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Georgia Trend Honors Parker’s Founder/CEO As 2020 Legacy Leader

Georgia Trend magazine has honored Parker’s founder and CEO Greg Parker as a “Legacy Leader” in the September 2020 issue. To celebrate the magazine’s 35th anniversary, Georgia Trend spotlighted 15 business leaders across the state who have made a long-term impact on their communities and on the state as a whole. “The [Parker’s] brand is synonymous with clean, friendly, profitable and philanthropic,” the […]

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SOUTHEAST: Southeastern Grocers Selling 23 BI-LO And Harveys Stores

Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers, parent company of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, said Sept. 1 it has reached an agreement to sell 23 total stores: 20 BI-LO stores to Alex Lee Inc., and two BI-LO stores and one Harveys Supermarket to B&T Foods. These agreements follow the company’s previously announced decision […]

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The Coca-Cola Co. Taking Strategic Steps To Reorganize Business

The Atlanta, Georgia-based Coca-Cola Co. says it is taking strategic steps to reorganize and better enable the Coca-Cola system to pursue its Beverages for Life strategy, with a portfolio of drinks that are positioned to capture growth in a fast-changing marketplace. The company is building a networked global organization, combining the power of scale with […]

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Global Cold Chain Alliance Committed To Assisting IARW 3PL Members 

by Matt Ott / President and CEO of Global Cold Chain Alliance Global Cold Chain Alliance members ensure that the vital links in the cold chain stay connected. That means keeping food safely stored, packaged and shipped.  In this column, we are going to focus on the storage and third-party logistics, or 3PL, side of the business and […]

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Food Lion Named No. 1 Grocery Retail Program In Bond’s Loyalty Report

Food Lion’s MVP Rewards customer loyalty program was recently named Best U.S. Grocery Retail Program of 2020 in Bond’s Loyalty Report. Bond’s annual report, produced in partnership with Visa, surveyed almost 70,000 consumers on over 100 attributes, which examine more than 1,000 loyalty and credit card programs across 34 global markets. “Nourishing our communities is […]

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Market Profile: Trucking, Technology Among Trends For Grocers Across Bluegrass State

by John McCurry, contributing writer Tod Griffin, executive director of the Kentucky Grocers & Convenience Store Association, is among industry observers who believe the pandemic has accelerated the trend toward online grocery shopping.  Many stores had been sitting on the sidelines, waiting to see what some of the bigger players were going to do.  “A […]

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Market Profile: Long’s Pic Pac Pleased To Serve Pineville

Owner: ‘We do things for people…we are full service’ by John McCurry, contributing writer With a population of less than 2,000, Pineville, Kentucky, is small. The nearest city of any significant size is Knoxville, Tennessee, some 70 miles south.  The region is economically challenged due to the recent decline of the coal industry. The local hospital […]