Posted inDeli News, Corporate Store News, Food Service News, Northeast

Saladworks Plans New Location Inside Philadelphia Area Fresh Grocer

Saladworks, the salad-centric, fast-casual franchise is opening a new location within a Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer. The salad brand also has locations under development in Delaware, Maryland and New York. The company says the expansion is based on the success it has had with the first two ShopRite locations it’s opened to date. Current locations in […]

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Giant Food Stores Opens In East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Giant Food Stores held the grand opening of its new East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, store on Nov. 15. The 66,000-s.f. store operates from 6 a.m. until midnight, seven days a week and has approximately 150 full- and part-time employees. “Just in time for Thanksgiving and the holiday entertaining season, our new East Stroudsburg store offers plenty […]

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New Seasons, New Leaf Community Markets Join Good Food Holdings

West Coast neighborhood grocers New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets have entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Good Food Holdings. The agreement, which has been approved by New Seasons Market’s board of directors, is expected to close in January 2020. New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets will continue to […]

Posted inDollar General, Corporate Store News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Latest News, Southeast

Dollar General Offering CBD Products In Tennessee, Kentucky

Approximately 20 CBD product SKUs are now available at around 1,100 Dollar General stores in Tennessee and Kentucky. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based company also plans to expand the products’ availability to seven more states (Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Vermont) by spring 2020.   The retailer’s CBD assortment is limited to topical cosmetic […]

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Recommended: Apollo Seeks Sale Of Smart & Final’s Food Warehouse Stores

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. is exploring a sale of the warehouse store business of Smart & Final Stores LLC, the U.S. food retailer it acquired in June, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Apollo is seeking more than $1 billion for the business, close to the price tag of $1.1 […]

Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Food Lion Donates 279,000 Meals Through Sack To Give Back Program

Throughout the 2019 college football season, Food Lion Feeds partnered with 11 colleges and universities to help local neighbors in need. During the season, for every quarterback sack made by the participating college, Food Lion Feeds donated 1,000 meals to local Feeding America-affiliated food banks. “At Food Lion, we’re committed to fighting hunger in the […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast

Food City Opens Store In Georgia, Breaks Ground On Two In Tennessee

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 131 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga and north Georgia. On Dec. 4, a new Food City store opened in Calhoun, Georgia, while ground was broken recently for two Tennessee stores, in Pigeon Forge and Knoxville.   Calhoun location […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Corporate Store News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, National

World Animal Protection Questions What’s In Pork At Walmart Stores

On Nov. 25, World Animal Protection, a global animal welfare organization with offices in 14 countries, released US pork and the superbug crisis: how higher welfare farming is better for pigs and people. The new report reveals that bacteria resistant to antibiotics considered highly important or critically important to human health were present in pork products purchased […]