Food Lion has opened its newest location at 2915 W. 5th North St. in the Jedburg community of Summerville, South Carolina. The new store is open daily from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. “I’m extremely excited to open this new store in the community where I grew up,” said Mark Rocheleau, the store manager of the […]
Category: Southeast
The Shelby Report of the Southeast covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
Posted inIngles Markets, COVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Ingles Markets Pharmacy, HHS To Partner On COVID-19 Vaccines
Asheville, North Carolina-based Ingles Markets says it will be partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer the coming COVID-19 vaccine. Ingles Pharmacies will receive direct allocations of COVID-19 vaccine once a vaccine is approved for its safety and efficacy and recommended for use in the United States. “We are […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Donates Turkeys To Feed Communities In Need
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers, the parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, together with the SEG Gives Foundation, will donate 8,075 frozen turkeys to communities throughout the Southeast that will struggle with hunger this Thanksgiving holiday. According to Feeding America, more than 50 million people, including 17 […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., COVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Testing Available At Georgia Kroger Pharmacies
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., has launched rapid antibody testing at Kroger pharmacies in Georgia to help inform patients if they have previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The FDA-authorized rapid antibody tests, which are supplied by Whitmire Medical, are available to Kroger customers beginning Nov. 18 for […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Governor Stops At Cheese Straw Plant On North Georgia Business Tour
Editor’s note: This article appears courtesy of FetchYourNews.com in Jasper, Georgia. Cathy Cunningham wanted her mama’s cheese straws to be to snack foods what Tabasco was to hot sauce – the name everyone knew. So she launched Bodacious Foods in Jasper, Georgia, to produce Mama Geraldine’s cheese straws. The energetic Cunningham said she didn’t know […]
Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Flowers Foods Elects W. Jameson McFadden To Board Of Directors
Flowers Foods, producer of Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake and other bakery foods, has elected a new board member. W. Jameson McFadden, president of Wellington Shields & Co., will join Flowers Foods’ board of directors effective Jan. 4, 2021. “We welcome Jameson as an independent director of the Flowers board,” said George E. Deese, chairman of the board of Flowers […]
Posted inIngles Markets, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Ingles To Light 28th Annual Giving Tree On Nov. 23
Ingles Markets is once again launching the annual Ingles Giving Tree, a benefit for Manna FoodBank and families across Western North Carolina struggling with hunger. Right now, Manna and its partner network of nonprofit agencies are serving more than 100,000 people each month with emergency food support. This year, Ingles Markets is keeping the tradition […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Latest News, Southeast
SEPC Reschedules Southern Exposure to Q2 2021
The Southeast Produce Council has just announced that Southern Exposure, which was scheduled to be held Feb. 25-27, 2021, will now take place April 6-8, following Easter Sunday. This strategic decision was carefully made by the SEPC Executive Committee to ensure that retailer and foodservice members are able to join the event. “When presented with […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion Moves Forward With Plans To Buy 62 Bi-Lo/Harveys Stores
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion says it is moving forward to expand its store network through previously announced plans to purchase 62 Bi-Lo/Harveys Supermarket stores from Southeastern Grocers. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, which satisfies one of the conditions […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
SEG Debuts Four New Winn-Dixie Stores In Florida
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, celebrated the grand opening on Nov. 11 of four new Florida Winn-Dixie stores located in Boynton Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville and Lakewood Ranch. In recognition of Veterans Day, all SEG stores offered an 11 percent discount for […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Acosta Report Explores The ‘Mobile-Ization’ Of Grocery Shopping
Research released in The Mobile-ization of Grocery Shopping report from Acosta – a full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer-packaged goods industry – provides insight into how and why consumers are “mobile-izing” when it comes to grocery shopping. “Smartphones have grown to become a huge part of daily life, so it’s only natural that retailers and shoppers are connecting […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southeast, Whole Foods
Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass Containers Arrive In Time For Thanksgiving
Rubbermaid Inc., the maker of innovative, solution-based food storage and organization products, is introducing the latest addition to its line of Brilliance plastic food storage containers – Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass. Built for storage and presentation, and with new glass bases that can withstand oven temperatures up to 450°F, Brilliance Glass containers are a solution for refrigerator storage […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion To Offer 10% Veterans Day Discount For Military Personnel
Food Lion stores will offer a 10 percent discount on Veterans Day – Wednesday, Nov. 11 – to active and retired military personnel to show its appreciation for neighbors who are serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. To receive the discount, active military, veterans and their families should present their MVP card, […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Alani Nu Partners With Target For National Launch In Over 1,800 Stores
Louisville, Kentucky-based Alani Nu, a supplement, health and nutrition company, is debuting its energy drinks in Target stores across the nation. With 200 mg of caffeine and 10 calories per 12-oz. slim can, Alani Nu’s energy drinks are also known for their innovative flavor options, modern branding and quality formulations. “Our expansion into Target stores […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Nestlé Toll House Offers Vegan Allergen-Free Morsels
With a new name and updated packaging, Arlington, Virginia-based Nestlé Toll House Allergen-Free Morsels make it easier than ever to shop for ingredients all can enjoy. Available in semi-sweet, dark chocolate and white varieties, each pack clearly denotes the morsels are free from the eight major food allergens: peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy, fish and […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Wild Leap Releases Three Harvest IPA For Fall 2020
Wild Leap’s Three Harvest Double IPA returns with a fall crop of hydroponically grown Cascade hops, fresh off the bines. Three Harvest is Wild Leap’s collaboration with a hydroponic hop farm, Extreme Green Farms in Auburn, Alabama. The fall release of Three Harvest Double IPA (8.2%) is on shelves now. Three Harvest is an off-season […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Pictsweet Farms Issues 100% Grown on American Soil Commitment
Pictsweet Farms has introduced a claim that no other national brand of frozen vegetables can make: all of its vegetables today are “100 percent Grown on American Soil.” Consumers will see evidence of this commitment on the front of every Pictsweet Farms frozen vegetable product, which will display the “100 percent Grown on American Soil” […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Asheville Brewer Releases Cold Mountain Spiced Winter Ale
For the past 24 years, Asheville, N.C.-based Highland Brewing has kicked off the holiday season with a release party for Cold Mountain Spiced Winter Ale. As with many things this year, Cold Mountain 2020 will look different, including a ticketed weekend of celebration sessions and online pre-orders for the beer. While historically Cold Mountain release […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
IDScan.net, Rouses Complete Loss Prevention Solution Pilot Program
IDScan.net, a provider of identity verification and information gathering solutions, and Rouses Market, a 65-store grocery chain in the Southeast U.S., recently completed a pilot program of a new loss prevention solution called IDWare Profit. The solution reduced returns by 36 percent at participating stores. Following the successful pilot, Rouses has expanded the use of […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Reports Q3 Sales Increased 18.3% Over 2019
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix has reported its third quarter 2020 results and stock price. Sales for the three months ended Sept. 26, 2020 were $11.1 billion, an 18.3 percent increase from $9.3 billion in 2019. Comparable store sales for the three months ended Sept. 26, 2020 increased 16.5 percent. The company estimates its sales for the […]