Harris Teeter and vendor Titan Farms donated approximately 57,000 lbs. of peaches to the Second Harvest Food Banks in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, N.C., this past week to help feed people struggling with hunger in the local communities. This donation is part of the retailer’s participation in the inaugural “Peaches with A Purpose” program sponsored by […]
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Dot Foods To Build Company’s Ninth DC In Dyersburg, Tenn.
Dot Foods Inc., the nation’s largest food redistributor, has chosen Dyersburg, Tenn., as the site of the company’s ninth distribution center. Construction of the new $24 million facility will begin this fall in the Dyersburg Industrial Park on State Highway 211 and will bring 157 new jobs to Dyersburg, according to the Mt. Sterling, Ill.-based company, which […]
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Online Grocer Relay Foods Launches Beta Version Of New Mobile Website
Relay Foods, the online market for sustainable food and everyday groceries, has announced the beta launch of its new mobile website, which represents a significant step forward in the online grocery shopping experience, according to the Charlottesville, Va.-based company. Thanks to the fully-functioning mobile site, Relay Foods’ curated selection of high-quality local, organic and artisanal […]
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Report: BI-LO Looking To Go Public
Privately owned BI-LO Holdings LLC, which bought Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. last year, is planning an initial public offering later this year, Reuters reported Tuesday. Citing two unnamed sources “familiar with the matter,” Reuters said BI-LO already has hired three investment banks to lead the underwriting group for the IPO. Winn-Dixie spokesman Brian Wright told the […]
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Trader Joe’s Officially Announces South Tampa Site, Others In Fla.
Trader Joe’s has officially announced plans to open a store in South Tampa. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the California-based grocery chain said it has signed a lease to open stores in Tampa as well as Wellington and Orlando in 2014. The Tampa store will be located at 3808 W Swann Ave., former home […]
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Alabama Grocers Honor Rep. DeMarco For ‘Buy Alabama’s Best’ Advocacy
Alabama House Rep. Paul DeMarco (District 46) received the Alabama Grocers Association (AGA) Spirit of Alabama Award at the Alabama Grocers Association Annual Convention in Sandestin, Fla., in July. AGA President Ellie Smotherman Taylor presented the honor to DeMarco for his “support in promoting positive and effective legislation for the food industry and for his […]
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Publix To Enter New North Carolina Markets
Publix Super Markets Inc. this morning said it will enter the Asheville and Cary markets in North Carolina. The Lakeland, Fla.-based supermarket chain plans to open its first North Carolina stores in the Charlotte area next year. The Asheville store, located in Buncombe County, will be at the southeast corner of Hendersonville and Overlook. The […]
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Rowe’s IGA Supermarket Plans Fifth Jacksonville Store
Supermarket operator Rob Rowe plans to open a fifth Rowe’s IGA Supermarket in the Jacksonville, Fla., area. The Jacksonville Daily Record reports that the store will open in a former Food Lion in West Jacksonville at 8299 W. Beaver St. Rowe said Wednesday the store will open Aug. 28 “if all goes as planned.” Commodore […]