Two discount giants based in the Southeast are coming together. Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree said this morning that it plans to purchase Family Dollar Stores, headquartered in Matthews, N.C., in a cash and stock transaction valued at $8.5 billion, or $74.50 per share—a 22.8 percent premium over Family Dollar’s closing price as of July 25. […]
Tag: Southeast
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Southeast
Iconic Coca-Cola ‘Ghost Signs’ Come Back To Life
Not long after Coca-Cola was invented in 1886, the company hired sign painters to extol the virtues of the new beverage on the sides of buildings across the country. Thousands of iconic Coca-Cola wall murals became prominent features in cities and towns, particularly in the rural South. Thousands of these iconic advertisements remain today, but […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Teams With Atlanta Community Food Bank On Free School Supply Program
Publix Super Markets and the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) have launched a new partnership to get free school supplies to teachers and students in need. The Publix Tools for Back to School campaign will be unveiled in more than 1,000 Publix stores July 24 and will raise funds to donate school supplies across Georgia, […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
EPA Presents Sprouts In Dunwoody, Ga., With GreenChill Certification As Store Opens Today
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has presented Sprouts Farmers Market in Dunwoody, Ga., with GreenChill Platinum-Level Store Certification, the highest level of certification. EPA Regional Administrator Heather McTeer Toney delivered remarks and made the award presentation Tuesday. GreenChill is an EPA partnership with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on […]
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Doris Italian Market Will Open 6th Store In N. Palm Beach
Specialty grocer Doris Italian Market & Bakery will open in a portion of a former Winn-Dixie store in North Palm Beach, Fla., announced the deal’s broker, Continental Real Estate Cos. (CREC), on July 10. The store is located in the Shoppes at City Centre, a renovated 110,000-s.f. shopping complex centrally located at the southwest quadrant […]
Posted in, Grocery News, Southeast
Keurig Green Mountain Making Harris Teeter Branded K-Cup Packs
Keurig Green Mountain Inc., a leader in specialty coffee, coffee makers, teas and other beverages with its innovative brewing technology, is now the exclusive manufacturer of Harris Teeter branded K-Cup packs for the Keurig brewing system. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “We’re happy to welcome Harris Teeter into the Keurig system,” said […]
Posted in, Executive News, Southeast
Food City Promotes Three
Food City has promoted three employees. Haskel Bledsoe is director of security/loss prevention; Don Mascola is VP of information technology/in-store services; and Raymond Stockard is district manager. Bledsoe previously served as district manager for the company, responsible for the operational oversight of 17 Food City locations within the Tri-City market. “Haskel has served as store […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
Gold Creek Foods Purchases Schreiber Distribution Center
Gold Creek Foods has acquired a 124,000-s.f. distribution and production facility in Gainesville, Ga., to meet customers’ and vendor needs and advance its corporate growth business plan. The company acquired a 24-acre site at 2255 White Sulphur Rd., which formerly housed Schreiber Foods. The site is in an established industrial sector of Gainesville, has rail access, […]
Posted in, New Products, Southeast
Front Porch Launches New Southern-Inspired Ice Cream Flavors
Front Porch Carolina Churned Ice Cream has added two more flavors to its Southern-inspired ice cream lineup: Charleston Sea Salt Caramel and Caroline’s Coffee & Caramel. The two new flavors, along with the rest of the Front Porch family, are available in pints in select grocers’ freezers and scooped at the classic ice cream parlor […]
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W.Va. Beekeeper Wins 2014 Bayer CropScience Bee Care Community Leadership Award
As a disabled Vietnam veteran who lost a leg in the war, West Virginia beekeeper Herbert Everhart, owner of Eversweet Apiaries, was a natural choice to help start what may be the first beekeeping program for veterans in the U.S. Sponsored by the West Virginia Eastern Panhandle Beekeeping Association, the two-year program is designed to […]
