Opening date revealed for FreshTake market – and it’s days away

FreshTake has been taking shape over the past year at a former Whole Foods location. Now it's days away from opening.
Published: Jan. 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM EST
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An opening date is in sight for the long-awaited FreshTake grocery store on Washington Road.

The store will open on Jan. 20, with a grand opening celebration Jan. 30.

Originally, the store projected it would be open Aug. 30.

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FreshTake will have traditional items as well as organic and specialty offerings.

The store will reportedly have many take-out and catering options plus a beer and wine bar with small bites, sushi bar, coffee bar, pizza and pasta bar, hot bar, bakery, sandwich and salad bar, seafood, juice and smoothie bar, specialty cheese and an outdoor barbecue smoker.

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FreshTake has been taking shape in recent months at 2907 Washington Road near Bonefish Grill in a former Whole Foods store.

It’ll be a focused on the customer experience, with ample places to hang out, including a two-story indoor/outdoor seating area with balconies. And being about a mile from Augusta National Golf Club, it’ll have a putting green.

The store will also include a “beer cave,” a flower department and a pharmacy that’ll offer vaccinations.