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SPECIAL
10th Anniversary Edition Of
The Produce Business Annual Retail Sustainability Award
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET
PRODUCE
AT ITS CORE
Growing retailer revolutionizes conventional grocery store model, grounding consumers with ‘Healthy Living For Less.’
ABY MIRA SLOTT
s the food retail sector undergoes radical change and disruption to its structure and conduct, Sprouts Farmers Market, the 300-store, Phoe- nix-based chain revs up its major Eastern U.S. expansion with unwavering clarity. Retail chains (and produce suppliers) battle to differentiate,
reinvent, remodel and rebrand themselves. Yet, Sprouts’ identity is set in stone, its underlying culture solidly intact, its philos- ophy and mission resolute, according to Dan Sanders, Sprouts chief operations officer. Coming from many years in conventional grocery, including as president of Acme Markets, Malvern, PA, Sanders contrasts how Sprouts diverges and what makes it unique. [See Q&A with Dan Sanders, page 8]
10TH ANNUAL
The Sprouts business proposition to consumers is premised on a “Healthy Living for Less” formula, and its mantra communicated to the community is more holistic: “Good Food. Good People.” With produce at the heart of each store, the concept is built around four pillars of sustainability:
• Environment — fighting hunger through its Food Rescue Program, diverting food waste, and reducing carbon foot- print are critical components;
• Sourcing — ethical and sustainable practices across the supply chain;
• Team — extraordinary collaborative training and leader- ship development;
• Community — charitable involvement through impactful partnerships.
PRODUCE BUSINESS / MAY 2018 / SPROUTS-1