Tony Chachere’s Famous Creole Cuisine is debuting its first-ever line of salad dressings. Creole-Style Ranch, Italian and French dressings are making their way onto grocery store shelves. “South Louisiana is home to the best food in the world and Tony’s is all about delivering authentic Creole flavor in every product we create. Now, with 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 inBeverage News, Corporate Store News, Health & Wellness, Southeast
Port Orleans Brewing Co., Winn-Dixie Team Up To Fight Cancer
Winn-Dixie and Port Orleans Brewing Co. are partnering to support the fight against cancer with a two-part campaign inviting customers to “Lend a Helping Can.” This partnership will support cancer patients receiving treatment at the Ochsner Cancer Institute with a Winn-Dixie community donation program and a Port Orleans beer contribution campaign. Winn-Dixie customers can make […]
Posted inDollar General, Corporate Store News, Home Page Latest News, Private Label Brands, Southeast
Dollar General Opens Its 16,000th Store In Panama City, Florida
On Sept. 28, Dollar General Corp. held the grand opening of its 16,000th store in Panama City, Florida. The company marked the event with a community celebration and donations to two local elementary schools at its new store on East Third Street, which will serve Gulf Coast residents still rebuilding from devastation caused by Hurricane Michael […]
Posted inHome Page Slider, Food Service News, Independent Store News, Southeast
Wegmans To Make N.C. Debut, Open 100th Store, In Raleigh Sept. 29
Wegmans will open its first North Carolina store Sunday, Sept. 29, at 1200 Wake Towne Drive in Raleigh. With the Raleigh opening, New York-based Wegmans will operate 100 stores New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts. The North Carolina opening has been a long time coming for residents of Raleigh and surrounding areas. […]
Posted inSoutheast, Independent Store News, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Food Fair Supermarket Opens Newest Location In Pembroke Pines
Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, has opened its newest Food Fair Supermarket location at 701 NW 99th Avenue in Pembroke Pines, Florida. To celebrate, the store hosted a grand opening celebration on Thursday, Sept.19. “We’re so excited to continue to grow our family of supermarkets […]
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Wettlin Treppendahl Receives The NGA Spirit Of America Award
The National Grocers Association (NGA) and Associated Grocers Baton Rouge (AGBR) honored Wettlin Treppendahl, owner of Treppendahl’s Super Foods, with the NGA Spirit of America Award. The award recognizes dedication and service to the independent supermarket industry and was presented to Treppendahl Sept. 24 at the AGBR Annual Shareholders meeting in Gonzales, Louisiana. “NGA is […]
Posted inSoutheast, Executive News, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Alex Lee Signs Agreement To Acquire W. Lee Flowers & Co.
Hickory, North Carolina-based Alex Lee Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire W. Lee Flowers & Co., a wholesale and retail grocery company headquartered in Scranton, South Carolina. The acquisition of W. Lee Flowers, which distributes to more than 75 grocery stores in the Carolinas and Georgia, including 50 stores that it owns and […]
Posted inSoutheast, Independent Store News, Women In The News
Publix Ranks No. 11 Among Fortune’s Best Workplaces For Women
Fortune has named Publix one of the Best Workplaces for Women, ranking it No. 11 out of 100 companies on the 2019 list, moving up from No. 29 in 2018. In a survey conducted by Great Place to Work, women were asked about experiences in their workplace based on their ability to reach their full […]
Posted inSoutheast, Beverage News, C-Store News, Deli News, Home Page Slider, Nonfood Items, Online Grocery Technology, Snacks Brands
Parker’s Kitchen Holds Grand Openings For Two Charleston-Area Stores
Parker’s Kitchen celebrated grand openings for two new state-of-the-art retail stores in the Charleston area of South Carolina on Sept. 19. The grand opening events included ribbon cuttings, as well as presentations of two $5,000 Fueling the Community donations to support the Berkeley County School District and Dorchester public schools. The Savannah, Georgia-based company’s 59th […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Deli News, Grocery Store Layout, Southeast, Specialty
Weaver Street Market Opens First Grocery Store In Downtown Raleigh
Weaver Street Market, the Triangle co-op founded in Carrboro 30 years ago, opened its new store at The Dillon in the Warehouse District of Downtown Raleigh on Sept. 21. The first grocery store in downtown Raleigh, it’s located on West Hargett Street between S. West and S. Harrington streets. Known for its wide selection of […]
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Walgreens To Test On-Demand Drone Delivery Service In Virginia
