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Food Lion Celebrates ‘#GivingTuesday’ With $30,000 Donation

This “#GivingTuesday,” Food Lion will celebrate the season of giving with the gift of food. Food Lion Feeds, the philanthropic arm of Food Lion, will give $30,000 in gift cards to each of its 30 local partner food banks in the 10 states it serves to be distributed to food bank clients for holiday meals. In addition, […]

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Hormel Foods Completes Acquisition Of Columbus Manufacturing Inc.

Hormel Foods Corp. has closed on its acquisition of Columbus Manufacturing Inc., a deli meat and salami company, from Chicago-based Arbor Investments. According to Hormel Foods, the addition of the Columbus brand strengthens its position as a total deli solutions provider while enhancing its other deli brands, such as Hormel, Jennie-O, Applegate and Di Lusso. The purchase price is approximately $850 […]

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Albertsons Cos. Partnering With Instacart At 1,800+ Stores

Albertsons Cos. has entered into an agreement with on-demand grocery delivery service Instacart to offer same-day deliveries in as little as an hour. When the platform is fully developed, Instacart customers will be able to choose from Albertsons Cos. banner stores across key market areas. “Instacart’s extensive delivery network combined with Albertsons Companies’ existing home […]

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Industry Orgs Urge House To Pass ADA Reform Legislation

The National Grocers Association (NGA), a trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, and 28 state trade associations this week urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the ADA Reform and Education Act of 2017 (H.R. 620) in a letter sent to lawmakers. According to the organizations, the legislation would “protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits brought […]

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Publix To Open Second GreenWise Market Location

Publix Super Markets has selected Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as the second location for its new GreenWise Market concept, focusing on the specialty, natural and organic sector. Mount Pleasant lies immediately to the east of Charleston, and the selected site is located within the Indigo Square shopping center at the northwest corner of US Highway […]

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Food Lion Unveils Deli Upgrades At Salisbury Store

Customers who shop at the Food Lion store located at 251 Faith Road in Salisbury, North Carolina, are noticing few changes. The store recently underwent a complete remodel of the deli department, “making it easier for customers to choose meals for their families with high-quality, quick, easy and affordable meal solutions,” the company says. From […]

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Kroger Introduces Sustainable ‘Our Brands’ Floral Line

The Kroger Co. has introduced Bloom Haus, a sustainable Our Brands floral line launching in its family of stores in time for the holidays. The move comes as the company looks to enhance its Our Brands offerings as part of its Restock Kroger Plan. “Customers can always count on our professional florists to help them […]

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Three bfresh Markets To Be Integrated Into The Stop & Shop Brand

Stop & Shop’s bfresh Markets in the Boston-area communities of Somerville and Alston as well as Eastside Marketplace in Providence, Rhode Island, will be integrated into the Stop & Shop brand, the Quincy, Massachusetts-based chain announced Nov. 17. The bfresh stores operated under the Fresh Formats LLC umbrella. Stop & Shop says the decision was made […]