Ahold Delhaize USA has begun a collaboration with NationsBenefits that enables eligible members to use the Benefits Mastercard Prepaid Flex Card to buy fresh produce, pantry staples and over-the-counter wellness items in-store at Ahold Delhaize USA brands. “This collaboration is another important step in our healthier people strategy to make nutritious choices affordable, easy and […]
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Upside Adds Giant Food To Platform For Personalized Offers
Upside is adding all 163 Giant Food stores to its platform for personalized rewards. Giant Food is the largest Mid-Atlantic grocer to activate Upside. “At Giant Food, we’re proud to lead in grocery innovation, particularly in how we personalize the shopping experience,” said Ryan Draude, director of omnichannel loyalty and shopper marketing. “Partnering with Upside will […]
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Giant Food, BrightFarms Introduce New Ready-to-Eat Products
Giant Food has begun a new partnership with BrightFarms to bring fresher, ready-to-eat greens to customers under its private-label Nature’s Promise brand. The partnership introduces several new Greenhouse Grown greens to the produce aisle, including Sweet Baby Butter, Spring Mix, Green and Red Leaf and Crunchy Green Leaf. BrightFarms grows leafy greens indoors in high-tech, climate-controlled greenhouses […]
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FMI Recognizes 2025 Community Uplift Award Recipients
FMI – The Food Industry Association has announced the three recipients of its 2025 Community Uplift Awards – Giant Food, Hy-Vee Inc. and United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI). A panel of judges selected the programs from among 23 nominees for their efforts in addressing food insecurity, neighborhood health needs and social impact programs. In addition, FMI […]
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Giant Food Opens New Supermarket In Bowie, MD
The store Giant Food will open March 28 at 810 Fairmont Drive in Bowie, Maryland, replaces a nearby location at 3500 NW Crain Highway, which will close March 27. All staff members were offered the opportunity to transfer to the nearby store, and customers will not experience an interruption in service, according to the company. […]
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Giant Food Plans To Donate 6,000 Turkeys To Hunger Drive
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food plans to donate 6,000 Nature’s Promise turkeys to five area food banks as part of its ongoing community support efforts. The Feeding America regional food banks are Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The 6,000 donated turkeys […]
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Giant Food Promotes Healthy Eating With Celebrity Campaign
Giant Food Stores is participating in a national celebrity campaign featuring local sports icons promoting fruits and vegetables. The FNV campaign, which stands for “fruits and veggies,” developed by Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), was created to use the power of marketing and celebrity endorsements to change the way children and young adults think about […]
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Giant Food To Invest $175 Million In Expansion And Store Enhancement
Giant Food is planning a $175 million capital investment for expansion and improvement over the next two years. The investment will include one new store and 24 store remodels. These efforts are in addition to the recently announced $21 million investment the company is making in a new Giant in Olney, Maryland, set to open in the spring of 2019. “As […]
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Giant Food Opens New Herndon and Alexandria, Virginia, Stores
Giant Food has opened two new stores in Virginia this month, replacing smaller stores. The new locations, in Herndon and Alexandria, offer “enhanced benefits and expanded departments” for local shoppers, says Giant. See photos from the new stores’ grand openings below. The new Herndon store opened at 2425 Centerville Road on Nov. 9, and the Alexandria store opened at 6200 Little River […]
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Giant Food Donates 6,000 Turkeys To Five Local Food Banks
Giant Food has donated 6,000 Nature’s Promise turkeys to five Feeding America food banks within its region: Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The turkeys will help feed 72,000 people this holiday season. The donations kicked off a food drive being held at […]
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Giant Food’s New Promotional Campaign Celebrates Shared Connections
Giant Food, a greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, has unveiled a new marketing campaign introducing Giant’s new tagline, “The Little Things Are Giant.” The campaign highlights the “connections shared over great food and how these moments between family and friends are made even more special with the help of Giant’s product assortment, ease of shopping and […]
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Giant Food Opening Two New Stores In Northern Virginia
Giant Food plans to open two new stores in Virginia this month, replacing smaller stores. The new locations, in Herndon and Alexandria, will offer “enhanced benefits and expanded departments” for local shoppers, says Giant. The new features offered at both stores will include expanded natural and organic departments, larger produce, ethnic food, beer and wine selections, hot food […]
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Giant Food Donates $2M To Local Schools Through A+ School Rewards
Giant Food of Landover, Maryland, has made a $2 million donation to the 1,564 public and private schools in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Delaware that participated in its 2017-18 A+ School Rewards program. Through the program, purchases made by Giant customers provide funding to area schools. This year, 14 schools received more than $10,000 […]
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HelloFresh Launches Retail Product Line At Nearly 600 Stores
HelloFresh SE is making its retail debut, starting at 581 stores under the Ahold Delhaize USA brands Giant Food (Landover) and Stop & Shop. As an independent food brand, HelloFresh will partner to increase its availability with more retailers throughout the year, including “revitalizing the grab-and-go aisles for smaller format retail chains,” the company says. […]
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Giant Food Named Best Grocery Store In Pennsylvania By The Daily Meal
The Daily Meal, a website dedicated to food and drink, once again has named Giant Food Stores the best grocery store in Pennsylvania for 2018. The retailer also received this honor in 2016. To compile the state-by-state rankings, The Daily Meal looked at online reviews, local polls, social media posts and check-ins. Informal polls also […]
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Giant Food Kicks Off Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser With $2M Goal
Giant Food has kicked off a new fundraising program designed to support pediatric cancer research during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Landover, Maryland-based Giant has set a goal to raise $2 million over the course of an eight-week program that launched Aug. 18 and runs through Oct. 12. Funds will be raised through the sales of $5 coupon […]
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Giant Donates More Than $400K To USO Of Metro Washington-Baltimore
For the second year, Giant Food, the title sponsor of the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle, designated the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore as the event’s beneficiary. Through in-store campaigns and fundraising, Giant raised more than $400,000 for the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore. Giant’s support of the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore and its programming began in 2011 and is […]
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Giant Food Presents $50K To Capital Area Food Bank
Giant Food of Landover, Maryland, this week presented the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) with a $50,000 donation, collected from in-store campaigns and fundraising during the summer’s 24th annual Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle in Washington, D.C. In 2016, Giant also committed to serving as the food bank’s inaugural Retailer for Wellness, a program established […]