Belle Foods LLC and C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. have reached an agreement for debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing to be extended by C&S to Belle, a move that has been approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama. As part of the DIP financing arrangement, Belle agreed to the motion filed with the court […]
Author Archives: Kristen Cloud
Kristen was Editor at The Shelby Report.
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Starbucks Gets Into The Yogurt Business With Danone
Starbucks Coffee Co., the world’s leading coffee retailer and roaster of specialty coffees, and Danone, the world’s leading producer of fresh dairy products, have entered into a strategic agreement to offer a jointly created and developed selection of new, healthy specialty yogurt products in participating Starbucks stores and in grocery channels. This will advance Danone’s […]
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Survey: Trader Joe’s, Publix, Whole Foods Are Consumer Favorites
Trader Joe’s is North America’s favorite grocery store based on customer satisfaction, according to a new study of 6,600 consumers conducted by Market Force Information, a worldwide leader in customer intelligence solutions. Publix Super Markets and Whole Foods Market rounded out the top three. All three received high marks for courteous staff, inviting atmosphere and […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Executive News, National
Supervalu Appoints New CFO
Supervalu Inc. has named Bruce Besanko as the company’s EVP and CFO, effective Aug. 7. Besanko joins Supervalu after serving as EVP of finance, CFO and chief administrative officer for OfficeMax. “I’m very excited to welcome Bruce to Supervalu,” said Sam Duncan, president and CEO. “Having worked with him during a successful turnaround at OfficeMax, […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
Meijer Opening Supercenter In Detroit On Thursday
Meijer will open a supercenter in Detroit on Thursday at the Gateway Marketplace shopping center. It will be the Grand Rapids-based retailer’s first supercenter in the city. The July 25 opening, the company says, celebrates the retailer’s commitment to the city and its residents. At the former Michigan State Fairgrounds, the 190,000-s.f. supercenter will provide […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, West
Stater Bros. Charities Raises $331K For Fight Against Blood Cancers
Stater Bros. Charities and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) concluded another successful “Light The Night” fundraising campaign in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s mission to raise awareness and funds against Leukemia, Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Myeloma and Myelodysplastic Syndromes. This year, Stater Bros. Charities exceeded its goal by raising $331,462 for the […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Announces Third N.C. Location, Looks For More Sites In State
Publix Super Markets Inc. announced today that it has signed a lease for a third store in the Greater Charlotte, N.C., area. The store will be located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Matthews Mint Hill Road and Lawyers Road in Charlotte. The shopping center, Mint Hill Commons, will feature a 49,000-s.f. Publix […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southeast
Belle Foods Plans To Sell 12 Stores
In addition to the 13 stores it already has received court approval to close, Belle Foods LLC is now seeking permission to sell 12 stores following its bankruptcy filing earlier this month. As part of its restructure, the Birmingham, Ala.-based grocery chain plans to sell 10 Alabama stores—mostly in the Mobile area—and two Mississippi stores. […]
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Kandy Lemondrop Melons From Martori Farms Available Now
Martori Farms is rolling out its Kandy Lemondrop Melon. The melon is 100 percent GMO free and has no fat or cholesterol. It contains more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A and more than 50 percent of the RDA of vitamin C. With its sweet and tart flavor, the Kandy Lemondrop Melon is […]
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Harveys Employee Claims Georgia Best Bagger Title
Lindsey Purvis, a 23-year-old who works at Harveys Supermarkets in Nashville, Ga., beat out three other grocery baggers during two rounds of competition Thursday evening to become Georgia’s best bagger. The competition, held during the Georgia Food Industry Association’s (GFIA) opening night party at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Destin, Fla., brought out […]
Posted in, Grocery News, National
Yopa Partners With Subway Restaurants
Beginning this month, Yopa! Authentic Greek Yogurt from The YoCrunch Co. will be the exclusive yogurt sold in all 26,000 Subway restaurants nationwide. The availability of Yopa at Subway marks the chain’s entrance into the Greek yogurt category. The most popular Yopa flavor, Strawberry with Nine Whole Grain Granola, will be the only yogurt available. […]
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Sweet Georgia Peaches Launch YouTube Channel
As part of its ongoing promotional and educational program, the Georgia Peach Council has launched a YouTube channel to inform consumers about one of the state’s most popular crops. The YouTube channel includes videos to introduce consumers to the prominent growers who bring their Sweet Georgia Peaches to grocery stores, as well as informational segments […]
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Summer Fancy Food Show Breaks Records
The 59th Summer Fancy Food Show, held earlier this month in New York, broke records in exhibit space and attendance. At the end of the show, noted as North America’s largest trade event for the specialty food industry, another record was set when exhibitors donated the most food ever to City Harvest, the show’s longtime […]
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Reser’s New Behind-The-Glass Deli Salads Offer On-Trend Flavors
Reser’s has introduced a new deli lineup that includes its Stonemill Kitchens brand of fresh artisan salads, offering retailers on-trend flavors to increase sales behind the deli case glass. Reser’s unveiled its newest refrigerated products to the industry last month at the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) annual seminar and expo in Orlando, Fla. The deli […]
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GoGo SqueeZ Rolls Out ApplePear Flavor
GoGo squeeZ has introduced a new flavor: ApplePear. The announcement comes on the heels of the launch of the company’s “Wherever You Go, Go Playfully” campaign, which is dedicated to providing families with the tools they need to empower playfulness, including yummy, on-the-go snacking options like the newest member of the GoGo squeeZ family, ApplePear, […]
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Game Unveils FoilFresh Red Cigarillos
Game by Garcia y Vega is rolling out its latest innovation in cigarillos, FoilFresh Red. Each Game Red Cigarillo, filled with aged aromatic tobacco, is combined with Game’s Connecticut Shade wrapper to create a “slow, smooth and sweet” smoking experience, according to news release. The FoilFresh packaging guarantees that Game Red Cigarillos are as fresh […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National
Report: Sports Nutritionals Market Making Powerful Return
The sports nutritional products market in the U.S. is returning to form, according to “The Sports Nutritionals Market in the U.S.: Sports Drinks and Nutrition Bars” a recent report from Rockville, Md.-based market research firm Packaged Facts. Packaged Facts estimates that U.S. retail sales of sports drinks will reach $7.4 billion in 2013, reflecting 6 […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Leases Office For New Division Headquarters
Publix, which plans to enter North Carolina with its first stores in the state in early 2014, has reportedly signed a lease for an office in Charlotte. The nearly 16,000-s.f. space at Two Lakepointe Plaza off West Tyvola Road near Renaissance Park will serve as the division headquarters in the area. The new division will […]
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Winn-Dixie’s Jacksonville Jaguars Sponsorship Ends
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.’s sponsorship of the Jacksonville Jaguars has expired and was not renewed, ending a relationship the supermarket chain first kicked off during the franchise’s inaugural season in 1995, the Jacksonville Daily Record reports. “The Jaguars enjoyed a partnership with Winn-Dixie for more than a decade, but we will be announcing a new partner […]
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Consumers Still Not Buying Into Sustainability At Store Shelves
Why aren’t consumers putting their money where their sustainable aspirations are? The answer, according to a report released this week by The Hartman Group, lies somewhere in the widening gap between familiarity with the term “sustainability” and consumers’ ability to identify sustainable products or companies. The report, “Sustainability 2013: When Personal Aspiration and Behavior Diverge,” […]