Managing Editor Southeastern Grocers will hold virtual sourcing conference this spring to improve partnerships with existing minority suppliers and connect with other diverse businesses to expand offerings in its stores, including Harveys.
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG) is bolstering its commitment to include a broader range of diverse suppliers with a new program. Under the initiative, the grocer will work to identify and boost sourcing from grocery, general merchandise, and/or beauty and personal care product suppliers that are at least 51% owned, operated and managed by people who are disadvantaged, disabled, LGBTQ+, military veterans, minorities and/or women.
“It is our responsibility to take purposeful steps to form stronger partnerships with our minority suppliers and connect with new, diverse businesses whose products reflect the tastes and preferences of our associates, customers and communities that we serve in our stores,” noted Dewayne Rabon,
Walgreens soon will be the next pharmacy chain to begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida, joining a growing list of companies that have expanded the distribution of doses, the federal government confirmed Monday.
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Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, will soon offer an additional 8,100 vaccines in 69 store locations. (Photography by Deremer Studios, LLC - www.deremerstudios.com)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL After administering 8,100 free Moderna vaccines beginning on Feb. 11, Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, will soon offer an additional 8,100 vaccines in 69 store locations.
In an effort to reach even more underserved communities, the grocer will expand vaccine allocations to nine additional counties and 26 new store locations, in addition to the 43 stores that have previously administered the vaccines throughout the state of Florida.
Winn-Dixie Grocery Store Honors Beloved 101-Year-Old Employee With Grant In Her Name
Romay Davis has continued working at the store even through the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 26, 2021 at 4:17 pm
Grocery store chain Winn-Dixie has created a social justice grant in honor of Romay Davis, a beloved 101-year-old employee, according to
Good Morning America.
Davis retired in 1982 but decided that she wanted to go back to work after her husband died in 2001. She got a job at the Winn-Dixie in Montgomery, Alabama, that year and she has continued to work through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The store decided to honor her decades of work with the creation of the Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant Program, which will provide funding to racial equity and social justice nonprofits seeking to address racial disparities in education, food insecurity and healthcare.