The Kroger Co. says customers at its Durham, N.C., store on Hillsborough Road donated 1,960 pounds of goods during the “Fill the Bus” food drive at the store last Saturday. The food drive was made possible through a partnership with the Durham Area Transit Authority, and all of the donations will go directly to 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.
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Publix’s Sales Up 6.6 Percent In 2Q
Publix’s sales for the second quarter of 2014 were $7.5 billion, a 6.6 percent increase from last year’s $7 billion. Sales for the second quarter were positively impacted 1.3 percent due to the Easter holiday being in the second quarter of 2014. Comparable-store sales for the second quarter increased 6.3 percent. Net earnings for the […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Dollar Tree To Buy Family Dollar For $8.5B
Two discount giants based in the Southeast are coming together. Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree said this morning that it plans to purchase Family Dollar Stores, headquartered in Matthews, N.C., in a cash and stock transaction valued at $8.5 billion, or $74.50 per share—a 22.8 percent premium over Family Dollar’s closing price as of July 25. […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Southeast
Iconic Coca-Cola ‘Ghost Signs’ Come Back To Life
Not long after Coca-Cola was invented in 1886, the company hired sign painters to extol the virtues of the new beverage on the sides of buildings across the country. Thousands of iconic Coca-Cola wall murals became prominent features in cities and towns, particularly in the rural South. Thousands of these iconic advertisements remain today, but […]
Posted in, New Products, Southeast
The Spice Lab Launches Candied Bacon Rubs
The Spice Lab is introducing Candied Bacon Rub, a sweet and spicy mix of brown sugar and spices that transforms store-bought bacon into a caramelized gourmet treat. Available in four blends—New Orleans Cajun, Caribbean Island Jerk, Asian Sesame Sweet & Spicy and Country Style Pepper—an 8-oz. bag contains rub for 4-6 pounds of bacon. SRP […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Teams With Atlanta Community Food Bank On Free School Supply Program
Publix Super Markets and the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) have launched a new partnership to get free school supplies to teachers and students in need. The Publix Tools for Back to School campaign will be unveiled in more than 1,000 Publix stores July 24 and will raise funds to donate school supplies across Georgia, […]
Posted in, Marketing News, Southeast
Mobile Apps: Providing Solutions Key To Greater Shopper Engagement
The growth of mobile apps in the food retail industry has been well documented, but recent research suggests that the key to generating consumer engagement with a store’s mobile app is to customize the functions to meet a store’s particular shoppers’ specific needs and interests. According to Nancy Childs, a professor of food marketing at […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
EPA Presents Sprouts In Dunwoody, Ga., With GreenChill Certification As Store Opens Today
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has presented Sprouts Farmers Market in Dunwoody, Ga., with GreenChill Platinum-Level Store Certification, the highest level of certification. EPA Regional Administrator Heather McTeer Toney delivered remarks and made the award presentation Tuesday. GreenChill is an EPA partnership with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on […]
Posted in, Center Store, National, Southeast
Reynolds, Lorillard, Imperial Confirm Acquisition Talk
In response to U.K. disclosure obligations, today Imperial Tobacco PLC issued an announcement describing certain discussions among Imperial, Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) and Lorillard Inc. Reynolds and Lorillard confirmed the talks. Reynolds American said it is in discussions regarding a possible acquisition of Lorillard. British American Tobacco (BAT), RAI’s largest shareholder, is participating in the […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Kroger Bagger Crowned Georgia’s Best
Kevin Davis, a 21-year-old who works at Kroger No. 619 in Griffin, has taken home Georgia’s Best Bagger title. Davis beat out three other grocery baggers during two rounds of competition Thursday evening during the 2014 Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) Convention’s opening night party at Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Fla. It was […]
Posted in, Grocery News, Southeast
Keurig Green Mountain Making Harris Teeter Branded K-Cup Packs
Keurig Green Mountain Inc., a leader in specialty coffee, coffee makers, teas and other beverages with its innovative brewing technology, is now the exclusive manufacturer of Harris Teeter branded K-Cup packs for the Keurig brewing system. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “We’re happy to welcome Harris Teeter into the Keurig system,” said […]
Posted in, Executive News, Southeast
Food City Promotes Three
Food City has promoted three employees. Haskel Bledsoe is director of security/loss prevention; Don Mascola is VP of information technology/in-store services; and Raymond Stockard is district manager. Bledsoe previously served as district manager for the company, responsible for the operational oversight of 17 Food City locations within the Tri-City market. “Haskel has served as store […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
Gold Creek Foods Purchases Schreiber Distribution Center
Gold Creek Foods has acquired a 124,000-s.f. distribution and production facility in Gainesville, Ga., to meet customers’ and vendor needs and advance its corporate growth business plan. The company acquired a 24-acre site at 2255 White Sulphur Rd., which formerly housed Schreiber Foods. The site is in an established industrial sector of Gainesville, has rail access, […]
Posted in, New Products, Southeast
Front Porch Launches New Southern-Inspired Ice Cream Flavors
Front Porch Carolina Churned Ice Cream has added two more flavors to its Southern-inspired ice cream lineup: Charleston Sea Salt Caramel and Caroline’s Coffee & Caramel. The two new flavors, along with the rest of the Front Porch family, are available in pints in select grocers’ freezers and scooped at the classic ice cream parlor […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
W.Va. Beekeeper Wins 2014 Bayer CropScience Bee Care Community Leadership Award
As a disabled Vietnam veteran who lost a leg in the war, West Virginia beekeeper Herbert Everhart, owner of Eversweet Apiaries, was a natural choice to help start what may be the first beekeeping program for veterans in the U.S. Sponsored by the West Virginia Eastern Panhandle Beekeeping Association, the two-year program is designed to […]
Posted in, Marketing News, Southeast
Georgia Peach Council Launches Summertime Marketing Campaign
Georgia Peach growers are gearing up for a plentiful crop, which is expected to peak in volume and quality next month. To highlight the outstanding flavor of the quintessential summertime fruit, the Georgia Peach Council has launched a new, seasonal marketing campaign aimed at both retailers and consumers. “There’s nothing like the taste of a […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Industry News, Southeast
Tennessee’s Red White And Food Launches Wine Petition Campaign
Red White and Food, the nonprofit organization that supports allowing wine sales in Tennessee’s retail food stores, launched its statewide petition campaign this week at a news conference held at the Green Hills Kroger in Nashville, one of five news conferences held around the state to announce the campaign. Melissa Eads, a Red White and […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
Laurel Grocery Co. Debuts Employee Health Clinic
Laurel Grocery Co., in partnership with KentuckyOne Health Primary Care, opened a new on-site health clinic today to Laurel Grocery employees and their families. The clinic is located just outside the company’s main warehouse on Highway 192 in London, Ky. The clinic is part of a new health initiative at Laurel Grocery under the name […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Harris Teeter Opening Cary, N.C., Store Wednesday
Harris Teeter, a banner of The Kroger Co., will open its newest store Wednesday at Parkside Town Commons in Cary, N.C. The 53,000-s.f. store will be open 24 hours and includes a drive-thru pharmacy that will be open seven days a week. The store, managed by Brad Binford, will have eight checkouts and four USCAN […]
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Three Ga. Winn-Dixie Stores Converting To Harveys Beginning This Weekend
Winn-Dixie, a subsidiary of Bi-Lo Holdings, will begin rebranding three Georgia stores to the Harveys banner this Saturday. The stores at 2800 Old Dawson Rd. in Albany, 1553 U.S. 19 S. in Leesburg and 1208 Crawford St. in Americus will close Saturday for conversion and reopen Friday, June 13, as Harveys stores. To ensure customer […]