Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that CHEP USA, an industry leader in pallet and container pooling solutions and a part of Brambles Limited, will relocate its headquarters to Atlanta. The company plans to bring 173 jobs to the new facility over the next five years. “Georgia has many natural benefits and other strategic resources […]
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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2012 South Florida Profile: Down Real Estate Market Overshadows Job Gains, Growth
[gn_note color=”#6666ff”]The 2012 South Florida Profile originally ran in the March 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southeast. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Kristen Cloud/staff writer Florida’s grocery industry grew between 2 and 2.5 percent over the last year. The growth in […]
Posted in, New Products, Southeast
Temkin International Now Offering Quad Seal Bags
Temkin International is introducing a new Quad Seal Bag for the ultimate product presentation. Sealed on all four sides, the Quad Seal Bags have a crisp, reinforced structure allowing them to sit upright without losing their shape. Side seals also provide uninterrupted space on all sides of the bag for graphics, text and labels; or […]
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Whole Foods Finally Opening In Pembroke Pines, Fla.
It’s been more than a year since the sign went up, but now residents of Pembroke Pines, Fla., are finally going to get a Whole Foods Market, the South Florida Business Journal reports. The Austin, Texas-based natural and organic food retailer is opening a 35,000-s.f. store at the western tip of Cobblestone Plaza, at Pines […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Southeast
Coke Enterprises Chairman’s Total Comp Down
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Chairman and CEO John F. Brock’s total compensation was down 54 percent in 2011, due in part to a big dip in stock awards, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. The Atlanta-based Coke products distributor and marketer, whose annual profit jumped 20 percent to $749 million in 2011, reported in a proxy filing […]
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Fresh Market Vetting Local Food Products At Open House
Greensboro, N.C.-based The Fresh Market will hold an open house for local vendors to showcase their products from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the O.Henry Hotel in Greensboro. Growers and manufacturers can introduce their “retail-ready products” to The Fresh Market and learn about the company’s process for selecting, promoting and selling local products […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Southeast
Coca-Cola Testing PlantBottle Packaging in Southeast
The Coca-Cola Co. is conducting a limited-time pilot for its new PlantBottle packaging in Birmingham, Atlanta and Nashville. According to a release from the Atlanta-based company, the new plastic bottle packaging is made with up to 30 percent renewable material from plants. Through the end of May, Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Fanta Orange […]
Posted in, Northeast, Southeast
Save-A-Lot Opens New Stores in the East
Save-A-Lot, one of the nation’s leading hard-discount, limited-assortment grocery chains and a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, is opening a number of new stores, concentrated in the eastern U.S. The company plans to open four new stores in Pennsylvania in February and March, bringing the total number of Save-A-Lot stores in the state to 76. […]
Posted in, Southeast
Publix DMs Recognized for Promoting Diversity
Each year Publix Super Markets presents a district manager from each of its retail divisions and one support manager with a President’s Award, denoting success in meeting equal opportunity goals, displayed dedication to the dignity, value and employment security of Publix associates, and maintained a work environment that values diversity and is free from discrimination. […]
Posted in, Southeast, Southwest
Fletcher Named SVP at Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge
Associated Grocers Inc. in Baton Rouge, La., has promoted Lewis R. “Randy” Fletcher to SVP of distribution and transportation. Fletcher has been with Associated Grocers since January of 1977, recently completing 35 years of service to the company and its members. Fletcher has worked in various departments at AG Baton Rouge, including distribution, transportation, dry […]
Posted in, Marketing News, Midwest, Southeast
Chiquita Replaces CFO, Posts $16M Loss In 4Q
Chiquita Brands International Inc., which is moving its headquarters to Charlotte, N.C., from Cincinnati, Ohio, says Brian Kocher will replace Michael Sims as the company’s CFO. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that Sims is leaving Chiquita this month to become CFO of AdvancePierre, a Cincinnati-based producer of cooked protein and sandwich products. Chiquita is promoting […]
Posted in, Southeast
GFIA Unveils New Logo
The Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) turns 100 years old this year and, in honor of its century of service, has unveiled a new logo. Learn more about the GFIA at www.gfia.org.
Posted in, Market Profile, Southeast
2012 Alabama Profile: Slow But Steady Growth Expected
[gn_note color=”#6666ff”]The 2012 Alabama Profile originally ran in the February 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southeast. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Kristen Cloud/staff writer […]
Posted in, Midwest, Southeast, Suppliers
Glory Foods, South’s Farmers Bring Collard Greens To Table
Newton, Ga., may seem out of the way to many, but local farmer Cornelius Key and other members of the burgeoning Flint River Cooperative are helping plant it on the map as the birthplace of Glory Foods’ collard greens. Key is one of several African American growers to join the cooperative this year through work […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
2012 Georgia Profile: SNAP Changes, Sunday Alcohol Sales Mark Georgia’s Year in Grocery Biz
[gn_note color=”#6666ff”]The 2012 Georgia Profile originally ran in the January 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southeast. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Katie B. Davis/staff […]
Posted in, Marketing News, Southeast
Anheuser-Busch Joins Effort to Modernize Mississippi’s Beer Laws
Anheuser-Busch and its independent distributors in Mississippi have joined forces with Raise Your Pints and other members of the Mississippi Malt Beverage Association to support legislation that would raise the alcohol-by-weight (ABW) limit on beer made and sold in the state from 5 to 8 percent. Mississippi currently is the only state in the country […]
Posted in, Southeast
Publix Super Markets Charities Names Executive Director
Kelly Williams-Puccio has been named the executive director of Publix Super Markets Charities. Williams-Puccio of Lakeland joined Publix in 1979 as a cashier in Boca Raton. She has been director of associate relations since 2000, reports the Tampa Bay Business Journal. In her role she will be responsible for the strategic direction of the foundation, […]
Posted in, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
Kroger, Teamsters Ratify Agreements
Kroger Co. associates working at four distribution centers and two dairy manufacturing facilities have ratified new labor agreements with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The new contract includes a master agreement that outlines healthcare and pension benefits and local supplemental agreements that cover wages for three years. About 1,400 employees of the Cincinnati-based grocery retailer […]
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Trader Joe’s, CIW Sign Fair Food Agreement
Trader Joe’s and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) signed an agreement on Feb. 9 that formalizes the ways in which Trader Joe’s will work with the CIW and Florida tomato growers to support the CIW’s Fair Food Program. According to the coalition and Trader Joe’s, the Fair Food Program is a “groundbreaking approach to […]
Posted in, Southeast
Box Tops for Education Lets Harvey Be Principal For A Day
Laughter literally filled the hallways of one Birmingham school, as it received a special visit from comedian, author and syndicated radio personality, Steve Harvey. Box Tops for Education enlisted the help of the Steve Harvey Morning Show to award one school 100,000 Box Tops in the national Principal-for-a-Day contest. Phillips Academy’s principal, Mark Sullivan, relinquished […]