Meat Depot, a grocery store affiliated with the Birmingham, Alabama-based supermarket chain Fresh Value, will debut a store Nov. 16 in Sylacauga, Alabama. The grand opening ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting in front of the renovated store. The store is located at 204 West Fort Williams St., formerly home to Save-A-Lot. The […]
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Food Lion Holds Holiday Donation Campaign For Hunger Relief
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds is providing 1 million meals through its annual Food Lion Feeds Holidays Without Hunger campaign. Through Dec. 13, Food Lion customers may purchase a prepacked “Holidays Without Hunger” food box for $6 or make a cash donation at checkout in-store or online through Food Lion To Go. The campaign benefits […]
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Zatarain’s Smoked Sausage Expands Line With New Flavor
As demand increases, New Orleans-based Zatarain’s Smoked Sausage is expanding its product line with the Blackened Seasoned Chicken flavor, inspired by the Louisiana Cajun dish blackened chicken. The addition joins the brand’s Andouille and Cajun smoked sausage product line with distribution through select grocery stores around the country. Since launching the line of products in early 2019, distribution has […]
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AppHarvest Appoints Phillips To Board Of Directors
Morehead, Kentucky-based AppHarvest has appointed Hollie Harris Phillips, Appalachian Regional Healthcare president and CEO, as an independent director of the company and a member of the audit committee, effective immediately. Phillips has served as president and CEO of the 14-hospital healthcare system, which includes physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail […]
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Southeastern Grocers Showcases $30 Thanksgiving Feasts
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers is offering deals on Thanksgiving turkeys, hams and other holiday essentials ahead of its stores’ closing on the holiday. “We understand our customers are looking for ways to stretch their hard-earned dollar and are counting on us for quality, affordable Thanksgiving staples,” said Dewayne Rabon, CMO of Southeastern Grocers. “To show […]
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Food Lion Opens Liquor Store In Hopkinsville, KY
North Carolina-based Food Lion has opened a liquor store adjacent to its grocery store Nov. 9 at 4305 Canton Pike in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The liquor store will be open from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. “I’m excited to open this new store in Hopkinsville and offer our neighbors a wide […]
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Alabama Grocers Education Foundation Holds Annual Tournament
The Alabama Grocers Education Foundation held its Annual Fall Clay Shoot on Oct. 13 at Selwood Farms in Alpine, Alabama. The event raised more than $28,000 for the Alabama Grocers Education Foundation to provide scholarships to employees and children of employees of Alabama Grocers Association member companies. To date, AGEF has awarded more than $1.4 million […]
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Beaver Street Fisheries Expands Sea Best Seafood Festival Line
Jacksonville, Florida-based Beaver Street Fisheries is launching a new selection to its Sea Best Seafood Festival line. The brand launched in 2018 as an all-in-one bag, seafood boil ready to prepare in one pot. “Continued research tells us consumers want to enjoy seafood at home. It also tells us that they want it without too much fuss […]