Earth Fare, an NC-based natural food grocer, filed for bankruptcy in February of this year and closed all stores nationwide. In March Hulsing Enterprises purchased the Earth Fare brand and is negotiating new leases at some of the former locations including Ballantyne, Concord and Fort Mill. The plan is to have these stores open by the end of this year. The SouthPark and Rock Hill stores are already open.

According to the website, the Earth Fare vision is “to reestablish stores in communities across the Southeast” with “the renewed mission to improve lives by making healthy food available to everyone and bringing our unique Food Philosophy back to the communities we serve.”