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 […]
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Chief Restructuring Officer Now Running Belle Foods
The father-and-son team that founded Belle Foods in Birmingham just more than a year ago gave up control of the bankrupt grocery chain to New York-based Carl Marks Advisory Group (CMAG) on Monday. CMAG partner, J. Jette Campbell, will be running Belle Foods. Al.com reports that U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Jack Caddell ordered the move […]
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Publix, Target To Anchor New Fontainebleau Square Development In Miami
Regency Centers Corp., a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, says the development of Fontainebleau Square, a 320,339-s.f. grocery-anchored community center, will include a Publix Sabor and Target. The project is the company’s first ground-up retail development in Dade County. Located 10 miles west of downtown Miami, Fontainebleau Square will […]
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Belle Foods To Sell Remaining 44 Stores As Part Of Agreement With C&S
Belle Foods LLC and C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. have reached an agreement for debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing to be extended by C&S to Belle, a move that has been approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama. As part of the DIP financing arrangement, Belle agreed to the motion filed with the court […]
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Publix Announces Third N.C. Location, Looks For More Sites In State
Publix Super Markets Inc. announced today that it has signed a lease for a third store in the Greater Charlotte, N.C., area. The store will be located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Matthews Mint Hill Road and Lawyers Road in Charlotte. The shopping center, Mint Hill Commons, will feature a 49,000-s.f. Publix […]
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Belle Foods Plans To Sell 12 Stores
In addition to the 13 stores it already has received court approval to close, Belle Foods LLC is now seeking permission to sell 12 stores following its bankruptcy filing earlier this month. As part of its restructure, the Birmingham, Ala.-based grocery chain plans to sell 10 Alabama stores—mostly in the Mobile area—and two Mississippi stores. […]