Hannaford Supermarkets Celebrates Grand Opening of Rutland Store with Tons of Donations to Vermont Foodbank
Hannaford Supermarkets Celebrates Grand Opening of Rutland Store with Tons of Donations to Vermont Foodbank
February 18, 2008
WHAT: Hannaford Supermarkets will donate more than $250,000 of food to the Vermont Foodbank in conjunction with the grand opening of its new, expanded 65,000-square-foot store location in the Green Mountain Shopping Plaza in Rutland Town.
WHEN: Saturday, February 23, 2008
7 a.m. - Donation to Vermont Foodbank will take place at the
site of the former Hannaford on South Main Street.
WHERE: Former Hannaford Supermarket
241 South Main Street
Rutland VT 05701
New Hannaford Supermarket
318 South Main Street
Route 7 South
Rutland VT 05701
WHO: - Tim Loso, store manager, Rutland Hannaford Supermarket
- Doug O’Brien, executive director, Vermont Foodbank
DETAILS: Four Vermont Foodbank tractor trailers will load up and carry off approximately 34,000 pounds - or 17 tons – of food from the former Hannaford Supermarket on South Main Street in Rutland as the grocer celebrates the relocation and grand opening of its new store location just down the road. Hannaford and Vermont Foodbank representatives will meet at the former Hannaford store, located at 241 South Main Street, to load all of the fresh produce, bakery, deli, meat and seafood items from the old store on to trucks to be donated to the Vermont Foodbank. The donated items will be distributed to the Vermont Foodbank’s 270 network partners: food shelves, food pantries, senior centers, shelters and after-school programs that assist 66,000 Vermonters each year. As the donated food items are loaded on to trucks, the new, expanded Hannaford Supermarket at 318 South Main Street will celebrate its grand opening. The new store will have expanded products lines and departments, including a larger selection of meat, produce and deli; natural and organic foods; a small breakfast café featuring breakfast, lunch and dinner items; an expanded floral department; and an expanded selection of health and beauty aids; plus self-scan registers for self-checkout. The new store will employ 205 full- and part-time workers, an increase of 12 percent over the former location. Hannaford Bros. Co., based in Scarborough, Maine, operates 165 stores under the Hannaford Supermarket and Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy names. Hannaford stores feature Guiding Stars, America’s first storewide nutrition navigation system. Hannaford employs more than 27,000 associates. The company is owned by Delhaize Group of Brussels, Belgium. Additional information can be found at www.hannaford.com.
