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Food World Grocery Stores Sold
February 10, 2012
Food World and Bruno’s stores in Florida and Alabama are being sold.
Birmingham-based Southern Family Markets is selling its 57 stores in four states to Belle Foods LLC under an agreement announced Thursday.
Belle Foods LLC, based in Birmingham, was formed by 30-year industry veteran William “Bill” White specifically to purchase the Southern Family Market stores — including the Food World stores in Atmore and Pensacola. White is joined in the venture by his son Jeff.
“We are very excited about this acquisition and look forward with great anticipation to growing this business, being strong partners in the communities we will serve and bringing back the family-owned roots which have always made these stores so special,” White said in a released statement Thursday.
Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the next couple of months, were not disclosed.
For now, company officials said there were no plans to close any of the stores. Future changes that will be made at the stores, if any, have not been disclosed.
Pictured: The Southern Family Market in Atmore became a Food World Store in May 2010. In this photo, workers make final adjustments to the store sign on opening day. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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9 Responses to “Food World Grocery Stores Sold”
sad to see food world going out of business hope that a better place come to our area. I live near one and shop there a lot closes to me don’t have to drive far put in a good and cheap place to shop I need it thank yoy
I am so glad that someone purchased us who wants to have a business.Now we can get back to doing what we do to better serve our customers and to bring back our old customers who had shopped with us for so many years but left for better service will return as we strive to help the new BELLE FOODS-BRUNO’S return to GLORY.We are eager to get started with BELLE FOODS and continue to grow our company as we always have.With a good Chief at the top,he has many many older good employees who can and will get us back to the top.We look forward to seeing you in our stores soon. GOD BLESS OUR COMPANY. THANKS TO BELLE FOODS FOR OUR CHANCE AT CONTINUED SUCCESS.
For years I still called our store Delchamp’s. NOW i’ve got to learn a new name.
I liked Harco
food fair, southern family markets,food world…i am not suprised -_-
This is exciting news to have family back to run groc.stores again like in the good old days when they took care of their employees . I just pray that the old Brunos and Food World emplyees that made these stores are taking good care or because the old employees have been the ones that have kept this ship a float all these years and are the best and care the most..Please take care of the oldies first.They deserve it. God knows that.
@ shopper:
That’s funny, I do the same thing.
We still say Food Fair and everybody knows what we are talking about, but then again, I also call the drug store that is close to Winn Dixie in Atmore – Harco. Can’t wait for AEA holidays, oops, I mean spring break.
The name of this store in Atmore has changed so often that when I park out front I’ve often wondered if I’d been transported to another town…..or parallel universe as in Fringe…..lol Wonder what the name will be this time.