Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store
• High’s of Baltimore LLC opened a new store location in Owings Mills, MD.
• Raley’s Family of Fine Stores announced Levi Wingo has been appointed as Senior VP of Operations for the Raley’s Operating Division.
• Sheetz Inc. is planning to expand its presence in western Pennsylvania by as many as 30 locations within the next five years.
Retail
• Olympia Sports is closing all its stores and going out of business.
• US LBM Holdings, LLC announced that Steve Short has been promoted to Senior VP Supply Chain. He succeeds Pat Managan, who is retiring from the company.
Restaurant
• Angry Crab Shack has opened their first location in Atlanta, GA.
• Church’s Chicken has hired Joe Guith as CEO.
• McDonald’s Corporation has ended the test of their McPlant burger at U.S. locations. It is unclear what the future of the product will be despite their partnership with Beyond Meat.
• McDonald’s Corporation has hired Brian Rice as Global Chief Information Officer.
• Qdoba Mexican Eats has launched a virtual brand called Pure Gold.
• Union Square Hospitality Group has announced that Patti Hoban Simpson has been promoted to Chief Administrative Officer and Chip Wade will take over as CEO on September 6th.