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Show By JUDY JENSEN FARMINGTON Smith's Food King has been open since June 30 and according to store manager Harv Woodyatt, "The store has far exceeded our expectations." expecta-tions." The new 70,000 sq. ft. super store, the largest in Davis County, has been a welcome addition to not only Farmington residents, but others also. Mr. Woodyatt said he has met shoppers from Florida, Maryland, Chicago and New Jersey. He explained ex-plained these shoppers are travelers travel-ers who have stopped to refill their coolers. Mr. Woodyatt said the vacationers have all been very impressed im-pressed with the wide variety of foods and services available. Jrhe variety seems to be limitless. limit-less. Mr. Woodyatt, who has been with Smith's for five years, said he has noticed some interesting trends in shoppers' buying habits. "There is more of a demand for gourmet produce so we offer 50 different varieties, including baby pineapples pineap-ples and cactus leaves," he said. The fresh juice bar is another novel idea. Every day it is restock ed with freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit and pineapple juice. The full service bakery is staffed by bakers who can fill nearly any request. One of the big sellers is the hamburger cake that looks exactly like a huge Big Mac. The wide variety of produce and meats is artistically displayed. Shoppers are tempted by samples in many of the departments. Mr. Woodyatt said one of the biggest surprises at the store has been the reception to the "deli." I have hundreds of people stop by to pick up the ready-made soups, salads and main dishes that we make every day. In addition to the wide variety of foods, the store offers other services. ser-vices. The video store has nearly 3,000 videos and a full-service floral flor-al shop is also available, i Zions Bank, located in the store, I offers extended and Saturday I hours for their customers. I Mr. Woodyatt said Smith's goal in planning a new store is to please t the customer. "We build our stores around our customers' needs," he said. It seems that concept has worked well in Farmington. The store offers everything a grocery shopper could possibly imagine. hi m lj in. . . i ii . .. " " ' 1 ' ' ...ii .... . ji, miMuiiy.,. , .... ... i. ; sswssSf af"";, , inn - " !s:p!fc. fe-. Nf. ilillliilllillll: lliS f SflC h I'M PHOTO BY ROGER TUTTLE The new Smith's at Highway 89 and Shepard Lane in Farmington offers a complete variety of foods and services. Gourmet produce, a fresh juice bar and a freshly smoked meats are only a few of the taste-tempting foods available. Customers may also bank with Zions First National located in the new super store. Sandy Vanfleet keeps the international cheese bar filled with dozens of varieties. Five-year old Clint Taylor and his mom are delighted by the hamburger cake decorated by Trudy Dyreng for his . big sister Angie's 12th birthday. |