Earth Fare is rolling out a new brand, “Hand Picked, Discovered by Earth Fare,” introduced April 4 in the second edition of its in-store magazine, The Clean Plate. The curated line of globally inspired products features “sophisticated flavor profiles,” the company says, while adhering to Earth Fare’s food philosophy. “Shoppers shouldn’t have to sacrifice more adventurous […]
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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Central Florida Gaining In Population, Businesses
by Lorrie Griffith/editor–Southeast Central Florida is in the midst of a housing crisis created by Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico last September. According to the Orlando Sentinel’s 2018 Central Florida Business Forecast, released in January, 50,000 or more Puerto Ricans are believed to have moved to Florida since the storm, many of them now […]
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Tyson Donates Truckload Of Protein, $168K To Georgia Food Bank
Tyson Foods in March helped the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank establish a mobile pantry with a $168,414 grant that allowed the food bank to purchase a 26-ft. refrigerated truck. The company also donated a truckload of protein, totaling 35,000 pounds, to the food bank. “Middle Georgia Community Food Bank is grateful to have Tyson […]
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Independent Piggly Wiggly Owners To Purchase Six SEG Stores
Three independent Piggly Wiggly store owners, with the support of C&S Wholesale Grocers, have entered into a definitive agreement with Southeastern Grocers to acquire three Bi-Lo stores in South Carolina and three Harveys Supermarkets in Georgia. This arrangement is in conjunction with the restructuring support agreement announced by Southeastern Grocers on March 15. Piggly Wiggly […]
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Recommended: Winn-Dixie Parent Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Southeastern Grocers, the Jacksonville-based parent of Winn-Dixie and four other supermarket chains, filed its previously announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring plan early Tuesday morning. The case was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. New York firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is the company’s lead attorney. The company already has an […]
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Aunt Dottie’s Renamed Greenjoy; Launches New Logo, Packaging, Website
Aunt Dottie’s is rebranding its products as Greenjoy, revamping all its packaging and launching a new website. The name Greenjoy comes from the company’s line of Pressed Salad Bars and its relevance to the company’s goals—to bring joy to eating healthy greens and vegetables. As it continues to expand, the company is uniting all its […]
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Mitchell Grocery To Purchase Three Alabama Winn-Dixie Stores
Mitchell Grocery Corp. has entered into an agreement to purchase three Winn-Dixie store locations in Alabama from Winn-Dixie’s parent company, Southeastern Grocers LLC. All three stores are located in northeast Alabama in the cities of Jacksonville, Oxford and Pell City. Mitchell Grocery is purchasing the stores on behalf of two of its current customers, Johnson’s Giant Foods and The D’Alessandro Organization LLC. Johnson’s […]
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Publix Opening New Supermarket In Huntsville, Alabama
Publix Super Markets will be opening a new store on March 28, in Huntsville, Alabama, at the Pinnacle at Provident Shopping Center on Old Monrovia Road. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service and a unique shopping experience for our customers,” said Brenda Reid, media and community relations manager. “We are proud to open our […]
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Kentucky-Made Cattlemen’s Ground Beef Debuts At Kroger
This week, Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles joined Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association leaders, Kroger officials and farmers to unveil a new all-Kentucky beef product—and celebrate National Agriculture Day. Kentucky Cattlemen’s Ground Beef is sold in 85 Kroger supermarkets across the Commonwealth in one-pound packages and in two-pound packages of four patties each. “On a day when […]
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Olé Mexican Foods Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary This Year
In 1988 Veronica Moreno sold her first order of tortillas from a recipe she learned from her grandmother. Today, 30 years later, Olé Mexican Foods Inc., maker of Olé and La Banderita tortillas, says it still aims to create “great food that brings friends and family together at the table.” On its 30th anniversary, Olé […]
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Rouses Will Replace Orange Beach, Alabama, Winn-Dixie This Spring
A Rouses Market soon will take the place of the Winn-Dixie at 25405 Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach, Alabama. The 40,000-s.f. store will be the company’s seventh location in Lower Alabama. The company is encouraging Winn-Dixie team members to apply for positions at the soon-to-be Rouses store. Rouses expects to acquire the store in late […]
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Southeastern Grocers Expanding Fresco Y Más To Central, West Florida
Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, plans to expand its Fresco y Más Hispanic banner beyond South Florida and open three new locations in Orlando and Tampa, Florida. The new Fresco y Más locations will open in April and will offer customers “an authentic Hispanic grocery […]
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Rouses Rolls Out Meal Kits For Two At Most Of Its Stores
Busy customers who want a home-cooked meal now can take shopping and chopping off of their to-do list. Rouses Markets has introduced its own line of ready-to-cook meal kits to most of its markets. “We’re always looking for ways to help our customers who are short on time,” says Donny Rouse, CEO. “Our meal kits let you […]
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iGrabit Launches Meal Kit Program For Independent Grocers
Miramar, Florida-based iGrabit, an artificial intelligence-powered personal grocery shopping assistant, is launching a meal kit program as part of its ongoing efforts to better help its independent grocer partners compete online. “Meal kits, which started out as a direct-to-consumer subscription business, have migrated to the retail grocery channel in a big way, with food retailing giants […]
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Independent Grocer In Athens, Georgia, Testing Shelf-Scanning Robot
by Lorrie Griffith/editor–Southeast A robot comes out of the backroom each morning at 1 a.m. at the Bell’s Food Store at 995 Hawthorne Avenue in Athens, Georgia. It heads to the first aisle on its route and begins its mission. During this test phase at Bell’s, the three cameras on one side of the robot […]
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Southeastern Grocers Filing Prepackaged Chapter 11, Closing 94 Stores
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, has entered into an agreement with creditors to restructure its debt through a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The agreement will give unsecured note holders ownership of the company by canceling the notes and exchanging them for equity in the company, reports the Jax Daily Record. The company is […]
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Rouses Markets Launches Online Shopping And Same-Day Delivery
Rouses Markets is introducing online grocery shopping and same-day delivery to the majority of its Gulf Coast stores through Instacart and Shipt. “Now if you don’t have time to come to Rouses, Rouses can come to you,” said Donny Rouse, CEO. Rouses’ Instacart service launched March 8 in New Orleans (North and South Shore), Baton […]
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Publix Honors 12 With Leadership Awards At Annual Conference
Publix Super Markets recognized 12 managers and associates during the company’s annual conference on March 11. One store manager from each of Publix’s five divisions and one support-area associate received the 2017 George W. Jenkins Award, the company’s most prestigious recognition. Additionally, one district manager from each division and one support-area manager received the President’s […]
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Parker’s Brings ‘Kitchen’ Concept To More Georgia, South Carolina Stores
Parker’s, a c-store chain focused on foodservice, has expanded its Parker’s Kitchen concept—which offers fresh, hot Southern-inspired food made from scratch daily—to 29 stores in Georgia and South Carolina. When Parker’s opens its newest store on Lady’s Island, South Carolina, in April, the company will offer foodservice at 30 locations. In addition, the company has […]
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Rouses Bringing Italian Imports To The Gulf Through ITA Partnership
Rouses Markets is partnering with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) to add Italian imports, including cheese, cured meats, preserves and wine, to its stores throughout the Gulf Coast. “This partnership expands exponentially the Italian imports we have on our shelves for our customers,” says Donny Rouse, CEO. “We’ve made Italian products a priority because our customers […]