Publix Super Markets has extended the company’s online social presence with fourth quarter soft launches to Pinterest (December 2015) and Instagram (October 2015). The company currently has more than 14,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 1,000 on Pinterest. Pinterest provides a platform for Publix customers to discover the company’s expertise and services while Instagram allows […]
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Custard Stand Food Products Will Appear On ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ Feb. 21
Custard Stand Food Products, makers of Custard Stand Hot Dog Chili and Custard Stand Chili Soup with Beef and Beans, is scheduled to appear in an episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank” on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 10 p.m. (Eastern time). Dee and Angie Cowger, owners of Custard Stand Food Products, were invited to pitch a […]
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TravelCenters, Minit Mart Co-Locate Fuddruckers At Commerce, Georgia, Location
TravelCenters of America and its Minit Mart brand have opened a new Fuddruckers restaurant, located next to the Minit Mart inside the TA travel center at I-85, Exit 149 (US 441), in Commerce, Georgia. The Texas-based eatery Fuddruckers is known for having the “World’s Greatest Hamburgers®,” made from 100% USDA premium-cut beef with no added fillers and […]
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Food Lion Recognizes Its Store Manager Of The Year
Food Lion has named David Cooper its 2015 Store Manager of the Year. Cooper, who is the store manager of the Food Lion at 1030 N. Rogers Lane in Raleigh, North Carolina, was selected from a group of 1,100 store managers across the company. Cooper’s store team was part of 162 stores in the Raleigh market […]
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Specialty Snack Company Opens Global Headquarters In Tennessee
Pure Foods, a specialty snack company, celebrated the opening of its global headquarters and primary manufacturing location late last month at Gateway Commerce Park in Kingsport, Tennessee. The 88,000-s.f., state-of-the-art manufacturing facility produces nutrient-dense and reduced-fat snack foods for distribution in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. “Today marks an exciting new chapter for Pure Foods […]
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Ingles’ New Greeneville, Tennessee, Store Opens This Week
Ingles Markets will open its new Greeneville, Tennessee store, on Thursday. The store replaces an old unit on East Andrew Johnson Highway that closed in May and is double the size—nearly 80,000 s.f.—of its predecessor, which was demolished to make way for the new store. According a story from The Greeneville Sun last year when […]
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Tennessee Industry Discusses Issues It Faces With Lawmakers During ‘Day On The Hill’
The Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association (TGCSA) held its annual legislative “Day on the Hill” on Feb. 2. A strong contingent of food industry retailers, suppliers and manufacturers fanned out across Nashville’s Legislative Plaza, talking to lawmakers about legislation affecting the upcoming implementation of wine in grocery stores, a bottle deposit bill and the […]
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Winn-Dixie Unveils Newly Remodeled Baymeadows Store In Jacksonville
Shoppers entering the newly remodeled Winn-Dixie store in Baymeadows (Jacksonville, Florida) will see a lot more than they might have expected. “I always like a sense of arrival,” said Ian McLeod, president and CEO of Southeastern Grocers, which owns the Winn-Dixie banner. At the start, they’ll see the large produce section. To their right and […]