Food City recently made a series of donations and check presentations to local food banks, nonprofits and holiday outreach programs throughout its multi-state footprint. Food City and Dietz & Watson partnered to support the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, delivering more than a ton of premium deli meats and a $2,250 check in support of the […]
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Rouses Chairman: ‘We’ll Keep Trying To Get Better Forever’
As Rouses Markets celebrates its 65th anniversary, Chairman Donald Rouse Sr. reflects on the roots of the family-owned company and looks to the future with the third generation leading the way. Rouse said his father, Anthony J. Rouse Sr., set the standard for the company with his humility and strong work ethic. “He would never […]
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Third-Generation Rouses CEO: ‘We’re The No. 1 Grocer’ Along Gulf Coast
For Donny Rouse, president and CEO of Rouses Markets, the story of the company’s past and its vision for the future always come back to family, community and the Gulf Coast culture that shaped them both. “It first starts with my grandfather and his passion and energy for the business and willing to do anything […]
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Publix Pharmacy Introduces Prescription Savings Finder
Publix Pharmacy has introduced a prescription savings finder tool aimed at helping customers identify lower-cost options for medications at its pharmacies throughout the Southeast. The Discount Finder, powered by RxSense, is available through the Publix Pharmacy app and online at publix.com/rxsavings, providing a centralized digital marketplace where customers can compare savings options for most prescriptions. […]
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Food City Supports Wreaths Across Chattanooga With $15K Donation
Food City continued its support of Wreaths Across Chattanooga by making a $15,000 donation and delivering 31,000 wreaths Dec. 13 to Chattanooga National Cemetery in Tennessee. More than 100 volunteers, including a number of Food City employees and their families, placed the wreaths, which remain on display throughout December. Wreaths Across Chattanooga works to recognize […]
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Southeastern Grocers Delivers More Than $368K For Holiday Hunger Relief
Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie, has delivered more than $368,000 in monetary and product donations through its holiday hunger-relief initiatives. The total includes a contribution of $180,000 to Feeding America, generated through SEG’s in-store community donation programs, and more than $188,000 in product provided to food pantries through the grocer’s holiday […]
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Food Lion Feeds Donates 28M Meals To Local Families
Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion’s hunger-relief platform, donated nearly 28 million meals to communities during the “Holidays Without Hunger” campaign, which ran Nov. 5-Dec. 9 in support of Feeding America. “Holidays Without Hunger” also supports 33 local Feeding America partner food banks and hundreds of partner agencies throughout Food Lion’s 10-state operating area. Since it […]
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Smithfield Foods Distributes 1K Holiday Hams In Hampton Roads, VA
Smithfield Foods, in collaboration with The Kroger Co., distributed 1,000 free holiday hams and grocery bags filled with side dishes Dec. 16 as part of its Season of Serving event in southeastern Virginia. The effort was held in partnership with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. “The […]