To the delight of specialty food lovers, Trader Joe’s may be coming to Tampa.
At yesterday’s annual meeting of the Westshore Alliance Development Forum, Jason Donald, of Cushman & Wakefield’s real estate firm, said, “It is rumored that Trader Joe’s has found a site along Dale Mabry.” Due to a confidentiality agreement, Donald did not elaborate.
It’s good news to locals, though, looking for innovative, hard-to-find foods. The company offers upscale grocery fare such as health foods, organic produce and nutritional supplements.
Currently there are only two Trader Joe’s grocery stores in Florida: Sarasota and Gainsville.