Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store

Free Trial• 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.