Acosta Group has created a new executive position – chief retailer partnerships officer – aimed at deepening the company’s relationships with grocery retailers, and has named CPG veteran Joe Mueller to fill it. The Jacksonville, Florida-based sales and marketing agency collective announced the move July 14, noting that Mueller has worked closely with Acosta Group […]
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Milo’s Opens Fourth Major Facility With Alabama Distribution Center
Milo’s Tea Company Inc. has expanded its operational footprint in the Birmingham, Alabama, area with the addition of a 150,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution center off Lakeshore Parkway, located near its Bessemer manufacturing operation. The facility employs about 50 associates. The opening marks the fourth major facility investment Milo’s has made since 2020, bringing the family-owned company’s […]
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Food Lion Surprises 2026 Hunger Relief Champions With Feedys Awards
Food Lion Feeds, the hunger-relief platform of the North Carolina-based grocer, celebrated five honorees during The Feedys, an annual surprise awards series. The awards honor associates, partners and hunger relief advocates working within Food Lion’s 10-state operating area to alleviate hunger. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 to address food insecurity in the towns […]
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Lidl US To Launch Lidl Plus Loyalty App July 15
Lidl US is launching its Lidl Plus loyalty program in the United States on July 15. Used by more than 120 million customers worldwide, Lidl Plus is one of the largest grocery apps in the world, according to the company. The app brings personalized offers, member-exclusive offers and rewards together, and allows shoppers to combine […]
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Food City Pledges $800K For School Bucks Challenge Kickoff
Food City has pledged $800,000 in contributions for the upcoming school year through its School Bucks Challenge. For every dollar spent using a Food City ValuCard, customers earn one point for the school of their choice. This year, Food City has introduced a new feature: during designated Spirit Weeks, customers can earn bonus points by […]
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Ikard: TN Grocers Relieved Healthy SNAP Waiver Halted
The Tennessee Department of Human Services announced July 2 that it is ending implementation of the “Healthy SNAP Tennessee” program. Tennessee grocers had been preparing to implement changes to SNAP eligibility beginning July 31 that would have excluded sugary foods and carbonated beverages from SNAP purchases. But on June 22, a U.S. District Court ruling […]
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Chitimacha Tribe-Backed Second Raintree Market Fills Grocery Gap In Jeanerette, LA
Raintree Market’s second south Louisiana location opened in the town of Jeanerette on Nov. 19, 2025 – filling a grocery void that had left the town’s residents without a full-service supermarket for more than three years. The store, a tribal enterprise of the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, is located at 1001 East Main St. The […]
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Winn-Dixie Returns To Daytona As NASCAR Race Title Sponsor
The Winn-Dixie Company and Coca-Cola Beverages Florida have begun a new partnership to bring the Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola race to Daytona International Speedway on Aug. 28. The 2026 event marks the first time since 2008 that the Winn-Dixie name has appeared as the entitlement partner of the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race […]