The Fresh Market opens at The Village at Livingston

Livingston, N.J.--The Fresh Market celebrated its official opening at The Village At Livingston with “cracking the parmesan,” a centuries-old art and company tradition. The store, which occupies 23,000 sq.ft at the 93,000-sq.-ft. shopping center managed and developed by Eastman Companies, marks the upscale specialty grocer’s third location in New Jersey.



“We are most excited to provide local residents with a unique food shopping experience focused on the best tasting, highest quality and freshest foods available,” said Brian Wittman, north zone operations vice president for The Fresh Market. “We’re looking forward to being an active member of the Livingston community, and we are already establishing some local partnerships.”



He added that the Livingston store will collaborate with Livingston C.H.O.W by providing food donations and with the Central Jersey Chapter of JDRF. John King also was introduced as the store manager.



“The Village at Livingston’s location, within one of the state’s most prosperous commercial and residential hubs, is perfectly aligned with The Fresh Market’s customer base,” said Pete Schofel, Eastman Companies’ co-managing partner. “The Fresh Market at The Village at Livingston not only expands the township’s selection of food and grocery items, they are a welcome addition as a civic-minded corporate neighbor.”



The three-building plaza features a mix of service and retail tenants, including Olive Garden, GameStop, Wine Legend, Hudson City Savings and Zen Japanese Cuisine. Current space availabilities range from 1,700 to 24,000 sq. ft., and include a 7,000-to-18,000-sq.-ft. end cap.