BJ’s Wholesale Club, an operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States, will open its newest club in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday, March 6. To celebrate, the retailer will host a grand opening celebration from Friday, March 6, through Sunday, March 8. “At BJ’s, we help families save on everything they need, from […]
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Kona Gold Solutions Signs LOI To Acquire Flo Beverages LLC
Melbourne, Florida-based Kona Gold Solutions Inc., a hemp and CBD lifestyle brand focused on product development in the functional beverage sector, announced Feb. 13 it has signed an LOI (Letter of Intent) to acquire Flo Beverages LLC, located in Longwood, Florida. Kona Gold will be performing its due diligence over the next few weeks and expects to close […]
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National Beverage: Lawsuit Against LaCroix Dismissed, Claims Retracted
National Beverage Corp. announced Feb. 19 dismissal with prejudice and complete retraction of all of the allegations contained in a prior lawsuit which challenged the natural ingredient labeling of LaCroix. The plaintiff recanted the statements made in a press release issued by her counsel concurrent with the lawsuit that was filed. In a written recantation, […]
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Buy Alabama’s Best Recognizes Retail Campaign Contest Winners
The 2020 Buy Alabama’s Best Retail Campaign Launch Awards luncheon was held recently at The Club. The Alabama Grocers Association, the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries and the Alabama Food Manufacturers and Producers Association were all in attendance. Presentations were made by Assistant Commissioner Bob Plaster, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries; Ellie Taylor, […]
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Garner Foods Names Katie Chaffin New Director Of Marketing
Garner Foods, makers of Texas Pete and Green Mountain Gringo products, has named Katie Chaffin as its new director of marketing. Chaffin has been a member of the Garner Foods team since 2010, when she joined the company as the marketing communications coordinator. Through the years, Chaffin has grown her role as a key member of […]
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Refuel Reaches Agreement To Acquire Double Quick
Refuel Operating Co. LLC, a Charleston, South Carolina-based retail and wholesale fuel distribution and convenience store business, has entered into an agreement to acquire Double Quick Inc., a Mississippi-based retail fuel distribution and convenience store chain. Refuel is a portfolio company of First Reserve, a global private equity investment firm exclusively focused on energy. Double […]
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Zapp’s Offers New Orleans Kettle Style Evil Eye Potato Chips
Zapp’s new Evil Eye Potato Chips were “born in the spirit of New Orleans and Voodoo healer Marie Laveau,” the company says, and “peer into your soul with the reverie of a mysterious, intense stare.” In the 1800s, Laveau’s evil eye “cast fear, mystery and hexes into the hearts of the nefarious and noble of […]