for Health.
Whole Foods Market also presented Chicago-based supplier Evergreen with a low-interest loan through the Whole Foods Market Lending Program, to help grow their operations and support expansion to more Whole Foods Market locations. Through the program, Whole Foods Market lends money to small-scale, local or emerging producers to help them grow their businesses. To date, the retailer has provided 419 loans, representing roughly $35.7 million in capital for recipients.
Find more information on the features and product assortment in the new St. Charles store here.
About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1980, Austin-based Whole Foods Market is the world’s leading natural and organic foods retailer and the first certified organic national grocer in the United States. Part of Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores, Whole Foods Market serves customers in more than 535 stores across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/.
