Posted inFood Industry Hall of Fame, Home Page Slider, Shelby Exclusives, West

Mimi Song Has Fashioned Successful Career In Grocery Industry

Superior’s CEO immigrated from South Korea with early designs on a different path Mimi Song, founder and CEO of Superior Grocers, has been selected for the Food Industry Hall of Fame. In recent interviews with Bob Reeves, EVP of Shelby Publishing, which were compiled by Shelby’s Mary Margaret Stewart, Song recalled her rise to CEO of a successful grocery chain. Mimi […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Southeastern Grocers Announces Launch Of Initial Public Offering

Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. has announced the launch of an initial public offering of 8.9 million shares of its common stock. This will be sold by certain of its stockholders, at an anticipated initial public offering price between $14 and $16 per share, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 previously filed with the […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest

Save A Lot Giving Away Free Groceries For A Year Through Sweepstakes

St. Louis, Missouri-based Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the United States, is kicking off the New Year with a national sweepstakes in which one winner will win a year’s supply of groceries. Now through Feb. 9, anyone can enter the sweepstakes by visiting savealot.com/sweepstakes and signing up for Save A Lot’s […]

Posted inIngles Markets, Home Page Slider, Online Grocery Technology, Southeast

Ingles Markets Begins Curbside Pickup Service With Aruba

Ingles Market and Aruba have embarked on a major network upgrade that will modernize the grocer’s operations and, in some locations, enable new services like contactless ordering and curbside pick-up that have become critical for customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ingles began an upgrade and replacement of its Cisco infrastructure two years ago, swapping out […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, West

Grocery Outlet Appoints New Members To Board Of Directors

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. has expanded the company’s board of directors to 12 members with the appointments of Gail Moody-Byrd and María Fernanda Mejía, effective Jan. 18. Moody-Byrd brings more than 35 years of experience in B2B technology marketing and retail/wholesale industry consulting, merchandising and planning. She currently serves as chief marketing officer of Noodle.ai, […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National

Online Grocer Farmstead Launches Waitlist For New Miami Service

Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for free,  has opened the waitlist for its Miami service launch. Waitlist signups will be limited to the first 1,000 customers. Service is scheduled to begin late in the first quarter. Miami is Farmstead’s fifth market – the company’s service originated in the San […]

Posted inPublix Super Markets, Amazon Fresh, Bakery News, Home Page Slider, Southeast, Whole Foods

Smart Baking Co. Products Now Available At Publix

Fans of Smart Baking Co. who live in the Southeast now have another way to get their hands on the company’s snack cakes.  “As a Florida company, we are thrilled to see our products on the shelves at Publix,” said Dave Heuvel, Smart Baking Co.’s co-founder and EVP of sales and marketing. “More and more […]

Posted inInternational Foods, Home Page Slider, National

Kosher Food & Wine Experience To Be Open To All In 2021

With sold-to-capacity crowds, the annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE) is among the hottest tickets in the kosher culinary world. These events in New York, California, Israel, Miami and London attract thousands of restaurateurs, chefs, caterers and foodies, who wait all year to sample the latest and greatest in fine kosher wines and creative cuisine. Tickets won’t be needed […]