The New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday said that Rouses will be the Official Grocer of the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015-16 NBA season. The partnership will be highlighted by a series of bi-monthly sweepstakes, as well as the Year of the Uniform game-day giveaway series for Pelicans fans. “We’re excited to collaborate with Rouses […]
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Southeastern Grocers, Walmart Join Others To Launch GEDWorks
GED Testing Service has partnered with some of the nation’s largest employers and most recognizable brands—including Southeastern Grocers, Walmart, KFC and Taco Bell—to create GEDWorks, a comprehensive program free for employees who want to earn their GED credential. The GEDWorks program includes everything an employee needs to successfully prepare for and pass the GED test. Students […]
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Kroger Cuts Ribbon On Large Georgia Distribution Center
Kroger celebrated its new state-of-the-art distribution center at 2000 Anvil Block Road in Forest Park, Georgia, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. The Forest Park distribution center enables Kroger to provide full-line distribution services for existing and future stores. Construction of the 1 million-s.f. facility located on 253 acres began in summer 2014 with an investment […]
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Snyder’s-Lance To Acquire Diamond Foods
Snyder’s-Lance and Diamond Foods, two major national snack manufacturers, have signed a definitive agreement by which Snyder’s-Lance will acquire all outstanding shares of Diamond Foods in a cash and stock merger transaction for approximately $1.91 billion. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies. Diamond Foods’ five snack brands include Kettle […]
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PMA Fresh Summit Sets Attendance Record, Marks Other Milestones
Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Summit Convention and Expo, the annual homecoming of the fresh produce and floral industry, drew record-breaking attendance from the global supply chain attracting 19,332 attendees from 63 countries, Oct. 23-25 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. In its 66th year, the event surpassed the previous East Coast attendance […]
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Largest Donation Of Fresh Produce Expected On Sunday For Atlanta Community
Local food bank volunteers will work through the night on Sunday, Oct. 25, to “harvest” thousands of pounds of fresh fruit, vegetables and even flowers from the Georgia World Congress Center after the fresh produce industry’s largest U.S. convention and expo comes to a close. The fresh produce will be donated by exhibitors at Produce […]
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PMA Teams With Group To Get Fresh Produce On Screen
In support of the produce industry’s efforts to drive demand for more fresh produce, the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) on Friday during its Fresh Summit conference in Atlanta announced a strategic alliance with the Entertainment Resource & Marketing Association (ERMA)—the association of entertainment marketing professionals—to bring fresh produce center stage through television shows, movies and […]
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Publix To Open 60th Alabama Store In Rainbow City
Publix Super Markets will open a new store in Rainbow City, Alabama, on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The store, at 3509 Rainbow Drive in the Shoppes at Rainbow Landing, will open at 7 a.m. following a ribbon-cutting ceremony that begins at 6:45 a.m. when Rainbow City Mayor Terry John Calhoun will greet guests. “Publix differentiates itself […]
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Kroger Nearly Doubles The Size Of Decatur, Georgia, Store
Kroger has expanded its Decatur, Georgia, store at 2875 N. Decatur Road by more than 47,000 s.f., increasing the location’s total square footage to nearly 114,000 s.f. The store celebrated the expansion with a grand reopening ceremony Wednesday morning. The expansion adds an estimated 35 new jobs to the Decatur community near Atlanta. “Kroger has […]
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Hillphoenix Earns Fifth EPA GreenChill Award
Hillphoenix, designer and manufacturer of commercial refrigerated display cases and specialty products, refrigeration systems, integrated power distribution systems and walk-in coolers and freezers, has received a 2014-15 Achievement Award—Store Certification Excellence from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership program. It’s the company’s fifth GreenChill award since the program launched in 2007. For the third […]
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Publix Collects Funds For American Red Cross Disaster Relief In The Carolinas
Publix Super Markets on Monday established a program to offer its customers and associates a way to directly assist those areas in the Carolinas affected by the weekend’s severe weather. Customers may donate any amount by adding it to their grocery totals when checking out at Publix registers. Collected money will be channeled through the […]
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Florida’s Doris Italian Market Raising Funds For American Cancer Society
During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, all Doris Italian Market & Bakery locations throughout South Florida are going pink, with cookies, to raise funds for the American Cancer Society—Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. During the month of October, Doris’ large homemade black and white cookies in the bakery will be decorated in pink […]
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Flowers Baking Co. Gets New President
Flowers Foods has named Chris Mulford president of Flowers Baking Co. of Thomasville, Georgia, a subsidiary of Flowers Foods. Mickey Miller, current bakery president, retires after 42 years of service with the company. Mulford began his career with Flowers in 1987. Holding several sales positions with the company, he most recently served as VP of […]
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Publix To Open Store In Cullman, Alabama, In October
Publix Super Markets will open a new store in Cullman, Alabama, on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The 45,000-s.f. store in the Cullman Shopping Center at 1104 Cullman Shopping Center NW, marks the Lakeland, Florida-based grocer’s 59th location in Alabama. “Publix differentiates itself by providing excellent customer service, quality products and competitive prices,” said Brenda Reid, media […]
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Coca-Cola Streamlining Production With Formation Of New National Product Supply System
The Coca-Cola Co. says it has taken another significant step toward building a stronger, more streamlined production system in its flagship market by announcing the formation of a new National Product Supply System (NPSS) in the U.S. The mission of the NPSS will be to facilitate optimal operation of the U.S. product supply system for […]
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Independent Spotlight: Piggly Wiggly Of Tarboro, North Carolina
Kenneth “Kenny” Honeycutt, along with his wife Brenda, owns and operates the Piggly Wiggly store in Tarboro, North Carolina, which is home to about 10,000 residents. He is involved in all aspects of store operations, including ordering, scheduling, advertising, personnel, government regulation compliance, store conditions and customer service. Honeycutt’s Piggly Wiggly store, located at 2030 […]
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Georgia Independent Retailer Seminars Sept. 29 And 30
The Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) will host two free independent retailer seminars next week. Attendees can learn about new wage and hour regulations, as well as the state WIC program. Labor attorney Carla Gunnin of the Jackson Lewis law firm will join in the conversation. The South Georgia seminar will be held from 10 […]
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Food Lion’s Bagged Apples To Help Provide 1M Meals To Needy Families
Food Lion is partnering with its customers to help solve hunger by launching specially marked Food Lion Feeds bagged apples for sale in its stores. In its second year, the bagged apple campaign will help provide one million meals to feed families facing hunger in local communities across the grocer’s 10-state footprint. With the sale […]
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Food Lion Promo Saves Customers On Grocer’s Private Brand Products, Including New Fresh Produce Offerings
Through Oct. 6, Food Lion shoppers will receive 25 cents back for every private brand item they purchase, up to $10, through the grocer’s “Quarter Back” promotion. Food Lion recently redesigned its private label packaging under the Food Lion brand, making shopping for these items easy to find, easy to save and easy to trust, […]
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Rouses Hires First Full-Time Dietitian As It Kicks Off ‘Eat Right’ Initiative
Noting that today’s customers are more focused on nutrition, where their foods come from and how they are produced, Rouses Markets has appointed the chain’s first-ever full-time dietitian—Esther Ellis, RD. “Our new initiative, ‘Eat Right with Rouses,’ is all about building a healthier Gulf Coast,” says Donny Rouse, managing partner of the Thibodaux, Louisiana-based grocery […]