Winn-Dixie unveils new Apopka City Center supermarket

Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, officially opened its newest location yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The grand opening of the Apopka store continues SEG’s commitment to serve its local communities.

The new Apopka store, located in the Apopka City Center at 611 East Main Street., is designed to provide customers with a unique, localized shopping experience. The grocer utilizes a specialized approach to provide a wide product selection, along with additional jobs and opportunities in this growing area for local Apopka community members.

• A wide range of specialty food selections for various dietary preferences throughout the store, including an expanded offering of organic, natural, and gluten-free options. 
• A farm-fresh produce department with a vast selection of signature categories, such as fresh and dried peppers, tomatoes, and mushrooms, and a unique assortment of tropical fruits and berries, along with organic varieties.
• Wide Hispanic product selection throughout the store, including tortillas made fresh on-site daily, frozen tamales, marinated meats and whole fish, fresh peppers and roots, Hispanic cheeses and yogurts, tres leches cakes, flan, and much more.
• Enhanced deli department with convenient grab-and-go meal options, including take-and-bake pizzas, fresh sushi made daily, and a sandwich station with hot and cold varieties made to order.

• The full-service meat department features Certified Angus Beef and prime beef with cuts carefully inspected for marbling, maturity, sizing, quality, and tenderness with hand-carved meats cut to order, including pork loin, roast beef, oven-roasted turkey breast and roasted eye round, as well as 12 traditional and trendy flavors of fresh-made sausages ranging from sweet Italian to habanero mango.
• Fresh bakery selections with more than 10 varieties of artisan-baked breads with eight varieties of take-and-bake options available and delicious pastries and desserts featured throughout the bakery department.
• The new seafood department features whole fish beautifully showcased on ice beds, with selections such as snapper and salmon, as well as an expanded offering of fresh-caught fish, including tuna, tilapia, and swordfish, along with local selections and seasonal favorites such as lobster tails, grouper, and mahi mahi. 
• Brand new Celebrations by Party City concept to serve as a one-stop shop for party essentials, including balloons, grab-and-go party items, birthday and seasonal décor, tableware, and greeting cards.

• Self-checkout lanes provide customers with an additional option for added convenience. 
• Free-standing customer service counter in line with the check-out registers. 
• Health & Beauty department serves as a health and wellness destination and is stocked with easy grab-and-go healthy snacks, supplements, and protein-packed bars to help fuel busy customers.  
• New glass-walled liquor store with a price-match guarantee on a wide selection of beer, wine, and spirits. The grocery store also features an in-store wine chiller to chill your wine while you shop.  
• Commitment to fresh quality and outstanding service.

In celebration of the new Apopka store, Winn-Dixie will host various activities and giveaways for customers and the local community. 

To officially introduce the store to the community, customers are invited to the grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 16 to experience their new Winn-Dixie, with extensive offerings and everyday savings. The opening ceremony will include a ribbon cutting at 7:45 a.m. and check presentations for $2,000 each to Apopka Elementary School, Apopka Middle School and St. Paul Lutheran Church to aid their vital school and community programs. 

The first 500 customers to arrive at the store when doors open at 8 a.m. on grand opening day will also receive a Winn-Dixie mystery gift card valued between $5 and $500, and children will receive a complimentary balloon. Throughout the grand opening day, customers are invited to enjoy live entertainment by the Groove Infusion Band, a DJ, fun giveaways, live cooking demonstrations, sampling, and more. 

To culminate the festivities, the store will host a community celebration on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Customers can enjoy DJ entertainment, cooking demonstrations, store sampling, free raffle giveaways for $100 gift cards every 30 minutes, and free big prize drawings. The big prize drawings will begin at 11 a.m. for a chance to win a $500 gift card, Yeti Cooler, and a Weber Genesis Grill. The new liquor store will also have sampling and giveaways for customers. Winners must be present to win raffle prize giveaways.

The new Apopka Winn-Dixie is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. The new liquor store will be open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Winn-Dixie offers online shopping and delivery in at least two hours for added convenience. Customers can shop online through the Winn-Dixie website and app and receive the same great promotions, savings, and prices found in stores. For a limited time, customers can also take advantage of free curbside pickup or delivery on orders of $35 or more.

Weekend Community Celebration Saturday, August 19th, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
WHERE:  Apopka Winn-Dixie (Apopka City Center)
611 E. Main St. Apopka, FL 32703

Aldi to acquire Winn-Dixie

Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, today announces it has entered into multiple definitive agreements to complete a comprehensive strategic divestiture of its businesses.

Under the proposed merger agreement, ALDI will acquire all outstanding SEG capital stock in an all-cash transaction, which encompasses all SEG grocery operations under the Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners. This includes approximately 400 stores in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida where 75% of the stores are located. Concurrently, SEG has agreed to divest its Fresco y Más operations. The Fresco y Más banner, including all 28 stores and four pharmacies, will be sold to Fresco Retail Group, LLC, an investment group strategically focused on food and grocery.  

The merger agreement has been approved by the holders of a majority of SEG’s outstanding shares, and the merger is expected to close in the first half of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. SEG will continue to operate its respective banners and stores in the normal course of business up to and until the transactions are completed.  

After completing the sales process, ALDI will serve the customers and communities of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets through the continued operation of the banners’ existing stores. The retailer will also evaluate which locations will convert to the ALDI format. For those stores that are not converted, ALDI intends for them to continue to operate as Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores. Fresco Retail Group, LLC plans for all stores and pharmacies in the Fresco y Más banner to continue operating as they are presently.

Southeastern Grocers remains committed to conducting business as usual. The grocer’s dedication to associates, customers and communities remains unwavering as it continues to provide the same high level of service, quality and value that neighbors have come to expect.