Coral Gables, Florida-based Fresh Del Monte Produce continues to fulfill its commitment to create a positive impact on the environment with the addition of six new energy efficient reefer container vessels to its fleet. The addition of the new vessels – named Del Monte Gold, Del Monte Rose, Del Monte Harvester, Del Monte Spirit, Del […]
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.
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Market Profile: Cash Saver Adds Fourth Store In Memphis Area
Shoppers tired of pandemic, but that ‘does not make it go away’ by John McCurry, contributing writer Rick James, owner and CEO of Castle Group, based in Memphis, operates four Cash Saver stores. That includes the recent acquisition of a store that closed in April due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The stores have performed well so […]
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Market Profile: TGCSA-Backed Talent Exchange Connected Laid-Off Workers
by John McCurry, contributing writer With areas of the economy – notably hospitality – hit hard by the pandemic, the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association worked with the Tennessee Department of Tourism to connect laid-off hotel and laid-off restaurant workers with jobs in the grocery industry, which was scrambling to find workers. Rob Ikard, […]
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Food Lion Expanding Pickup Service To Make Shopping Easier
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has added its Food Lion To-Go grocery pickup service at 38 new stores in North Carolina and Virginia, as of July 27. Customers can use the Food Lion To-Go website or the Food Lion To-Go app to confirm availability and place orders. “Expanding this convenient service to additional Food Lion stores is […]
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Countertop Productions Recently Appointed Cliff Caldwell To EVP
Alexandria, Virginia-based Countertop Productions recently announced the appointment of Cliff Caldwell to EVP, effective June 29, 2020, in an effort to intensify its goal to grow a presence in grocery retail, wholesale and food service, says the company. Caldwell is based out of the company’s national sales office in Atlanta, Georgia. As EVP, Caldwell will […]
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SEG Combats Nationwide Coin Shortage With Community Giving
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has launched its new SEG Positive Change Round Up Campaign to help minimize the impact of the current nationwide coin shortage while also providing support to people in need. Beginning Friday, July 24, customers throughout the […]
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Assoc. Grocers CEO With Optimistic Outlook Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
by John McCurry / contributing writer Overall, grocers in Louisiana and Mississippi have handled the coronavirus pandemic well. That’s the assessment of Manard Lagasse, president and CEO of Baton Rouge-based Associated Grocers. Associated Grocers provides resources and support for more than 200 independent grocers in those states and Texas. “Obviously, there have been some issues […]
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Food Lion Opens New Store In West Columbia, SC
Food Lion opened a new store in West Columbia, South Carolina, on Wednesday, July 22, located at 2916 Emanuel Church Road. The new store is open daily from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. “I’m extremely excited to open this new location in the community I call home,” said Brandon Miles, store manager. “I was born […]
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No Evil Foods, ANF Feed Growing Appetite For Plant-Based Products
by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer For Mike Wolianksy and Sadrah Schadel the journey to running No Evil Foods, a plant-based meat company in Asheville, North Carolina, began with the homesteading life in upstate New York. “We just were doing as much as we could from scratch because we wanted to try to know more […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Publix Produce For Kids Campaign Raising Funds For Food Banks
The annual Publix Produce for Kids campaign is underway, with 12 produce partners supporting the 31 Feeding America member food banks in the Publix market area and a new focus on digital shopper communication. Newly designed Produce for Kids campaign signage appeared in produce departments at Publix Super Markets this July, launching the bi-annual campaign […]
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Dole, Pixar Animation Studios Alliance Takes Fright Out Of Produce
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Co. is seeking to take the scare out of specialty fruits and veggies with a unique summer initiative designed to widen the public’s produce horizons to create new family favorites. The company has collaborated with Pixar film and characters to launch original recipes, serving suggestions, digital and social activations, family-friendly activities, fun […]
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Publix To Require Customers To Wear Face Coverings
Effective July 21, Publix will require customers to wear face coverings while shopping in its stores. “With the number of coronavirus cases continuing to grow and current CDC guidance indicating face coverings can help slow the spread of COVID-19, we believe requiring face coverings in our stores is another way we can do our part […]
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Food Lion Expanding Instacart Delivery Service To More Than 300 Stores
Food Lion, in partnership with Instacart, is expanding its grocery delivery service to 302 stores in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia beginning July 14. Customers in these delivery areas can use Food Lion’s To-Go website or the Food Lion To-Go app to confirm availability and place orders. “Expanding this convenient service to 302 […]
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SEG Gives Foundation Launches Minority Nonprofit Grant Program
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, together with the SEG Gives Foundation, announces the launch of the Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant Program. This program will provide nonprofits supporting minority communities with opportunities to receive funding to serve diverse sectors. […]
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Publix Pharmacy Now Filling Prescription Pet Medications In Florida
Publix Pharmacy is now filling prescriptions for pet medications in Florida. Available medications include treatments for common conditions, and most are eligible for delivery through ScriptDrop. Available medication categories include: allergies; antibiotics; arthritis and anti-inflammatory; bronchitis; ear (antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and antifungal); endocrine (Addison’s Disease, Cushing’s Syndrome, diabetes and hypothyroidism); heart failure; heartworm, flea and tick; […]
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FMS Solutions To Handle Grocers Supply Retail Accounting Services
FMS Solutions Inc. says it will be the third-party outsourced provider for Grocers Supply retail accounting services division in Houston, Texas. This new agreement increases FMS’s presence in the south-central part of the U.S. This relationship continues the longstanding partnership between Grocers Supply, a wholesale grocery distributor with its headquarters in the Southeast Houston district, […]
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A Century Of Experience Helps Camellia Brand Stay Focused In Crisis
sponsored content L.H. Hayward & Co., owner of Camellia Brand Beans, Peas & Lentils, is a fourth-generation, family-owned company founded in New Orleans in 1923. In nearly a century of doing business the company has managed to thrive through world war, economic depression and multiple hurricanes – and the lessons learned haven’t been lost on […]
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SOUTHEAST: Learning Never Stops At Stokes: Family Grocer Navigates Supply Chain
by John McCurry, contributing writer “The supply chain is kind of broken at the moment,” said John Childers, owner of Stokes Supermarket. “The factories are having a tough time. There are certain categories that are coming back, but some are still limping along. We are still having trouble getting Clorox, Lysol, that type of product.” Counting […]
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Lidl To Host Grand Opening Of Brookhaven, GA Store July 8
Lidl will celebrate the grand opening of its new food market, located at 2480 Briarcliff Road NE in the North Druid Hills neighborhood of Brookhaven, Georgia, on Wednesday, July 8. The store will open at 8 a.m. after a brief ribbon cutting in front of the store at 7:40 a.m. The store will operate from […]
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Smithfield Foods And Granular Insights, Digital Edge To Sustainability
Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced its partnership with Granular, a leading farm management software platform, to help grain growers with sustainability and efficiency while improving crop yields. The offer will be available to grain farmers in North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia who sell their grain to Smithfield. Granular Insights with Directed Scouting uses high-frequency, high-resolution […]