Southern Peach Cobbler Ice Cream is the newest addition to the Blue Bell family of flavors, incorporating peach ice cream with traditional peach cobbler ingredients such as cinnamon, brown sugar, sweetened peach slices, pie crust pieces and a peach swirl. Southern Peach Cobbler Ice Cream will be available in stores in September.
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Posted in, Beverage News, New Products, Southeast
Krispy Kreme Debuts County Fair-Inspired Fare
Krispy Kreme® is taking your taste buds on a trip to the county fair with four new blue ribbon doughnuts and beverages. The new Caramel Apple Cake Doughnut and Cotton Candy Doughnut are available through Sept. 30 at participating Krispy Kreme U.S. and Canada locations. You can pair these tasty treats with a Krispy Kreme […]
Posted in, Organic Natural, Southeast
Winn-Dixie Launches Annual Vaccination Program
To encourage people to protect their health, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has kicked off its “Shield Yourself” flu vaccination campaign, offering three different options of this year’s influenza vaccine to help shield guests from the flu. Guests at any of the grocer’s in-store pharmacies can choose from the standard vaccination, a high dose vaccine recommended for […]
Posted in, Beverage News, C-Store News, Southeast
7-Eleven Acquires 76 W. Va. Locations from Prima Marketing
7-Eleven Inc. has closed a deal to acquire 74 operating convenience stores and two land parcels from Prima Marketing LLC, a 7-Eleven licensee with stores in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The bulk of the stores being purchased are in West Virginia. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition includes all Prima […]
Posted in, Executive News, Southeast
Harris Teeter Taps Spilman As First Lead Director
Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. has designated Robert Spilman Jr. as its lead independent director, a first for the Matthews, N.C.-based grocery chain. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that Harris Teeter’s board approved an amendment to the company’s bylaws at its regularly scheduled board meeting last week, allowing a lead director to be named. Spilman has […]
Posted in, Grocery News, Southeast
BI-LO Issues Recall on Southern Home Brand of Trail Mix
BI-LO has issued an immediate voluntary recall on Southern Home® Cranberry Nut Antioxidant Blend Trail Mix sold in the 16-oz. bag with a universal bar code (UPC) of 0788003039 and a best-by date of March 12, 2013. The product is being recalled in the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee due to […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southeast
Couche-Tard Acquires 29 Stores in Orlando
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has signed, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Circle K Stores Inc., an agreement to acquire 29 stores in Orlando, Fla., from Florida Oil Holdings LLC. The transaction is anticipated to close at the end of this month. The transaction is subject to standard regulatory approvals and closing conditions. According to a confidentiality […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Grocery Industry, Southeast
Judge Calls Ky. Ban On Wine Sales In Groceries Unconstitutional
A U.S. District Judge has ruled that Kentucky’s prohibition against the sale of wine in liquor stores is unconstitutional, Business First Louisville reports. U.S. District Judge John Heyburn II’s ruling was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in Louisville. In his ruling, Heyburn said the Kentucky laws and administrative […]