Rouses Markets celebrated a store grand reopening May 4 at 4350 Hwy. 22 in Mandeville, Louisiana.
Mayor Clay Madden was in attendance along with Rouses Markets executives, the store team and customers. The store also presented a $5,000 check to the Northshore Food Bank.
Madden delivered a proclamation honoring the store and declared May 4 “Rouses Markets Day” in Mandeville.
The Mandeville store has been remodeled top to bottom. It features a Mongolian Grill with made to order stir-fries. There is a new temperature-controlled dry-aged beef locker, where it ages USDA Choice Angus Beef for at least 25 days, a new olive bar, an expanded produce department and a new deli case with chef-prepared food. The store also has a Rouses Barrel House store.
Rouses Markets has been operating on the Northshore since 2003. The first store to open was in Covington at 1200 Business Hwy 190. The first Mandeville store opened in 2006. The company opened this Mandeville location in 2007, when it purchased the A&P’s Southern Division (Sav-A-Centers) in 2007.
Rouses Markets is ranked one of the top private companies and largest employers on the Gulf Coast. Since opening its first store in 1960, it has grown to operate 64 stores across three states and has more than 7,000 employees. Donny Rouse is the third generation to run the business started by his grandfather, Anthony J. Rouse, Sr.
Rouses Markets is the official supermarket of the New Orleans Saints. It has been honored for making an impact on the communities it serves, and supporting local food banks, charities, festivals and events.
For more information about the independent grocer, visit rouses.com.
