Wegmans Food Markets opens its Ballantyne store at 9 a.m. Oct. 14 at 11550 N. Community House Road, marking the family-owned grocer’s entrance into the Charlotte, North Carolina, region. The 110,000-square-foot store, Wegmans’ 115th overall, employs about 450 people under store manager Patrick McGuinness.
The location offers ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat restaurant foods prepared by executive chef Rich Lawson and his culinary staff, from fresh sushi, pizza and wings to hot soup, salads and sandwiches, plus Asian-inspired cuisine and a self-serve coffee station. The store includes café seating for 180, including 106 on the patio, along with 15 full-service registers and 23 self-checkouts.
The seafood department features fish sourced daily from fishing families on the East Coast, around the country and the world. The store also offers produce with hundreds of fruits and vegetables including organic choices, a cheese shop with domestic and imported specialty and artisan cheeses, a deli and charcuterie, bakery, meat department, Mediterranean and global foods and a wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverage selection. Regular hours are 6 a.m.-midnight, with curbside pickup and delivery available through the Wegmans app.
More at the new store
The floral shop offers fresh-cut flowers and signature arrangements, with delivery available through the Wegmans Meals 2Go app, Uber Eats and DoorDash. A health and wellness department carries supplements, sports nutrition, over-the-counter medications, cosmetics and personal care, and the home and entertaining department includes stemware, kitchen tools, greeting cards, gift cards and toys.
Value offerings include Hot Zones with consistent low prices on products families buy each week and hundreds of Family Pack items in departments including meat, seafood, produce, dairy, frozen and grocery. The store also carries Wegmans Brand products for every budget, including many organic items and the Food You Feel Good About line, made with no unnecessary artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Building community ties before opening day
The Oct. 14 debut won’t be Ballantyne’s first introduction to Wegmans. For nearly a year, the team has been building connections in Charlotte through donations, partnerships and meetings with local nonprofit leaders, contributing about $30,000 before the first customer walks through the doors…