Walgreens and Wing Aviation LLC, a member of the Alphabet family of companies and the first drone operator certified as an air carrier by the Federal Aviation Administration, will offer drone delivery service to eligible residents of Christiansburg, Virginia, beginning in October. The companies will use the pilot program to further explore the future of […]
Posted inSoutheast, Organic Natural, Packaging News, Private Label Brands, Suppliers, Supply Chain News, Sustainability News
Food Lion Commits To Sustainable Chemistry, Products, Packaging
In its latest move to make its private brand products and packaging more sustainable, Food Lion has made a new sustainable chemistry commitment. Working in partnership with Retail Business Services, which develops private brand products for each of the Ahold Delhaize USA local brands, Food Lion will restrict certain chemicals from products and packaging, work […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Corporate Store News, Deli News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Organic Natural, Produce News, Southeast
Sprouts’ First Virginia Store To Open In Herndon Oct. 2
Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first store in Virginia in Herndon at 494 Elden Street on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts, which is one of the fastest–growing companies in the country, is known for its store layout inspired by farmers markets—which features fresh produce at the center of the store, an expansive bulk foods section, and extensive vitamin department focused on wellness. To […]
Posted inCenter Store, Deli News, Executive News, Food Service News, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, Perishables, Produce News, Southeast, Women In The News
Bay Food Brokerage President Honored As A Top Tampa BusinessWoman
Cammie Chatterton, president of Bay Food Brokerage Inc. in Tampa, Florida, received a Tampa BusinessWoman of the Year award at a gala Sept. 13 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street. Chatterton was chosen as one of 27 women in different fields to receive the award. The women were selected by the Tampa Bay Business Journal […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Southeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Online Grocer Farmstead Inks Deal With Alex Lee To Expand To Carolinas
Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh groceries, delivered for free, at better prices than local supermarkets, is expanding to the Carolinas after inking a first-of-its-kind partnership with Southeast grocery company Alex Lee Inc., parent company of grocer Lowes Foods and grocery distributor Merchants Distributors Inc. (MDI). The partnership enables Farmstead and Alex Lee […]
Posted inSoutheast, C-Store News, Home Page Slider
Parker’s To Host Fueling The Community Charity Golf Tournament
Parker’s, a Savannah, Georgia-based convenience store company with locations across coastal Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry, will be hosting the 7th Annual Fueling the Community Charity Golf Tournament. Scheduled for 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Oct. 22, the event raises money to support education at all area schools, as well as hospitals and […]
Posted inSoutheast, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Equipment, Grocery Store Layout, Health & Wellness, Home Page Latest News, Nonfood Items, Online Grocery Technology
Georgia Walmart Unveils Remodeled Store, First Walmart Health Center
Families in the Dallas, Georgia, area can now visit the remodeled Walmart Supercenter at 3615 Marietta Highway. The new store had its grand opening Friday, Sept. 13, along with the debut of the first-ever Walmart Health center. The Dallas supercenter remodel features enhanced customer shopping experience in many departments, like electronics, pharmacy and the vision […]
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Food Lion Feeds Renovating Food Pantries, Restocking Feeding Agencies
In conjunction with Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month, Food Lion associates and its community food bank partners will perform more than $202,000 worth of major renovations to five pantries within its 10-state footprint. Additionally, through its hunger relief initiative Food Lion Feeds, associates will restock 105 smaller feeding agencies to positively impact children, veterans and […]
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Food Lion Announces New Six-Week Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion will offer a paid parental leave benefit to all full-time associates. With this benefit, associates of any gender may take six weeks of paid parental leave within the first 12 months of a child’s birth, adoption or other legal, custodial placement. “Welcoming a new member into […]
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Gov. Kemp: Georgia Named ‘Top State For Business’ Sixth Straight Year
On Sept. 10, Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s office reported that Georgia has been named the “Top State for Business” for the sixth year in a row by Area Development, a publication covering corporate site selection and relocation. The results are determined by the publication’s poll of site consultants. “I am exceptionally proud that Georgia has […]