Grocery chain readies for opening day in Cape Coral, plans 100 hires

A Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store is nearing completion in Cape Coral, and seeks to hire some 100 full and part-time employees.

The store, at 1800 NE Pine Island, is scheduled to open Oct. 7.

A virtual management hiring event will take place on Aug. 12, according to a statement. Interested candidates should visit the Sprouts Career Portal at About.Sprouts.com/careers and reference Store 653 Cape Coral to apply online. An in-person team member hiring event will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Crowne Plaza, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers. Candidates may apply online in advance. Walk in applicants are also welcomed to attend the event.

Phoenix-based Sprouts is one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, It has some 31,000 team members and operates about 380 stores in 23 states nationwide.