Winn Dixie Stores Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Peter Lynch sent out written communications to company employees updating them and answering questions about the pending sale to Bi-Lo and addressed publicly a lawsuit filed by shareholders against the sale, reports the Jacksonville Business Journal. The recently released information is part of Winn-Dixie’s merger resource center […]
Tag: expansion
Posted in, Southeast
Durham’s New Aldi Opening Earlier Than Expected
The new Aldi grocery store in south Durham, N.C., has moved up its opening date by one day to Wednesday, Jan. 11, with the public invited to come sample and tour the store between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The south Durham store is the Essen, Germany-based company’s first location in Durham and features the […]
Posted in, National, Organic Natural
Beanitos Gets Investment Boost
Beanitos brand bean chips has announced a substantial investment by 2x Consumer Products Growth Partners, and managing partners Sharon Kieffer and Andy Whitman joined the company’s board of directors. In addition, Sweet Leaf Tea founder and former CEO Clayton Christopher has invested in Beanitos Inc. and joined the board. Terms of the investments were not […]
Posted in, Midwest
Shopko Stores, Pamida Merge
Two of the nation’s leading Midwest-based general merchandise retail chains, Shopko stores and Pamida, will merge to create one of the largest U.S. retailers focused on serving smaller and rural communities, according to a news release. The combined entity will have nearly 350 locations in 22 states and plans for new store growth in the […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Center Store, National, West
flipflop wines Adds Six New Varietals to Offerings
Livermore, Calif.-based flipflop wines has extended its wine line with six new varietals. The varietals, which include Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc, Sweet Red, Bubbly Chardonnay, Bubbly Moscato and Bubbly Pinot Grigio, will be available in stores starting this month. In addition, flipflop will launch several of its existing varietals in the 1.5-liter size in several states […]
Posted in, Southwest
Walmart to Open Third Albuquerque Neighborhood Market
Walmart has signed a long-term lease to place one of its Neighborhood Markets in the site once occupied by a Wild Oats store in the Foothills Shopping Center at Juan Tabo and Menaul NE in Albuquerque, reports New Mexico Business Weekly The 34,000-s.f. anchor site in the Northeast Heights’ center will be the nation’s largest […]
Posted in, Center Store, Southeast, Suppliers
Sugar Maker Banah Signs One of 2011’s Biggest Leases
Banah International, a sugar producer that plans to hire nearly 300 employees during the next three years, has leased more than 300,000 s.f. of space in Hialeah, Fla., owned by Terreno Realty Corp., reports the South Florida Business Journal. The 11-year deal, valued at between $15 and $20 million, for the facility at 3325 N.W. […]
Posted in, National
Dollar General to Open 625 New Stores in 2012
Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General Corp. plans to open 625 new stores and create more than 6,000 new jobs in 2012, reports the Nashville Business Journal. The new stores will open in the 38 states where the retailer operates, plus California and Massachusetts. The chain currently operates 9,800 stores. As of 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, […]
Posted in, Southeast
Kimberly-Clark to Open Southaven, Tenn., Distribution Center
Kimberly-Clark Corp. is planning to open a new distribution center in Southaven, Tenn.—taking yet another large space off the local industrial market, according to local real estate sources. The Dallas-based personal care products company has targeted Airways Distribution Center Building D for the operation, reports the Memphis Business Journal. The 556,600-s.f. building in Southaven was […]
Posted in, Southwest
Val Verde Updates Image as Part of Growth Plan
The harvest season is under way at McAllen, Texas-based Val Verde Vegetable Co., but greens aren’t all that’s fresh. Val Verde recently launched a new corporate identity, expanded product lines and made equipment upgrades. As part of several company-wide changes, Val Verde has introduced a new logo that epitomizes the iconic red and green of the […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Southeast
Coca-Cola Expanding Auburndale Facility, Adding 60 Jobs
Coca-Cola Refreshments is investing $99 million to expand its Main Street juice production facility in Auburndale, Fla. The expansion also includes adding 60 new jobs with an average salary above both the county and state averages, according to the Orlando Business Journal. “Coca-Cola’s choice of Auburndale for its expansion is a testament to the state’s […]
Posted in, Southwest
US Foods Signs New Lease for River Corporate Center
US Foods has signed a new 12-year lease at River Corporate Center in Tempe, Ariz., the Phoenix Business Journal reports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. US Foods will lease 133,225 s.f. at the center located at 8075 S. River Pkwy. in the Arizona State University Research Park. The Rosemont, Ill.-based food distributor will […]
Posted in, West
Walmart Acknowledges Plans for Granite Bay, Calif., Store
Walmart Stores Inc. finally has acknowledged the planned Walmart Neighborhood Market in Granite Bay, Calif.,that everyone else has long been talking about, reports the Sacramento Business Journal. In fact, this is the first Walmart Neighborhood Market in California that the giant retailer has announced. The nation’s largest retailer has 150 locations of its groceries-only format […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, National
Delhaize Group Plans 450 New Stores in Next Three Years
Brussels, Belgium-based Delhaize Group, an international food retailer, plans to further accelerate store openings in its newer operations and achieve annual revenue growth of 5 to 7 percent within three years. Additional cost savings will be generated and used to invest in the sales building initiatives that will support accelerating growth, according to the company. […]
Posted in, Northeast
Wegmans Plans to Build Store in Newton, Mass.
Wegmans Food Markets Inc. has announced that it will be part of the Chestnut Hill Square development on Route 9 (Boylston Street), directly across from The Mall at Chestnut Hill in Newton, Mass. Wegmans will be unveiling a new, smaller urban concept at this location, where it will build a 70,000 s.f. food store, according […]
Posted in, Southwest, Suppliers
US. Foods Opens New Distribution Center
US. Foods opened its Albuquerque distribution center Dec. 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3700 Prince St. SE. The 135,000-s.f. facility will enable the company, formerly called U.S. Foodservice Inc., to provide 40 percent more products to its more than 1,200 customers throughout New Mexico and El Paso. The center has 150 employees and is […]
Posted in, Northeast
Fairway Market Opens First Store in Queens
Fairway Market, the specialty food market, opened Nov. 16 in Douglaston, Queens, offering area shoppers a combination of specialty, organic and traditional foodstuffs at everyday value prices. The store, which is the ninth for the company and the first in New York City’s largest borough, is located at 242-02 61st Ave. in the Douglaston Plaza […]
Posted in, West
Family Dollar Expands to California Market
On Nov. 17, Family Dollar officially marked its entrance into The Golden State with four new stores in the cities of Ontario, Fontana, Rialto and Riverside, all in San Bernardino County. Matthews, N.C.-based Family Dollar, one of the fastest-growing discount retail chains in the country, continues to expand its footprint across the United States. In […]
Posted in, National
Chobani to Open New Facility in Idaho
Chobani has announced plans to open a second domestic manufacturing plant as part of the company’s continued strategic growth initiative. Chobani plans to invest over $100 million to build a state-of-the-art, high capacity production facility housed on 200 acres of agricultural and industrial land in Twin Falls, Idaho. The new facility will enable consumers’ to […]
Posted in, Northeast
Largest Wegmans Now Open in Massachusetts
Wegmans Food Markets’ newest store is its largest. And it’s also the New York-based chain’s first store that is classified as being in New England. The store that opened Oct. 16 in Northborough, Mass., is 138,000 s.f. A Wegmans press release says that shopping at the megastore will be “fun,” and that every customer will […]