Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has added its Food Lion To-Go grocery pickup service at 38 new stores in North Carolina and Virginia, as of July 27. Customers can use the Food Lion To-Go website or the Food Lion To-Go app to confirm availability and place orders. “Expanding this convenient service to additional Food Lion stores is […]
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Countertop Productions Recently Appointed Cliff Caldwell To EVP
Alexandria, Virginia-based Countertop Productions recently announced the appointment of Cliff Caldwell to EVP, effective June 29, 2020, in an effort to intensify its goal to grow a presence in grocery retail, wholesale and food service, says the company. Caldwell is based out of the company’s national sales office in Atlanta, Georgia. As EVP, Caldwell will […]
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SEG Combats Nationwide Coin Shortage With Community Giving
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has launched its new SEG Positive Change Round Up Campaign to help minimize the impact of the current nationwide coin shortage while also providing support to people in need. Beginning Friday, July 24, customers throughout the […]
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Assoc. Grocers CEO With Optimistic Outlook Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
by John McCurry / contributing writer Overall, grocers in Louisiana and Mississippi have handled the coronavirus pandemic well. That’s the assessment of Manard Lagasse, president and CEO of Baton Rouge-based Associated Grocers. Associated Grocers provides resources and support for more than 200 independent grocers in those states and Texas. “Obviously, there have been some issues […]
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Food Lion Opens New Store In West Columbia, SC
Food Lion opened a new store in West Columbia, South Carolina, on Wednesday, July 22, located at 2916 Emanuel Church Road. The new store is open daily from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. “I’m extremely excited to open this new location in the community I call home,” said Brandon Miles, store manager. “I was born […]
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No Evil Foods, ANF Feed Growing Appetite For Plant-Based Products
by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer For Mike Wolianksy and Sadrah Schadel the journey to running No Evil Foods, a plant-based meat company in Asheville, North Carolina, began with the homesteading life in upstate New York. “We just were doing as much as we could from scratch because we wanted to try to know more […]
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Publix Produce For Kids Campaign Raising Funds For Food Banks
The annual Publix Produce for Kids campaign is underway, with 12 produce partners supporting the 31 Feeding America member food banks in the Publix market area and a new focus on digital shopper communication. Newly designed Produce for Kids campaign signage appeared in produce departments at Publix Super Markets this July, launching the bi-annual campaign […]
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Dole, Pixar Animation Studios Alliance Takes Fright Out Of Produce
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Co. is seeking to take the scare out of specialty fruits and veggies with a unique summer initiative designed to widen the public’s produce horizons to create new family favorites. The company has collaborated with Pixar film and characters to launch original recipes, serving suggestions, digital and social activations, family-friendly activities, fun […]