Natural and organic foods grocer Lazy Acres Natural Market plans an Oct. 15 public opening for its new store in Encinitas, which will be its first in San Diego County.

The grocery chain was founded in 1991 in Santa Barbara and is owned by Carson-based Good Food Holdings, parent of Bristol Farms. A company statement said the Encinitas store, at 150 Encinitas Blvd., will have a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Oct. 12, with local business and government leaders.

The Encinitas store will sell items including organic produce and wellness products, vegan and gluten-free offerings. It will have a fresh-prepared foods section and a Pannikin Coffee stand. 

Good Food Holdings also operates West Coast stores under the names Bristol Farms and Metropolitan Market. There are currently two Lazy Acres stores in operation, in Santa Barbara and Long Beach.

Lazy Acres’ brokers at Retail Insite confirmed in July that the grocer would occupy the space in Encinitas that formerly housed tenants including Smart & Final.

Lazy Acres also recently leased a space for an upcoming store on Washington Street, in San Diego’s Mission Hills neighborhood. That space formerly housed Haggen Inc.

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