Wegmans to open in late spring

The Wegmans grocery store in Wake Forest will be the fourth in the state, opening in the late spring of 2021, shortly after a Chapel Hill store. There are already Wegmans in Raleigh (2019), also the chain’s 100^th store, and in Cary, which opened this summer.

A Wegmans spokesman, Laura Camera, said the Wake Forest store on the N.C. 98 Bypass and Ligon Mill Road begun hiring about 400 people for fulltime jobs on Sept. 14. They will be trained in either the Raleigh or Cary store. If you want to apply, go to https://jobs.wegmans.com. There is no announcement yet when hiring for part-time jobs in the Wake Forest store will begin.

Hiring for fulltime positions in the Chapel Hill store is still underway; hiring for part-time jobs in that store will begin in October. There are already more than 900 Wegmans employees in the state. When the chain announced in 2016 that it was coming to North Carolina it said it planned six stores in the Raleigh-Durham area.

“When we visited the Raleigh-Durham area in 2014, we quickly saw that the area had everything we were looking for,” said Ralph Uttaro, Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Development. “With the population expanding rapidly, we saw the potential for it to become a multi-store market. Our timing was perfect, as multiple real estate opportunities quickly presented themselves.”

“I am so proud of everything our North Carolina store teams have accomplished over the past two years,” said Blaine Forkell, division manager for Virginia and North Carolina. “The Raleigh and Cary communities have welcomed us with open arms, and we can’t wait to grow our footprint in the Raleigh-Durham area with our next two stores. We have met some great applicants and are looking to continue hiring people who share our love for food and commitment to incredible customer service.”

In the news release Camera sent with her email, there was this statement: “One of our first priorities as we break ground on a new store is to establish relationships in the community. Getting to know the local schools, food banks and food pantries, United Ways, and other local non-profits allows us to determine how we can best make a difference in each community we serve.

“Our employees live and work in these neighborhoods, and are passionate about the organizations, projects, events, and fundraisers that better the community for all. Since entering North Carolina, we’ve donated roughly $250,000 to more than 200 local community organizations. As a food company, our mission is to help our customers and employees live healthier, better lives through food, and that goes far beyond the products we sell in our stores. Committed to supporting our communities, we focus on sharing food and enriching our neighborhoods in every way we can.”

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