Sprouts Farmers Market in Santee brings a produce-forward grocery model to Mission Gorge Road, anchored by a 2002 founding that traces to the Boney family's 1943 San Diego fruit-stand roots and a current NASDAQ-listed footprint of 440-plus stores in 24 states. The airy floor plan devotes roughly 25 percent of selling space to fresh fruits and vegetables — including seasonal California avocados, stone fruit, and citrus — alongside a bulk-bin section of grains, nuts, and spices that aligns with the holistic health focus at The Wellness Co on the same stretch of Mission Gorge. Full-service deli, butcher, and seafood counters produce handmade sausages, custom-cut meats, and sushi rolls in-house, while the vitamin and supplement aisle stocks practitioner-grade formulas typically found in specialty wellness retailers. That supplement depth complements the prescription and compounding services available at Santee Community Pharmacy on Magnolia Avenue, rounding out a local health-supply network along the Mission Gorge Road corridor. The Santee location stocks the full Sprouts private-label line spanning more than 4,000 natural, organic, and gluten-free SKUs, complemented by a dedicated sushi counter, sandwich bar, craft beer-and-wine section, and a bulk-foods department dispensing over 100 varieties of grains, nuts, dried fruits, and trail mixes by weight.