Smithfield Foods Inc. and Cheney Brothers Inc. joined forces to donate more than 40,000 pounds of protein to Palm Beach County Food Bank. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2019 Helping Hungry Homes donation tour, Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief initiative focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure. The donation, equivalent to more than 160,000 servings of […]
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Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Appoints Three New Senior Executives
Miami, Florida-based Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, a distributor of beverage alcohol has appointed John Wittig as chief commercial officer, Gene Sullivan as chief sales and marketing officer and David Chaplin as chief growth officer, effective Jan. 1. In their new roles, Wittig and Sullivan will report to Southern Glazer’s COO Brad Vassar. Chaplin will […]
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Food City Opens Largest Ground-Up Store In Hometown Of Abingdon
The new Food City at 151 Cook Street in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on Oct 30. The 62,000-s.f.-plus flagship store—the largest store the grocer has constructed—is a replacement for the company’s existing Towne Centre Drive location. “This day has been long awaited by our company, our loyal customers and our dedicated associates and we couldn’t be […]
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Enmarket Debuts New Headquarters In Savannah
The Savannah, Georgia-based Enmarket convenience store chain has a new home. The locally owned and operated company has moved into its new corporate headquarters building at the corner of Chatham Parkway and Highway 17 in Savannah. The 23,000-s.f. office building is the first completed phase of a larger complex on the site along one of Savannah’s […]
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Looma Introduces Loop Retail Storytelling At More Than 200 Stores
The Looma Project has unveiled Loop At-Shelf Maker Stories in more than 150 Kroger banner Harris Teeter stores and 50 North Carolina-based Lowes Foods stores. Loop is a network of tablets that play short videos connecting consumers to the people behind their products. The platform also enables retailers and brands to understand how shoppers are responding […]
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Butterball Launches Limited-Edition Premium Oven-Ready Stuffing
Garner, North Carolina-based Butterball has been in business for more than 60 years. The brand, best known for its turkey, now is offering a line of stuffing. Butterball Premium Stuffing comes in two flavors: Traditional Savory Herb and Cornbread with Turkey Sausage. Pre-packaged in an oven-ready tray, this stuffing goes straight from freezer to the […]
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Acosta Filing Prepackaged Chapter 11 To Cut $3B Long-Term Debt
Acosta said Nov. 8 that it has reached terms with more than 70 percent of its lenders and more than 80 percent of its noteholders as a precursor to its prepackaged Chapter 11 filing. The Jacksonville, Florida-based sales and marketing agency said the plan will eliminate all of its approximately $3 billion of long-term debt. […]
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Riviana Foods Expands Ready-To-Serve Rice Plant In Memphis
Riviana Foods Inc. has expanded its production capacity for its microwaveable rice products under the Minute rice brand. This expansion, a $27 million investment which will double current operational output, represents the second time in three years that Riviana has implemented a significant capital project to improve ready-to-serve production capabilities at its 400,000-s.f. processing and packaging plant […]