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C&S Wholesale Grocers Partners With AGS To Expand Wholesale Offerings

C&S Wholesale Grocers is partnering with Atlantic Grocery Supply (AGS), the grocery division of Pompano, Florida-based Sun Commodities Inc. (Sun Group), to provide wholesale supply solutions to retailers in the Caribbean and Central and South America. Sun Group has a history of supplying retailers throughout the Southeast and Caribbean. Founded in 1995, it has expanded […]

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Publix Celebrates Opening Of New Supermarket In Gainesville, GA

Publix Super Markets held a grand opening celebration May 28 for a new 48,387-square-foot store at 3715 Wahoo Falls Trace in Gainesville, Georgia. The supermarket is the second the grocer has opened over an eight-month span in the Northeast Georgia city, following the Sept. 12 debut of its store at 2155 Limestone Ridge. For the […]

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Lowes Foods Expanding With Locations In NC, SC

Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Lowes Foods is expanding in the growing Triangle region of North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Lowcountry.   The Triangle stores will be in:  Wendell, North Carolina, at Wendell Falls Parkway and Eagle Rock Road; and Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, at Old Honeycutt and Purfoy roads.   In addition, the company will convert […]

Posted inProduce News, Association News, News, Southeast

SEPC Names 2025 Member Scholarship Recipients

The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC), based in Millen, Georgia, has selected 41 students to receive a scholarship for 2025, totaling $61,500. Scholarships are granted to students who meet specific criteria, including having a parent or grandparent who is a corporate member in good standing with the SEPC and has personally attended at least one SEPC […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast

Southeastern Grocers Launches Campaign For Folds Of Honor

Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. has launched its eighth annual community donation program benefiting Folds of Honor, a nonprofit that provides educational scholarships to the children and spouses of fallen and disabled military members. Through June 17, customers can show support while shopping in-store by donating $1, $5 or rounding up their grocery bill to […]

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Badger Technologies Unveils Digital Teammate Platform

Nicholasville, Kentucky-based Badger Technologies, a division of Jabil Inc., has launched the Badger Technologies Digital Teammate solution platform. The platform is powered by Badger Technologies’ next-generation autonomous robot with capabilities that enhance employee productivity through mobile data and analytics, computer vision and artificial intelligence. The Badger Technologies Digital Teammate solution combines the power of software […]

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Fresh Del Monte’s Rubyglow Pineapple Wins Top Award

Fresh Del Monte Produce’s Rubyglow pineapple was named Best Food Innovation in the premium fruit category by the World Food Innovation Awards 2025. Selected by a panel of industry experts, the awards celebrate breakthrough achievements in food and beverage, recognizing products that exemplify innovation, sustainability and consumer appeal. A registered U.S. plant patent, the Rubyglow […]

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Fresh Value Promotes Stanley To CEO

Fresh Value, a privately owned regional grocery chain based in Birmingham, Alabama, has promoted Terry Stanley to CEO. Stanley had served as chief operating officer since 2022, leading the company through strategic expansion and navigating complex industry headwinds. His promotion formalizes the leadership role he had already been executing, according to Gerry D’Alessandro, chairman and […]