Pictsweet Farms has introduced a claim that no other national brand of frozen vegetables can make: all of its vegetables today are “100 percent Grown on American Soil.” Consumers will see evidence of this commitment on the front of every Pictsweet Farms frozen vegetable product, which will display the “100 percent Grown on American Soil” […]
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Asheville Brewer Releases Cold Mountain Spiced Winter Ale
For the past 24 years, Asheville, N.C.-based Highland Brewing has kicked off the holiday season with a release party for Cold Mountain Spiced Winter Ale. As with many things this year, Cold Mountain 2020 will look different, including a ticketed weekend of celebration sessions and online pre-orders for the beer. While historically Cold Mountain release […]
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IDScan.net, Rouses Complete Loss Prevention Solution Pilot Program
IDScan.net, a provider of identity verification and information gathering solutions, and Rouses Market, a 65-store grocery chain in the Southeast U.S., recently completed a pilot program of a new loss prevention solution called IDWare Profit. The solution reduced returns by 36 percent at participating stores. Following the successful pilot, Rouses has expanded the use of […]
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Publix Reports Q3 Sales Increased 18.3% Over 2019
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix has reported its third quarter 2020 results and stock price. Sales for the three months ended Sept. 26, 2020 were $11.1 billion, an 18.3 percent increase from $9.3 billion in 2019. Comparable store sales for the three months ended Sept. 26, 2020 increased 16.5 percent. The company estimates its sales for the […]
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SEG Announces Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion And Diversity Grants
Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, and the SEG Gives Foundation, have announced the first-ever Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant Program award recipients. The grant program supports deserving organizations that assist in leveling the playing field for communities that face racial disparities […]
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Publix To Open New Store Nov. 4 In South Fulton County, GA
Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7 a.m., Sandtown Crossing in Atlanta, Georgia. This 48,100-square-foot store will bring 135 new jobs to the South Fulton County area. The store will have traditional grocery, dairy and frozen food departments along with full-service bakery, deli, pharmacy, seafood, meat and fresh produce departments. […]
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Publix Reveals Expansion Of North Carolina Distribution Center
Publix has revealed plans to expand its distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina, to include a dry grocery warehouse, which will add more than 1.2 million square feet of space. In February 2020, Publix broke ground on the distribution center’s first phase, a refrigerated warehouse, currently under construction. The entire distribution center is expected to […]
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Market Profile: Grant’s IGA Store Locations Serve As ‘Lifeline’ To Their Communities
Co-owner: Many towns would be ‘food deserts if we weren’t there’ by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer The way Ron Martin sees it, small-town local grocery stores like those operated by Virginia-based Grant’s IGA are “a lifeline to the community.” Without them, many towns would be left without access to fresh food. Grant is president and […]