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26-523: Farm Fresh may refer to: Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy , a grocery store chain in the US state of Virginia, Farm Fresh Grocery , a drive thru farmstand oriented grocery company in the US State of Texas. Farm Fresh (band) , a Canadian hip hop band. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

52-614: A National Treasure shortly thereafter because of "Revitalize RVA", the controversial plan to construct a minor league baseball stadium, a national museum of slavery, a Hyatt hotel, a Kroger grocery store, and residential and commercial office space at the site. In 2016 The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Dr. Max Page of the University of Massachusetts Center for Design Engagement, the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project , and

78-518: A decade-long community organizing campaign, and today it is a memorial park, though part of the burial ground lies beneath Interstate Highway 95. On the eve of the fall of Richmond to the Union Army in April 1865, evacuating Confederate forces were ordered to set fire to the city's tobacco warehouses. The fires spread, and completely destroyed Shockoe Slip and several other districts. The district

104-434: A hiring freeze of an unknown timeframe continues to frustrate the employees hoping for a better tomorrow. On March 14, 2018, SuperValu Inc. announced they are selling 21 of its 38 Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy stores to The Kroger Co. (under Kroger Mid-Atlantic and Harris Teeter) and Ahold Delhaize (under Food Lion) for $ 43 million (~$ 51.4 million in 2023) in cash. The deals closed on May 4, 2018. On May 14, 2018; two of

130-470: A strong presence on the Virginia Peninsula and Gloucester areas. Beginning in the early 1990s, Farm Fresh expanded into several new brands, including Food Carnival, Rack & Sack, The Grocery Store and The Market. Rack & Sack was a bulk purchase style store similar to BJ's but no membership was required. The stores were like a warehouse and customers bagged their own items. The Market was

156-489: A variety of offices, wholesale and retail establishments, are now primarily restaurants, shops, offices, and apartments. It warehoused many of the city's goods, mostly tobacco. The district began declining in the 1920s, as other areas of the city rose in prominence with the advent of the automobile. Numerous structures would be demolished and cleared, including (in the 1950s), the Tobacco Exchange , which had been at

182-517: A very high end store, beautifully designed interiors with an actual chef on duty daily preparing hot meals and specials. There were two locations, downtown Norfolk and Richmond, Va. The Grocery Store was a Richmond-based chain Farm Fresh operated for a time in the late 1980s and for much of the 1990s, with Farm Fresh converting 15 stores it acquired from Safeway in November 1993 as Safeway exited

208-429: Is no longer run by individuals with local ties to those communities. These shifts in leadership, leaving a void in upper level management, coupled with the recent news articles has shaken the company to its core. Many long time employees are being left in the dark about what Supervalu has in store for them. The recent exit of several executives along with other essential personnel from the Farm Fresh corporate office and

234-601: The American Civil War in 1865, the area played a major role in the history of slavery in the United States , serving as the second-largest domestic slave trade site in the country, second to New Orleans . Profits from the trade in human beings fueled the creation of wealth for Southern whites and drove the economy in Richmond, leading 15th Street to be known as Wall Street in the antebellum period, with

260-458: The Farm Fresh upper level management. Micky Nye has taken the position of Regional VP of Operations within this company leaving no president in Farm Fresh. Marc "Theo" Theophelakes, Vice President of Farm Fresh, has taken a position in Supervalu, Senior Director of Operations, based out of Eden Prairie, MN. The company that has boasted being run locally and enveloped itself in community affairs

286-719: The Poquoson location reopened under new ownership. On January 9, 2024; it was announced that the Poquoson location would close its doors. Shockoe Bottom Shockoe Bottom , historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in Richmond, Virginia , just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill , Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo 's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of

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312-431: The Richmond market. Rack & Sack stores and Food Carnivals closed by 2003, while The Market closed in 2011. In 1997, Farm Fresh made local headlines due to financial problems, which led to filing of bankruptcy. In March 1998, Farm Fresh was purchased by Richfood Holdings, Inc. , which also owned Shoppers Food & Pharmacy . The company would have closed but the purchase by Richfood (Farm Fresh's biggest vendor) kept

338-471: The city's oldest neighborhoods. Shockoe was named in the 1730 Tobacco Inspection Act as the site of a tobacco inspection warehouse on land owned by William Byrd II . The area's development in the late 18th century was aided by move of the state capital to Richmond and the construction of Mayo's bridge in 1788 across the James River (ultimately succeeded by the modern 14th Street Bridge ), as well as

