Florida’s Natural Growers has promoted Christopher Groom as the company’s incoming CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Groom, the current COO of Florida’s Natural Growers, will succeed Robert Behr as CEO. In this role, Groom will work closely with the Florida’s Natural management staff and board of directors to uphold the cooperative’s long-standing legacy in Florida citrus. Since 2011, Groom has been instrumental […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Executive News, Southeast
Tompkins Robotics Expands Executive Team Due To Growth
Orlando, Florida-based Tompkins Robotics has added two industry leaders to its executive team. Wes Goode and Sean O’Farrell will both be serving in the roles as VP of operations and were brought on to keep pace with the company’s accelerated growth. Goode has been in the material handling industry for 25 years and has experience […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Enhances Education Assistance Program For Employees
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has expanded its education assistance programs, including tuition reimbursement for all part-time and full-time employees, an increase in tuition reimbursement and discounted degree programs at 15 education providers. After six months of continuous employment, part-time and full-time employees are eligible for tuition reimbursement, which includes tuition, books and class-required fees […]
Posted inDairy News, Southeast
Hart Dairy Wins 2022 ‘Flavor Of Georgia’ Grand Prize
Hart Dairy has won the grand prize at the 2022 Flavor of Georgia food contest for its Pasture Raised & Grass Fed 365 Days Per Year Chocolate Whole Milk. Hart Dairy is a dairy company based in Waynesboro, Georgia, led by Tim Connell and Richard Watson. The cows are pasture raised, never confined and grass fed 365 […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Walmart Celebrates Opening Of Distribution Center In Ridgeville, SC
Walmart employees and managers joined local residents and elected officials April 22 for the grand opening of Walmart’s Import Distribution Center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. The event featured remarks from Gov. Henry McMaster and Mike Gray, SVP of supply chain operations for Walmart; as well as a congratulatory video from John Furner, president and CEO of […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Southeast, Supply Chain News
Dot Foods To Build 13th U.S. Distribution Center In Manchester, TN
Dot Foods has announced that Manchester, Tennessee, will be the home of its next U.S. distribution center. Dot has an existing facility in Dyersburg, Tennessee. “Tennessee has a lot to offer businesses like ours,” said Joe Tracy, Dot Foods CEO. “Dot first called Tennessee home in the 1980s and early 90s, and we’ve loved being back […]
Posted inInnovator of the Year, Southeast
The Fresh Market’s Marketing Innovations Guide To ‘Top of Mountain’
Kevin Miller came to The Fresh Market as chief marketing officer after having served in the same role for 4.5 years at Natural Grocers, where he had learned a lot about the grocery industry. The job of CMO at The Fresh Market was “an opportunity to further apply some of that knowledge. It was a […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast, Sustainability News
Hickory Nut Gap Announces Fairview, NC Farm Certification
After more than a year of education and implementation of Ecological Outcome Verification monitoring systems in Fairview, North Carolina, Hickory Nut Gap announces certification as a Savory Institute Hub. As a Savory Hub, Hickory Nut Gap Farm becomes a regional learning center that brings the power of holistic management and farm ecological health monitoring to members of the region and community […]