Posted in, Grocery News, National
R.J. Reynolds To Begin National Distribution Of Company’s First E-Cig
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. will expand distribution of its VUSE Digital Vapor Cigarette nationally beginning June 23. Selected retail outlets across the country will be carrying VUSE as of that date, and additional stores will be added to the distribution throughout the rest of the year. “We are proud to expand our distribution of VUSE […]
Posted in, Marketing News, Southeast
Georgia Peach Council Launches Summertime Marketing Campaign
Georgia Peach growers are gearing up for a plentiful crop, which is expected to peak in volume and quality next month. To highlight the outstanding flavor of the quintessential summertime fruit, the Georgia Peach Council has launched a new, seasonal marketing campaign aimed at both retailers and consumers. “There’s nothing like the taste of a […]
Posted in, Executive News, National
FHI Appoints New Executive Leadership Team
Freight Handlers Inc. (FHI), one of the country’s leading providers of warehouse, retail product handling and logistics services, has made some leadership changes. Ryan Wall has been promoted to president and CEO, replacing Chairman and founder Chuck Wall as CEO. In addition, the Fuquay-Varina, N.C.-based company has named Reid Durst COO and Tal Wall CFO. […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
Laurel Grocery Co. Debuts Employee Health Clinic
Laurel Grocery Co., in partnership with KentuckyOne Health Primary Care, opened a new on-site health clinic today to Laurel Grocery employees and their families. The clinic is located just outside the company’s main warehouse on Highway 192 in London, Ky. The clinic is part of a new health initiative at Laurel Grocery under the name […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Harris Teeter Opening Cary, N.C., Store Wednesday
Harris Teeter, a banner of The Kroger Co., will open its newest store Wednesday at Parkside Town Commons in Cary, N.C. The 53,000-s.f. store will be open 24 hours and includes a drive-thru pharmacy that will be open seven days a week. The store, managed by Brad Binford, will have eight checkouts and four USCAN […]
Posted in, National, Perishables
Publix’s Sarah Watts Wins IDDBA’s Annual Cake Decorating Challenge
The winner of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) 19th annual Cake Decorating Challenge held earlier this week is Sarah Watts of Publix Super Markets in Gainesville, Fla. The event was held at the Dairy-Deli-Bake 2014 seminar and expo in Denver, Colo., June 1-3. Stephanie Murphree of Harps Food Stores in West Fork, Ark., was the […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
Meijer Opens Southernmost Store In Bowling Green, Ky.
Meijer opened a supercenter on Thursday in Bowling Green, Ky., marking its southernmost location. The 190,000-s.f. store at 1676 Westpark Dr. has created more than 270 new jobs and will provide local residents with fresh produce delivered daily, affordable, high-quality merchandise as well as a full-service pharmacy that makes family healthcare a priority, according to […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Three Ga. Winn-Dixie Stores Converting To Harveys Beginning This Weekend
Winn-Dixie, a subsidiary of Bi-Lo Holdings, will begin rebranding three Georgia stores to the Harveys banner this Saturday. The stores at 2800 Old Dawson Rd. in Albany, 1553 U.S. 19 S. in Leesburg and 1208 Crawford St. in Americus will close Saturday for conversion and reopen Friday, June 13, as Harveys stores. To ensure customer […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southwest
AG Baton Rouge Stores Welcome Miss USA Contestants To Louisiana
Contestants of the Miss USA Pageant got a real taste of Louisiana over the weekend as the 51 participants were treated to some of the best on the bayou. The Louisiana Seafood Board along with retail members of Associated Grocers hosted a Seafood Extravaganza on Saturday at Nottoway Plantation near Baton Rouge. Zydeco filled the […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Recognized As One Of Fortune’s 500
Publix has once again been ranked to Fortune magazine’s 500 list. Publix ranked No. 104 on this year’s list—up from No. 108 last year—and No. 6 in the food and drug category. “I believe we are a strong, healthy and vibrant company because we own it,” said Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. “Although Publix is a […]