364-552: The company alive. In August 1999, Richfood Holdings was purchased by SuperValu Inc. On November 4, 2009, longtime executive Gene Walters died at the age of 86. Farm Fresh president Ron Dennis retired and was replaced by Gaelo de la Fuente, vice president of retail operations support for SuperValu Inc., as of March 10, 2010. On September 11, 2012, Gaelo de la Fuente retired as President "to pursue other interests". Bill Parker, senior vice president of merchandising for Farm Fresh, took over as interim president as of September 15, 2012, and

390-495: The heart of the district. Up until they moved from Tobacco Row in the 1980s, the area was home to many of the country's largest tobacco companies. Shockoe Bottom is home to several historic sites and buildings: After centuries of periodic flooding by the James River , development was greatly stimulated by the completion of Richmond's James River Flood Wall and the Canal Walk in 1995. The next flooding disaster came not from

416-542: The remaining locations in Newport News and Virginia Beach were sold to an independent grocer named Chris Lee, who announced plans to keep the Farm Fresh name and other items (including the grocery chain's popular fried chicken) as is. Similarly, a location in the Shockoe Bottom section of Richmond, Virginia was sold to Charlottesville-based Neighborhood Grocery Holdings LLC; which also announced plans to keep

442-668: The river, but from Hurricane Gaston , which brought extensive local tributary flooding along the basin of Shockoe Creek and did extensive damage to the area in 2004, with businesses being shut down and many buildings condemned. A major boom in residential growth was created in the mid-1990s when old warehouses in Tobacco Row were converted into apartments. Since then, more vacant buildings have been replaced with residential dwellings and new ones have been built. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Shockoe Bottom one of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2014 and

468-542: The siting of key tobacco industry structures, such as the public warehouse, tobacco scales, and the Federal Customs House in or near the district. Throughout the 19th Century, Shockoe Bottom was the center of Richmond's commerce with ships pulling into port from the James River. Goods coming off these ships were warehoused and traded in Shockoe Valley. Between the late 17th century and the end of

494-680: The store operating as a Farm Fresh; while SuperValu would be retained as a supplier. Meanwhile, in August Kumar Bhavanasi, president of New Jersey IT company First Tek, purchased two stores, in Norge, Virginia and Virginia Beach, Virginia on Diamond Springs Rd; also planning to retain the Farm Fresh name in those stores. Recently, the Farm Fresh store in Portsmouth, Virginia which was store #664, began displaying signs that it could reopen as soon as November 2, 2018. That store

520-493: The surrounding blocks home to more than 69 slave dealers and auction houses. In 2006, archaeological excavations were begun on the former site of Lumpkin's Jail . Nearby, located at 15th and E Broad St., is the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground , long used as a commercial parking lot, most recently by Virginia Commonwealth University , a state institution. It was reclaimed in 2011 after

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572-449: Was founded by David Furman in 1957. The name 'Farm Fresh' was chosen from entries submitted by local residents. Farm Fresh merged with competitor Giant Open Air Markets in 1986 and acquired its 26 full line grocery stores and 43 of its "Tinee Giant" convenience stores. After that merger, Farm Fresh added the arch in its logo that Giant Open Air used at its stores. Also, in the mid 1980s, Farm Fresh purchased Lou Smith Supermarkets, which had

598-481: Was launched, by local Virginia Beach Agency Bryant Digital , to represent the three stores Lee owns: Portsmouth, Virginia Beach (Chimney Hill) and Newport News, near the airport. In September 2019, it was announced the Norge location would close, citing increased competition which left only 4 stores: Richmond, Newport News, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach. The Virginia Beach Store closed on March 6, 2020. In April 2022,

624-420: Was promoted to President on March 4, 2013. Only a couple of months in his new position Bill Parker also left, "pursuing other interest." In August 2013, Micky Nye, Vice President of Shoppers Food & Pharmacy , entered the position becoming the first female president of Farm Fresh. Since then Supervalu, parent company to Farm Fresh, has created a secondary company titled "Retail East" which has removed much of

650-556: Was quickly rebuilt in the late 1860s, flourishing further in the 1870s, and forming much of its present historic building stock. Architecturally, many of the buildings were constructed during the rebuilding following the Evacuation Fire of 1865 , especially in a commercial variant of the Italianate style , including a 1909 fountain, dedicated to "one who loved animals." The buildings in the district, which historically housed

676-531: Was rebuilt and reopened in under 10 days, with workers putting in as much as 12-hour days to restore the fixtures and interior that had been partially ripped out when the closure of the store happened. Chris Lee began the process to buy store #664 which halted further work dismantling it. After much anticipation, the Portsmouth store reopened with heavy media coverage and shoppers actually dancing outside with excitement. A new Farm Fresh website and Facebook page

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