American Natural to Open Sixth Location in Cranberry on March 2

PITTSBURGH, PA (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — American Natural today announced it will open its sixth location in Cranberry, on March 2, at 940 Sheraton Drive in Mars, at the corner of Route 19 and Freeport Road. The combination eatery, convenience store, and gas station will officially open at 8:30 a.m. with a bread-breaking ceremony featuring Mars Mayor Gregg Hartung and a performance by the Mars High School Marching Band.

 

The first 25 customers to enter the store will receive an American Natural gym bag filled with a reusable coffee mug and signature snack items. All customers will enjoy free breakfast tastings, coffee, lattes, and tea until 11 a.m. and free samples after that until 6 p.m. from local Pittsburgh-area vendors including Mancini’s Bakery (Strip District), Stomoolis Brothers (Penn Ave), Speckled Hen’s Chocolates (Saxonburg), Zeke’s Coffee (East Liberty), Tupelo Honey Tea (Millvale), Turner’s Iced Teas (Latrobe), Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream and Clean Bars by Ready Nutrition (Wexford).

 

There will be a raffle to win amazing prizes, including free gas for a month, free pizza for a year, Nemocolin Woodlands Spa weekend, Bose headphones, and a 50-inch television. Customers can enter the raffle at any time in the store on opening day, and winners will be notified on March 9.

 

American Natural Cranberry grand opening week, March 2-9, will feature special tastings, free samples, and giveaways. A complete schedule is attached.

 

American Natural started with the vision of creating welcoming, convenient, community spaces where eating quickly can still mean eating well. “We aim to simplify our customers’ busy lives by providing all their fuel and food needs in one quick stop. It’s a struggle to find quality, variety, and affordability in an environment with the flexibility to dine in or take out. Our all-day meals can be picked-up instantly in our hot and cold grab-and-go case or quickly made to order in our on-site kitchen,” said Jennifer Pomerantz, founder and CEO. 

 

The eatery features a large seating area with free Wi-Fi and plenty of electrical and phone-charging stations. The expanded assortment of freshly-prepared foods includes hot sandwiches, hand-crafted pizzas and salads, tacos, and freshly baked cookies. The location offers a bean to coffee station, featuring best-in-class beans sourced from Zeke’s Coffee and premium tea from Tupelo Honey Tea. The store also features popular craft and national brews and an expansive cold and on-shelf wine assortment.

 

American Natural is committed to offering a substantial selection of Pittsburgh’s local food favorites. “Partnering with local food purveyors, such as Mancini’s Bakery, is important to us. Pittsburgh has so many beloved foods, which should be accessible to everyone,” added Pomerantz.

 

American Natural is partnering with Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, a local non-profit organization dedicated to using food as the foundation to change lives and strengthen communities. A portion of proceeds from all grand opening events will benefit the Community Kitchen. “We are delighted to be partnering with American Natural for the Cranberry opening. With our continued partnership, we can focus on helping disenfranchised members of our community access to secure and stable employment in the foodservice industry through culinary arts training and skills,” said Jennifer Flanagan, founder and executive director, Community Kitchen Pittsburgh.

 

“Our goal is to up-level every aspect of a customer’s typical gas, café, and convenience store experience. Our pumping area is colorful, spacious and offers a variety of gas; the eatery is bright and cheerful, where diners and groups can enjoy quick and satisfying restaurant-quality food and customers on-the-go can snap up their favorite traditional snack items or try a healthier version in the convenience store,” said Pomerantz.

 

For additional information on American Natural, please visit americannatural.com or follow the company on Instagram and Facebook.

 

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About American Natural
American Natural is a Pittsburgh-based company that offers tailored fuel solutions, including commercial fueling, specialty field services, residential fueling and retail stations.  American Natural focuses closely on the local communities it serves – whether through its commitment to providing access to cleaner, more economic fuel and healthier food suited to today’s modern consumer. American Natural opened its first retail location in 2017 and currently operates six locations in the Pittsburgh area.   

 

March 2:  Grand Opening

 

Grand Opening Ceremony

 

Local Taste of Pittsburgh
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sample and learn about select local partner brands – Speckled Hen’s Chocolates (Saxonburg), Zeke’s Coffee (East Liberty), Tupelo Honey Tea Lattes (Millvale), Clean Bars by Ready Nutrition (Wexford), Stamoolis (Strip District), Turners Tea (Latrobe), Millie’s Ice Cream (Pittsburgh)

 

March 3:  Chef Sampling – Taste our Brekkies

 

March 4: Chef Sampling – Taste our Sandos
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 

March 5:  Chef Sampling – Taste Our Pizzas, Salads and Soups
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 

March 6:  Chef Sampling – Taste our Tacos
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 

March 7 – 8: Neighborhood Rewards All Day

 

March 9: Raffle and Grand Prize Drawing Announcement