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 […]
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 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” […]
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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 […]
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SEG Announces Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion And Diversity Grants
Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, and the SEG Gives Foundation, have announced the first-ever Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant Program award recipients. The grant program supports deserving organizations that assist in leveling the playing field for communities that face racial disparities […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix To Open New Store Nov. 4 In South Fulton County, GA
Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7 a.m., Sandtown Crossing in Atlanta, Georgia. This 48,100-square-foot store will bring 135 new jobs to the South Fulton County area. The store will have traditional grocery, dairy and frozen food departments along with full-service bakery, deli, pharmacy, seafood, meat and fresh produce departments. […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Home Page Slider, Southeast, Supply Chain News
Publix Reveals Expansion Of North Carolina Distribution Center
Publix has revealed plans to expand its distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina, to include a dry grocery warehouse, which will add more than 1.2 million square feet of space. In February 2020, Publix broke ground on the distribution center’s first phase, a refrigerated warehouse, currently under construction. The entire distribution center is expected to […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Shelby Originals, Southeast
Market Profile: Grant’s IGA Store Locations Serve As ‘Lifeline’ To Their Communities
Co-owner: Many towns would be ‘food deserts if we weren’t there’ by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer The way Ron Martin sees it, small-town local grocery stores like those operated by Virginia-based Grant’s IGA are “a lifeline to the community.” Without them, many towns would be left without access to fresh food. Grant is president and […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
No Evil Foods First Plant-Based Meat Brand To Go Plastic Negative
No Evil Foods, makers of small-batch plant-based meat, has partnered with rePurpose Global, a movement of conscious consumers and businesses, to offset its plastic footprint. The Ashville, North Carolina brand has committed to going plastic negative by funding the recovery and recycling of two pounds of plastic waste for every one pound it generates. In doing […]
Posted inROFDA Reports, Home Page Slider, Shelby Originals, Southeast
Manard Lagasse: ROFDA Really Does ‘Some Outstanding Things’
by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Across the landscape of 2020 – COVID and all – Manard Lagasse Jr. is proudest of retailers’ consistent approach to business through such a difficult time. “We’re in a lot of small communities, and their customers rely on their local grocery stores. Our retailers did everything they could to service […]
Posted inC-Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Parker’s Named One Of America’s Top 10 Best Gas Station Brands
Savannah, Georgia-based Parker’s, a nationally acclaimed convenience store company, was recently voted one of America’s “Best Gas Station Brands” in the 2020 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest. After four weeks of public voting, the top 10 brands were announced on 10Best.com. Parker’s was named the eighth Best Gas Station Brand in the U.S. alongside overall winner […]
Posted inBakery News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Flowers Foods Names Eric Mathis Chief Procurement Officer
Eric Mathis has joined Flowers Foods, producer of Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake and other bakery foods, as SVP and chief procurement officer, effective Nov. 2. He will report to Steve Kinsey, CFO and chief accounting officer, and be responsible for managing the company’s programs for sourcing, procurement and supply management. “We’re tremendously excited Eric has joined Flowers […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southeast, Whole Foods
New Whole Foods Market To Open Oct. 28 In Fort Lauderdale, FL
Whole Foods Market will open its new 47,000-square-foot store in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The store is located on the northwest corner of the Federal Highway and 17th Street intersection at 501 SE 17th St. Special features of the new Fort Lauderdale store include: Sushi rolls, poke bowls and wok-fired dishes […]
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SEG Unveils New Fresco Y Más, Refreshed Winn-Dixie Stores
Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, unveiled the successful completion of the grocer’s first Southwest Florida Fresco y Más store, located at 1145 Homestead Road North, and introduced a refreshed Winn-Dixie store, located at 61 Bell Boulevard North, during a dual ribbon cutting ceremony […]
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The Fresh Market Named Among Top 5 For Best Customer Service
Newsweek and Statista, a data research firm, have recognized Greensboro, North Carolina-based The Fresh Market with their Best Customer Service award for 2021, based on an independent survey of more than 25,000 U.S. customers. The full list and article appear online and will be included in an upcoming print edition of Newsweek. Respondents were asked to rate […]