Amazon Fresh is opening its new grocery store in Franconia, Virginia, on May 27, making it the first in the greater Washington, D.C. area and the 13th in the country. The approximately 30,000-square-foot store is located at 7005 C Manchester Blvd. and will be open from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. In addition to offering low […]
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Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Kalera Unveils First Harvest For Atlanta Vertical Farming Facility
Kalera, one of the fastest-growing U.S. vertical farming companies in the world and a leader in plant science for producing high-quality produce in controlled environments, celebrated its first harvest in its Atlanta-area facility. Its largest farm to date — and the largest vertical farm in the Southeastern U.S. — the facility is 77,000 square-feet and […]
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AppHarvest Names Bakhtiari As VP Of Investor Relations
Kaveh Bakhtiari has joined AgTech company AppHarvest in a newly created role as VP of investor relations, effective May 17. In this new position, Bakhtiari will focus on developing AppHarvest’s strategic positioning and building relationships with the global investment community. “Radical transparency is a core value at AppHarvest, and that’s why we’re so eager to upgrade […]
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SEG Offers Community Incentives With COVID-19 Vaccines
In efforts to further safeguard communities during the ongoing pandemic and encourage vaccine administrations, Southeastern Grocers is now offering community incentives to individuals who receive COVID-19 vaccines in all Harveys Supermarket, Fresco y Más and Winn-Dixie in-store pharmacies. Customers and associates can now receive grocery coupons for up to $15 off SE Grocers products by […]
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Cal-Maine Foods Acquires Red River Valley Egg Farm
Cal-Maine Foods has reached a definitive agreement to purchase the remaining 50 percent membership interest in Red River Valley Egg Farm from Rose Acre Farms. The entity will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. The purchase price is $48.5 million for the balance of the joint venture’s membership interests. Red River Valley Egg […]
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FlexEngage Partners With CitrusAd To Offer Digital Receipts
Orlando, Florida-based flexEngage, a global leader in dynamic receipt and transactional communications, has partnered with retail media technology company, CitrusAd. Through this partnership, retailers will be able to leverage the CitrusAd network to monetize and personalize their digital receipts and transactional e-commerce messages. For years, grocers have benefitted from incremental revenue by delivering manufacturer promotions […]
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Kroger Health To Offer COVID-19 Vaccine By Walk-In
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., is offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at most of its locations in the Atlanta Division, which includes Georgia, East Alabama and South Carolina. The company is encouraging all those eligible to receive the vaccine to do so at their earliest convenience to help stop the spread of […]
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Publix Expands Bluehouse Salmon Offerings In All Stores
Publix is offering Atlantic Sapphire’s land-raised Bluehouse Salmon in all stores across its seven-state footprint. Publix was one of the earliest supporters of Atlantic Sapphire’s Miami-based Bluehouse, one the largest land-based aquaculture salmon farms in the U.S. and the only land-farmed salmon in the country that uses salt water from an aquifer. Publix initially offered […]