This year marks Publix’s 90th anniversary. In addition, the company has been named The Shelby Report‘s 2020 Southeast Retailer of the Year. Catch up with Publix in the following four stories. Continued Growth Can’t Change Mission Of ‘One Publix, One Purpose’ Pandemic Effects Likely To Reverberate Throughout Grocery Industry For Years Farmers And Family Program […]
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Continued Growth Can’t Change Mission Of ‘One Publix, One Purpose’
CEO: Associates remain the most valuable asset This year marks Publix’s 90th anniversary. In addition, the company has been named The Shelby Report’s 2020 Southeast Retailer of the Year. During a recent visit to the Lakeland, Florida-company’s home state, Shelby Publishing President and Publisher Stephanie Reid and Editor in Chief Kevin Atwill visited with Todd […]
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Pandemic Effects Likely To Reverberate Throughout Grocery Industry For Years
Include supply chain, inventory optimization, shopping behavior No aspect of the supermarket industry has been untouched by COVID-19, and Publix is no exception. To CEO Todd Jones, the pandemic’s legacy likely will be felt for years. “What’s interesting is, I think we’ll [continue using] terminology that we’ve never used in our entire past,” he said. […]
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In Recognition Of Excellence, Company Racking Up Rankings
Rates highly among women, new grads and Millennials Since August, Publix has received six separate honors from various publications and organizations, ranging from Forbes and Fortune to Newsweek and People magazines. The Lakeland, Florida-based grocery giant is being hailed for everything from its customer service and philanthropy to offering a work environment that appeals to women, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Latest News, Southeast
Rouses Markets, Produce For Kids Campaign Make $10K Donation
Rouses Markets celebrated the recent opening of a new 44,000-square-foot store in South Lake Charles, Louisiana, with a presentation of $10,000 to local Feeding America Food Banks made possible through the recent Produce for Kids campaign. Every $1 donated to Feeding America helps secure at least 10 meals on behalf of member food banks. Now more than […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Shenandoah Valley Organic To Create 110 New Jobs In Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Organic (SVO), a family-owned organic chicken company, will establish a second 75,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The new facility will increase production capacity and retail packaging, allowing for more product availability in leading grocery stores across the U.S. Virginia successfully competed with West Virginia for the project, which will create 110 new […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Kalera Welcomes Gasiorowski As New Chief Human Resources Officer
Orlando, Florida-based Kalera, one of the fastest growing vertical farming companies in the United States, has named Keri Gasiorowski as the company’s new chief human resources officer. This news comes as Kalera announces new locations across the United States, giving grocers, restaurants, theme parks, airports and other businesses throughout the country reliable access to clean, […]
Posted inC-Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Buc-ee’s Concludes First ‘Peach State’ Grand Opening In Warner Robins
Buc-ee’s convenience store opened its newest travel center in Warner Robins, Georgia, at 6 a.m. on Nov. 19. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held in conjunction with the Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce and local and state officials. “There’s a whole lot of similarities with where I’m from in Texas and Georgia and the South, so we’ve been anxious […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
No Evil Foods Offers Plant Based Roast For The Holidays
With plant-based eating on the rise, consumers are looking for meaty options that align with their desire to eat healthier and make positive environmental choices, especially during the holidays where meat is a traditional staple. If you’re vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian or just don’t care about the turkey, No Evil Foods’ seasonal holiday roast alternative offers a […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion Opens New Store In Jedburg Community Of Summerville, SC
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]