Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Giant Food Stores recently completed a five-month remodel of its Southampton location.
Giant Food Stores recently completed an extensive remodeling of its Southampton store, located in the Southampton Shopping Center. “We are proud to have reinvested in the Southampton community, and we look forward to showcasing our new amenities to our customers,” said Store Manager Fred Morgan. “Our new state-of-the-art remodel offers Southampton shoppers even more quality, selections, and savings for greater customer convenience,” Morgan said. During the overhaul, Giant installed LED lighting in many areas of the store, including overhead track lights, spotlights on specialty areas and displays, the exterior store signs and in the frozen food cases. Once inside the updated facade, customers will find the produce, deli, meat, and seafood …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The recalled Cascadian Farm organic peanut butter chip granola bars were sold at Giant.
Cascadian Farm organic peanut butter chip granola bars have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The bars were sold at Giant. According to Giant, the bars have been removed from the shelves. Customers who purchased the product, which had sell by dates of Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, should bring their purchase receipt to the store for a refund. As of Wednesday at noon, Giant had received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the granola bars, according to a news release. Consumption of food contaminated with salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. Salmonella infections can be life threatening, especially to those with weak immune systems, such as infants and the…
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
GIANT pulled Indiana white cheddar popcorn off its shelves after the recall was announced.
GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets, following a recall by Dale & Thomas, announced it removed from sale ready-to-eat bags of Indiana white cheddar popcorn due to possible contamination by listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date. Customers who have purchased Dale & Thomas Indiana white cheddar popcorn, UPC 84357100078, 9 oz. should discard any unused portions and bring their purchase receipt to GIANT/MARTIN’S for a full refund. Listeria is a common organism found in nature. Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Check out this story and what else made headlines in the local area.
Giant Employee Steals Cash, Voids Merchandise From Store: Police were dispatched to Giant for the report of a female employee taking cash and voiding merchandise from the store. Find out how much she stole on Lower Southampton Patch. Divided Doylestown Council Advances Breastfeeding Ordinance: Doylestown Borough Council narrowly agreed to advertise an ordinance protecting the rights of nursing mothers to breastfeed in public. View photos on Doylestown Patch. Warminster Board Okays Start of WREC Closure: Negotiations will begin for the handing over of the property to Centennial School District. Current tenants will have five months to leave the premises. Visit Warminster Patch for more news. Lower-Income Newtown Residents Give at Higher …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Genuardi's is gone ... for real
Five former Genuardi’s stores — including the Genuardi’s in Huntingdon Valley — will open as Giant stores today at 8 a.m. The store closed June 28 to undergo a makeover. In addition to “Giant” signage, the stores were given an updated refrigeration system, better lighting, new paint and a thorough cleaning. The stores also received updated produce, bakery, deli and seafood sections, according to a press release. “While all store aisles have been updated with new signage, we’ve worked hard to keep products in the same general location. At the same time, we will be bringing an improved selection to customers across the store,” Giant President Rick Herring said in the press release. Giant entered into an agreement to purchase several Genuardi…
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Giant Food Stores & Martin’s Food Markets alert customers to voluntary recall of pedigree weight management canned dog food products.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets, following a recall by Mars Petcare US, announced it removed from sale Pedigree weight management canned dog food products due to a potential choking risk. The following product, with a best before date that falls between 2/24/2014 and 3/23/2014, is included in this recall: Affected product may contain small pieces of blue plastic which entered the food during the production process. While a small number of consumers have reported finding the plastic pieces, no injury or illness associated with the affected product has been reported to date. Customers who have purchased the product should discard any unused portions or bring their purchase receipt to GIANT/MARTIN’S for a full refund. Consumers …
Friday, June 22, 2012
Locally, the Huntingdon Pike store will close June 28; the Roslyn store will close July 5
Yesterday, Giant Food Stores, out of Carlisle, announced its schedule for converting 15 Philadelphia-area Genuardi’s stores to Giant stores. The conversion will take place in three “phases,” the first of which will begin June 28. Five stores will close for ten days during each phase. The Huntingdon Valley Genuardi’s store will close June 28 at 6 p.m. and will re-open as a Giant on July 8 at 8 a.m.; the Roslyn Genuardi’s will close July 5 at 6 p.m. and will re-open July 15 at 8 a.m. For pharmacy hours, see below. According to a June 21 Giant press release, each store will receive an updated refrigeration system, better lighting and new signage — and each store will be “thoroughly cleaned and painted." The in-store banks will be open during …
Sunday, June 17, 2012
The FTC approved the sale; store conversion dates will be announced later
The Federal Trade Commission OK’d the proposed acquisition of 15 supermarkets by Giant Food Stores from Genuardi’s Family Markets, a subsidiary of Safeway Inc., in the greater Philadelphia area. Giant Food Stores, a Carlisle, Pa.-based company, entered into an agreement to purchase 16 Philadelphia-area Genuardi’s stores for $106 million in January. See the initial story. However, according to a June 15 Giant press release, one of those stores, the Genuardi’s in Newtown, must be sold to an unrelated third party — it will be purchased by Newtown Market, LLC and will be operated as a McCaffrey’s supermarket. [Read more from the FTC website.] Included in the purchase are the Genuardi’s in Roslyn and the Genuardi’s in Huntingdon Valley. …
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Giant
1411 Old York Rd, Abington, PA
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Friday, March 23, 2012
Spokesman: Customers gave ‘overwhelmingly negative’ feedback regarding the lean beef.
Giant Food Stores said today that it will no longer purchase and sell fresh “finely textured ground beef.” The reason? Customers hate it, and they expressed it by telling store managers, calling the Giant consumer affairs department and via Facebook. “More than 100 customers expressed concerns over finely textured ground beef; we of course listen and have a good relationship with our customers,” Giant Food Stores spokesman Christopher Brand said today. “The feedback has been overwhelmingly negative. “I will tell you that we have a very educated consumer," he continued. "It’s not something that they wanted to purchase.” According to Brand, finely textured ground beef is 100-percent lean beef manufactured by harvesting lean tissue that is …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Giant is alerting customers to a voluntary recall of Uncle Ben's whole grain rice garden vegetable packages because of an undeclared milk allergen.
Giant is alerting customers to a voluntary recall of Uncle Ben's whole grain rice garden vegetable packages. Mars Food, Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets took the product from its shelves after a notification from its supplier. The recall affects Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain White Rice Garden Vegetable packages, which may contain milk -- an undeclared allergen, according to a Thursday news release. The following product is affected by this recall: The supermarket chain said it has not yet received any reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the product and said it remains safe for people, who do not have milk allergies, to consume. Symptoms of food allergies typically appear from within a few minutes to two hours after a …
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-74.953167
Giant
2721 Street Rd, Bensalem, PA
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858341
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marty smith
6:43 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I like Giant food stores but I wish they would treat their employees a little better than they have been for years. Southampton is no exception. more ›