A new Fresh Market opened in Fleming Island on Wednesday.
The location at Island Walk North is Fresh Market's fifth Jacksonville-area store.
Local representatives and the Clay County Chamber of Commerce commemorated the grand opening with a ribbon cutting at 8 a.m.
The store is celebrating the grand opening with several days of promotions.
Wednesday, June 14
- Ribbon cutting with Clay County Chamber of Commerce featuring live music from RythmTrail Steel Drum Band
- FREE meal for four from The Fresh Market's signature Little Big Meal program for the first 50 guests in line
- FREE reusable shopping bags for the first 1,000 guests
- Chef demonstrations featuring crab cakes and Thai coconut curry chicken
- Grilling demonstrations featuring The Fresh Market's gourmet beef burgers and a variety of Italian sausages
- Food sampling throughout the store, including favorites from Tom's BBQ Sauces, Stonewall Kitchen, Tessemae's Dressings and Republic of Tea
- "Cracking of the Parmesan" and tasting, featuring a 75-pound wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano, which is recognized worldwide as the "King of Italian Cheeses"
Thursday, June 15 – Friday, June 16
- Cooking demonstrations highlighting The Fresh Market's chicken on the grill Little Big Meal
- Food sampling throughout the store, including farm-fresh, peak season strawberries and apples from the produce department and Parmigiano Reggiano from the deli department
Saturday, June 17
- FREE 16-ounce bag of The Fresh Market's organic blue tortilla chips and a 16-ounce jar of signature "Nom Nom" medium salsa for the first 50 guests
- Celebratory mini cupcake sampling from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Grilling demonstrations featuring The Fresh Market's gourmet beef burgers and Italian sausages
- Chef demonstrations featuring seared shrimp with herbed lemon butter sauce and blackened steak with cabernet blue cheese
- Food sampling throughout the store, including Vanini dark chocolate, Hubbard peanuts and The Fresh Market's signature roasted chicken salad with French rounds
- Live music featuring RythmTrail Steel Drum Band from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 18
- Chef demonstrations featuring Texas beef tacos and white bean turkey chili
- Food sampling throughout the store, including Earthbound Farms salads, fresh mozzarella, grape tomato and basil skewers and The Fresh Market's caramel and cookies gelato