In 1976, George W. Duren saw the value in reopening a closed grocery store in the factory town of Port St. Joe, Florida. Until 1999, the most prominent employers were a paper mill and chemical factories when the city received the devastating news that the mill would be closing. Mr. Duren, not wanting to see […]
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Posted inPublix Super Markets, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Celebrates Opening Of Location In Mobile, AL
Publix Super Markets opened a new store Sept. 21 at Bickley Station, located at 9124 Cottage Hill Road in Mobile, Alabama. The 48,387-square-foot store will offer departments for grocery, dairy, frozen food, seafood, meat and fresh produce, as well as a full-service bakery, deli and pharmacy. The location also features an upstairs seating area for […]
Posted inExecutive News, Southeast
The Fresh Market Announces Company Promotions
Greensboro, North Carolina-based The Fresh Market has announced two key promotions for team members at its corporate office. Effective immediately, the following people are serving in their new roles: Peter Mayes has been promoted to group VP of merchandising. Mayes previously served as meat and seafood director. In his new role, he will continue to oversee the […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Executive News, Independent Store News, Southeast
Two Publix VPs To Retire, New VP Announced
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets and Todd Jones, CEO, have announced the retirement of two officers and promotion of another. Gino DiGrazia, VP of finance, has announced his decision to retire at the end of this year after 30 years of service. DiGrazia began his Publix career in 1992 as manager of business analysis and reporting. […]
Posted inInternational Foods, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers To Host Events For Hispanic Heritage Month
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers is celebrating its employees and communities during Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting educational events and cooking demonstrations honoring Hispanic culture all month long. The grocer asked its Hispanic employee and allies resource group, Pa’lante, to help plan festivities focused at its store support center and stores. “At Southeastern Grocers, we celebrate our diverse […]
Posted inProduce News, Executive News, Southeast
St George Joins Dole Food Co. As VP Of Sales, West Region
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Company has announced that 25-year produce industry veteran Kim St George has joined Dole Fresh Vegetables as VP of sales, West region. St George will focus on expanding the Dole value-added salad business while working closely with Dole’s fresh pack team in farm fresh vegetables. St George comes to Dole […]
Posted inBeverage News, Southeast
Greene Concepts Adds Gallon Water Jugs To Product Offering
Marion, North Carolina-based Greene Concepts is installing and testing new equipment for the production of one-gallon water jugs at its bottling plant. The elevated volume capability of the new one-gallon manufacturing line along with product quality makes Greene Concepts a white label manufacturer of choice. “Thanks to this new equipment, we’ll be able to produce […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southeast
Milliken To Showcase Sustainable Plastic Additives At Pack Expo
Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Milliken & Company will feature an array of partnerships and additive technologies Oct. 23-26 during the Pack Expo International 2022. At its booth, Milliken will show how leveraging innovation, expertise and collaboration has helped the company develop solutions that can make plastics more reusable, recyclable and efficient. Milliken offers customers opportunities to achieve […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Southeast, Supply Chain News
Kroger Delivery Expands Distribution To Birmingham, AL
The Kroger Co. has announced the official opening of a new facility in Birmingham, Alabama. Serving as a last-mile cross-dock location, the new facility will operate as an extension of the regional fulfillment center in Atlanta, making Kroger Delivery available to more customers in the greater Birmingham area. Kroger was joined by the local community […]
Posted inProduce News, Southeast
Plenty Unlimited To Build Large Indoor Vertical Farm
Plenty Unlimited has secured up to 120 acres of land near Richmond, Virginia, to build the largest indoor vertical farm campus in the world. The land marks Plenty’s expansion beyond the U.S. West Coast and will bring fresh produce to the East Coast year-round. Plenty plans to deploy several large-scale vertical farms on the campus in […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion To Renovate Food Pantries For Hunger Action Month
