In Other Business News

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store

• Fareway Stores Inc. broke ground on a 21,000-square-foot Fareway Meat & Grocery store in Brandon, South Dakota, expected to open in fall 2027.

• Food Lion plans to open six additional stores across the Carolinas and Georgia by year-end, bringing its 2026 new-store openings to 10.

• FriendShip Kitchen has named Korri Shaheen Chief Operating Officer as part of parent Beck Suppliers LLC’s succession plan.

• GoMart Inc. will add two Wienerschnitzel/Tastee Freez restaurants at West Virginia locations in Kanawha City and Ghent, with additional sites planned over five years.

• Harps Food Stores Chairman and CEO Kim Eskew will retire January 15, 2027. President J. Max Van Hoose will succeed him as Chairman and CEO.

• Harris Teeter will invest about $253 million over three years to modernize Charlotte-area stores and develop three new locations in Fort Mill, Lake Wylie, and Kannapolis.

• Jewel-Osco opened its 190th store in St. John, Indiana, a 70,000-square-foot location and its fifth store in northwest Indiana.

• Natural Grocers will open its second Wisconsin store in Appleton on September 30.

• Publix plans to open new Kentucky stores at Gateway Commons on October 3 and Farmview Commons on October 7 as it expands toward 12 stores in the state by year-end.

• Sprouts Farmers Market opened its 500th store in The Woodlands/Spring, Texas, on September 12 and also opened in Sewell, New Jersey, with additional stores planned for Carson, California and Mesa, Arizona.

• Stater Bros. Markets has promoted Mike Reed to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 28.

 

Restaurant

• 85°C Bakery Cafe will open its 100th U.S. location and first Colorado restaurant in Aurora on September 18.

• Buffalo Wild Wings GO will open a Glen Allen, Virginia, location on September 22, the franchisee’s 10th Buffalo Wild Wings location in Virginia.

• Domino’s franchisee Mile High Pizza Company closed 13 locations in north-central Ohio.

• Einstein Bros. Bagels has named Patrick Waldron Chief Development Officer; Shawna Fehrman-Lee Chief People Officer; and Will Evans Chief Financial Officer.

• El Pollo Loco opened its second Albuquerque, New Mexico, restaurant on September 16.

• everbowl has named Anna Gabele Brand President and Natalie Trzcinski Chief Operating Officer.

• Famous Brands International expanded its development agreement with Batt Enterprises to add 15 new TCBY and Mrs. Fields locations across Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

• Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened its first southern Indiana restaurant in Clarksville on September 15, its third Louisville-metro location.

• GoTo Foods has named Lucy Brady President of Jamba; Nathan Baldwin President of Specialty Brands; Francisco Bram President of Moe’s Southwest Grill; and Biplav Misra Chief Digital and Technology Officer.

• Haraz Coffee opened a College Station, Texas, location near Texas A&M University on September 16.

• Marble Slab Creamery opened a new Oxford, Mississippi, location, its fifth store in the state.

• Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food is opening a new northern Oklahoma City restaurant on September 18.

• NAYA opened its 50th restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on September 16 and expects four more openings before year-end.

• Original ChopShop will open its 30th systemwide location in Richardson, Texas, on September 23.

• Pacific Catch has named Sam Hallak Chief Executive Officer. Co-founder Keith Cox remains involved as a board member.

• Skyline Chili has named Carl Stealey Chief Executive Officer. Dick Williams remains Chairman of the Board.

• The Gyro Project will open its 10th location in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen on October 15 and plans Union Square and Times Square locations by winter 2026.

 

Retail

• Dollar General has promoted Braden Anderson to Vice President, Global Inventory Management, and named Alisha Cieslak Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer.

• Masco Corporation appointed Yaron Ben David Chief Technology and AI Officer, effective September 15.

• Pella Corporation appointed Rob Adams Executive Vice President, Operations, effective September 14.

• RONA inc. has named Alain Ménard President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1. J.P. Towner will move to a senior advisor role with Sycamore Partners.

• Rural King opened a new Brunswick, Georgia, store, its fifth location in the state, with grand-opening events September 18-20.

• Target has named Mark Weinstein Chief Marketing and Guest Experience officer.

• Toys “R” Us plans to open 120 new stand-alone U.S. stores for the holiday season, bringing its stand-alone footprint to about 160 locations.