The basics:

• Whole Foods will open 27th New Jersey store Aug. 21
• 45,000-square-foot store located in Skillman
• More than 1,000 locally sourced items will be available
• Store anchors new Montgomery Promenade development

A brand-new Whole Foods Market is coming to Central Jersey.

Located in the Montgomery Promenade shopping center in Skillman, the Amazon-owned grocery chain is planning an Aug. 21 grand opening.

The soon-to-open 45,000-square-foot outpost will carry more than 1,000 locally sourced items from Northeast producers, according to Whole Foods.

On the shelves

Inventory will include several New Jersey-based brands, such as Undercover Snacks quinoa crisps, Paper Plane Coffee Co. packaged coffee, Mushroom King Farm mushrooms and Hoboken Farms pasta sauce.

In addition to an array of certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Good produce and floral items, Whole Foods will have a curated grocery section filled with exclusive brand favorites and products from local suppliers.

There will be a seafood counter providing fresh, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat options, as well as a variety of packaged smoked items. All offerings are either sustainable wild-caught or responsibly farmed, according to Whole Foods.

The full-service meat counter will have animal-welfare certified selections and be staffed by expert butchers who can cut steaks and poultry to order.

Whole Foods will also have:

• Cheese counter staffed by trained cheesemongers who can provide recommendations and create custom boards
• Prepared foods department featuring hot food and salad bars with rotating menus of comfort food, seasonal options, fresh pizza, sandwiches and sushi rolled daily
• Bakery section with fresh bread, cake, cookies, pastries and a variety of special-diet items
• Wellness & beauty area stocked with a range of body care, beauty, lifestyle and supplement products

Following the grand opening, Whole Foods will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

More in store

A new Whole Foods Market is also opening at Monmouth Square in Eatontown. Get the details here.

To celebrate its newest store, Whole Foods will provide a refrigerated van and food donation to local food rescue organization Manna on Main Street.

Opening-day festivities will also include limited-edition tote bags and coupons with up to $100 off to the first 300 customers starting at 8 a.m. There will also be samples from Montclair-based Paper Plane Coffee and Wayne-headquartered Palazzone 1960.

Skillman marks Whole Foods’ 27th location in New Jersey.

Won’t you be my neighbor?

At Montgomery Promenade, Whole Foods is anchoring a 292,700-square-foot mixed-used center being developed on a long vacant 54-acre parcel along Route 206.

Atlanta commercial development firm SJC Ventures broke ground on the multiphase project in fall 2023. After Whole Foods’ August launch, additional tenants will begin opening throughout the fall, the firm has said.

According to SJC Ventures, the lineup of dining and retail includes:

• Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
• Dunkin’
• Hummus Republic
• Love & Honey Chicken
• Meximodo
• Panera Bread
• The Robinson Ale House
• Shake Shack
• Turning Point
• Ulta Beauty
• Wonder
• Woof Gang Bakery

Service-based businesses taking space at Montgomery Promenade include:

• Alloy Fitness
• BodyRok Pilates
• Casa Glow
• Deluxe Dental
• European Wax Center
• Hair Cuttery
• Image Studios
• Prime IV
• Spavia

Montgomery Promenade will include open green spaces, outdoor dining spots and palisades for walking, as well as infrastructure upgrades to make the area safe for pedestrians. It will also have 34 single-family detached homes.