It’s been announced that Whole Foods will open a store in the commercial development at Bayview Ave and Broadway Ave. Whole Foods is a large natural foods firm with a store in Hazelton Lanes. Scheduled for completion in conjunction with the rest of the development, the 4,600-square-metre store will be located at 1860 Bayview Ave., just north of Eglinton Avenue. The property, next door to Mount Hope Cemetery, was the former home of Brennan Pontiac. The Austin, Tex.,-based grocer has more than 300 locations worldwide, including seven Canadian stores, all of which are in Vancouver or the Greater Toronto Area. It was founded in 1980 to sell upscale natural and organic foods free of artificial ingredients and hydrogenated fats. It has been subject to criticism however when unsuspecting shoppers are unable to purchase favorite brand names like Coca Cola and Becel margarine. (#whole)
