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| The Whole Foods Market under construction in Orland Park will open in November. |
Southland Savvy
Whole Foods
Market announced this week that its new store at 15260 S. LaGrange Road in
Orland Park will be opening on Friday, Nov. 2.
The Texas-based
chain said Emily Conklin, who has been with the company for 14 years, would be the
store manager. She will be moving over from the supermarket’s store in
Chicago’s Lakeview community.
The store is one
of eight the company is opening this year. It will be the chain’s 18th
store in the Chicago market and the first in the Southland.
At
27,000 square feet, the store is on the small size, especially when compared to
a Meijer or Jewel, but Whole Foods prides itself on featuring natural and
organic foods that are free of artificial ingredients and hydrogenated fats.
Whole Foods said the store would bring 150-160 jobs.
The store will
open with a week of special events and sales.
Chipotle opened its latest restaurant
this week at 17700 S. Halsted St. in Homewood. The restaurant features Mexican
cuisine and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For information, call
708-798-1332 or visit them online at Chipotle Homewood.
Buona Beef May Be Coming to Beverly
Buona
Restaurants and Catering is considering opening a location in the Beverly
community, but has no specific location lined up.
“Beverly
would be a good fit,” said John Gill, marketing director for the Berwyn-based
restaurant chain. “But we have no timeline and no specific location picked
out.”
“Our
business and our menu fits in well with the Beverly community,” he said. “And
Beverly is one of our most requested places for a new location.”
If
Buona decides to build in Beverly, it would be the chain’s first location
inside Chicago.
The
chain has 14 suburban restaurants and is building a 15th in Orland
Park, which is expected to open later this year, Gill said.
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