North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds is remodeling and stocking the shelves of 26 food pantries across its 10-state operating area. During this 30-day effort, it will donate more than 3 million meals and about 1,100 volunteer hours as part of its largest employee volunteer initiative, The Great Pantry Makeover. The Great Pantry Makeover takes place […]
Posted inMarketing News, Southeast
FMS Solutions Acquires Retail Financial Services
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based FMS Solutions has acquired Retail Financial Services. Founded in 2005, RFS provides accounting, tax preparation and tax planning services to independent grocers and other multi-site retail customers. The acquisition represents the third add-on for FMS since partnering with Heritage. Acquiring RFS adds a new tax preparation and planning service offering, enabling FMS to […]
Posted inBeverage News, Southeast
FFP’s Bhaskara Achieves Tea Sommelier Certification
Florida Food Products has announced that Anuhya Bhaskara, director of research and development, has completed training and earned Tea Sommelier Certification from the World Tea Academy. Bhaskara has spent the last 10 years working in research and development in and around the tea industry. Her efforts support customers who want to create RTD beverages, as […]
Posted inBeverage News, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Celebrates Receiving Multiple Awards
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers was recently recognized by several organizations for its people-first values and affordable products. Southeastern Grocers was named to Fortune’s 2022 “Best Workplaces in Retail” list which recognizes the top 20 companies for high levels of trust, respect, credibility, fairness, pride and camaraderie among employees. To determine the “Best Workplaces in Retail” in 2022, Fortune partnered with global […]
Posted inPackaging News, Amazon Fresh, Southeast, Whole Foods
ZOA Energy Launches Limited-Edition Cans For Movie Release
Tampa, Florida-based ZOA Energy is collaborating with DC Films to launch limited-edition “Black Adam” cans to stores nationwide for consumers. The cans feature ZOA founder and film lead/producer Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam. The cans are available while supplies last online through its website, on Amazon and in grocery and convenience stores. ZOA has also released a limited-edition […]
Posted inAldi, Dairy News, Feature, Snacks Brands, Southeast
Bodacious Food Succeeds With Mama Geraldine’s Cheese Straws
While working in the radio business during the mid-1990s, Cathy Cunningham made a discovery one night. The cheese bites on which she had been snacking were nowhere near as good as those of her mother, Geraldine Cunningham. “I knew my mama’s cheese straws were better than those things,” said Cunningham during an interview with The […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Feature, Southeast
Seahorses Don’t Have Stomachs And Neither Does Martin
In a recent interview with The Shelby Report, Stacy Martin explained why her company is called Seahorse Snacks. “Seahorses don’t have stomachs, and neither do I.” Martin went on to share that she discovered three years ago she had a rare genetic mutation that gave her an 80 percent chance of developing stomach cancer and […]
Posted inBeverage News, Southeast
Odyssey Elixir Expands Retail Distribution Into Thrive Market
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Odyssey Elixir has announced that its mushroom energy drinks are available on Thrive Market and at GNC. It will be part of the Fantastic Fungi Forager Box that drops on Sept. 21. “We are thrilled to continue executing on our omnichannel strategy by adding these very significant points of sale to our distribution channels. Each has their own loyal […]
Posted inBeverage News, Executive News, Southeast
Southern Glazer’s EVP Miller Announces Retirement
Miami, Florida-based Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has announced the retirement of Jim Miller, EVP and general manager, Delaware, effective Nov. 1. “Jim is leaving behind an incredible legacy with Southern Glazer’s,” said Scott Oppenheimer, president, East region, Southern Glazer’s. “He has been instrumental in the growth of Southern Glazer’s in Delaware and beyond, all while […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Dairy News, Southeast
Brands Abound At Chairmans Food, Gordo’s Leading Category
Chairmans Foods, based out of Nashville, Tennessee, has many brands under its umbrella, including the No. 1-selling queso brand in the U.S., Gordo’s Cheese Dip. Dan Setlak, general manager of retail brands at Chairmans, said the queso category has been growing as consumers are looking for refrigerated queso with higher quality ingredients. Its newest flavor, […]