To help the community recover from a massive power outage in Moore County, North Carolina, Food Lion is donating $30,000 in gift cards to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. The cards will be distributed through the food bank’s partner agencies located in Moore County. The six Food Lion stores in the area […]
Category: Southeast
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Posted inBJ's Wholesale Club, Corporate Store News, Southeast
BJ’s Wholesale Club To Open Store In Midlothian, VA
BJ’s Wholesale Club will open its new store Dec. 9 at 12201 Bridgewood Crossing Drive in Midlothian, Virginia. The retailer will have 235 U.S. clubs. The new club will have a BJ’s Gas location on-site with the opportunity to earn extra savings through BJ’s Fuel Saver Program. The Midlothian BJ’s Gas station will offer regular, premium and diesel fuels. “The […]
Posted inProduce News, Southeast
Mancini Foods Acquired By Third-Generation Family Member
A full century after beginning operations in 1922, Zolfo Springs, Florida-based Mancini Foods has been acquired by family member Alan Mancini and his wife, Debbi Mancini. The new company will be called Mancini Foods LLC. Mancini, who immediately assumes the title of president and CEO, was past president of the company, having worked at Mancini Packing from 1996-08. The new […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Farmer Focus Expands Distribution, Promotes Executives
Harrisonburg, Virginia-based Farmer Focus is finishing 2022 with the expansion of its product line into Publix stores and a new partnership with Safeway in the mid-Atlantic region. With the addition of 750 new stores, Farmer Focus will be available in more than 3,100 stores throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including other major retailers like […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Receives Distinguished Philanthropist Award
Audubon Florida named Publix Super Markets as its 2022 Distinguished Philanthropist Award recipient at a Dec. 2 ceremony in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Florida. The award is presented annually to an individual or organization whose generosity provides support for Audubon Florida. “We’re honored to receive this award and proud of the continued work we’re […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Hosts Own Brand Supplier Forum
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers is hosting a two-day Own Brand Supplier Forum to collaborate with partners and cultivate relationships with new suppliers. The forum event will begin Jan. 25 with a virtual session for suppliers. The event will feature a presentation from CMO Dewayne Rabon about SEG’s strategy and vision for own brands in 2023 […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Feeds, College Football Teams Provide 828K Meals
Throughout the 2022 college football season, Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds partnered with 33 higher education institutions to provide 828,000 meals to local food banks. For every sack, the grocer’s foundation provided 1,000 meals per school to each of their local Feeding America member food bank. The foundation was founded in 2014 by the grocer […]
Posted inBeverage News, Executive News, Southeast
Splash Beverage Group Hires Allred As SVP, Sales
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Splash Beverage Group has named James Michael Allred to the position of SVP of sales. Reporting to Bill Meissner, president and CMO, Allred will become a member of the Splash leadership team and be responsible for leading the sales organization, driving sales initiatives through its distribution network and building the size of […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast
The Fresh Market Celebrates Holiday Season With New Offerings
Greensboro, North Carolina-based The Fresh Market is offering fully prepared holiday meals, desserts, party platters and gift ideas. Gift options include a variety of stocking stuffers, all priced at $8 and under, such as hot cocoa bombs, Walkers shortbread christmas trees or gingerbread men, sample sized, holiday-flavored teas and coffees and Rothschild hot and smoky bacon chutney. All of the meals come in free reusable […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Cargill Announces Acquisition Of Owensboro Grain Co.
Cargill and Owensboro Grain Company, a fifth-generation family-owned soybean processing facility and refinery in Owensboro, Kentucky, have entered into an agreement where it will add the facility to its North American agricultural supply chain business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction, which has been approved by the boards, is subject to regulatory approvals […]
Posted inProduce News, Southeast
AppHarvest Begins Third Season Of Tomato Shipments
AppHarvest has kicked off its third season of harvesting ahead of schedule with commercial shipments of tomatoes from its 60-acre high-tech indoor farm in Morehead, Kentucky. Martha Stewart, an AppHarvest board member, hosted a press conference for the company’s first harvest of tomatoes in January 2021. Since that time, the company has opened two additional […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Executive News, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Lakeland Division VP Pero Announces Retirement
After 45 years of service, Publix Super Markets Lakeland Division VP Sam Pero has announced his decision to retire at the end of this year. The grocer has also announced Marsha Singh as his successor. Pero began his Publix career in 1977 as a part-time front service clerk in Pembroke Pines, Florida. After working in various […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Logan’s Assumes Production Of Gunnoe’s Sausage
Logan’s Sausage Company, a family-owned business located in Alexandria, Virginia, will be taking over all production and distribution of Gunnoe’s Sausage, a family-owned business operated in Cifax, Virginia, for more than 57 years. “In looking long and hard at the future of Gunnoe’s Sausage, we realized it would be difficult to transition the business to the next generation,” said Cynthia Gunnoe, […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Smithfield’s CFO Nunziata To Retire, Hall Named Successor
Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods has announced that CFO Glenn Nunziata will leave the company at the end of the year. The company has named Mark Hall, EVP of finance, as his successor, effective Jan. 1. “We are grateful to Glenn for his invaluable contributions to Smithfield as CFO over the last seven years,” said Shane Smith, president and CEO. “During Glenn’s tenure, we have […]
Posted inProduce News, Southeast
Produce Takes Center Stage At Southern Innovations
David Sherrod, president and CEO of Southeast Produce Council, spoke with The Shelby Report of The Southwest during the recent Southern Innovations conference in Nashville, Tennessee. A member-driven, nonprofit association of more than 3,000 leaders from the produce industry, the SEPC formed more than 20 years ago to promote the value of fresh fruits and […]
Posted inBeverage News, Southeast
Milo’s Tea Co. Donates 5K Gallons, $40K To Nonprofits
In recognition of Giving Tuesday, Bessemer, Alabama-based Milo’s Tea Co. will donate more than 5,000 gallons of tea and lemonade and $40,000 to nonprofits. GivingTuesday is a global movement to inspire people to make a difference through generosity. The $40,000 donation will be distributed among five organizations: The Literacy Council of Central Alabama, Tulsa Community […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Feeds Provides 500K Meals For Giving Tuesday
In support of the global #GivingTuesday movement, Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds is helping to provide 500,000 meals to its hunger-relief partner Feeding America and the 33 local member food banks throughout the grocer’s 10-state operating area. Created in 2012, #GivingTuesday is observed the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to encourage generosity, giving and good deeds. “At […]
Posted inBravo Supermarkets, Southeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Krasdale’s Bravo Florida Receives ‘Company Of The Year’ Award
Krasdale Foods, a 114-year-old, family-owned business providing grocery distribution, merchandising and marketing to independent grocery stores, announced that the National Supermarket Association has honored Bravo Florida as “Company of the Year” Nov. 19 during its 11th annual Florida Gala. Since expanding to Florida in 2003, Krasdale has worked with independent retailers to serve the growing Hispanic population […]
Posted inProduce News, C-Store News, Southeast
Royal Farms Expands Into North Carolina With New Facility
Royal Farms has announced plans to open its first location in North Carolina in early 2023. The store will be built in Grandy and additional stores in the state will follow in New Bern, Greenville, Lumberton, Kinston and Jacksonville. Royal Farms has plans to open more locations in other areas of the state to bring […]
Posted inMarketing News, Southeast
Market Force Shares Report On Holiday Inflation Prices
Consumers are faced with price inflation at the grocery store this holiday season. Atlanta-based Market Force surveyed more than 2,000 of them about their experience and satisfaction with major grocery brands across the country. More than 50 percent of consumers say that inflation has changed their spending at the grocery store, with about a third saying […]