Publix

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets and franchise chain WS Bravo Supermarkets are among the retailers that have placed tentative bids for 15 of the 35 stores that bankrupt grocer Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. recently put up for sale.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Jan DeLyser, v.p. of marketing for the California Avocado Commission, was elected to chair the board of trustees of the Produce for Better Health Foundation based here.

NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart was the top traditional retailer of any kind on Fortune Magazine's annual list of Most Admired Companies, but a number of other retail food merchants made the grade on various specialty sub-lists as the business magazine recognized hundreds of firms for being named companies worth admiring by businesspeople.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets, Inc., based here, will no longer offer Bank of America in-store branches in Florida. Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America Corp. (BofA) said yesterday that it plans to close the 82 branches inside Publix units over the next 24 months.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets here said yesterday it plans to install 400 stationary and mobile generators to hurricane-prone store locations, as well as 175 quick-connecting docking stations to stores in lower-probability hurricane areas.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Regional retailer Publix Super Markets here is joining Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Joe A. Martinez at one of its Miami locations today for a press conference to discuss sustainability of community and business immediately following a hurricane.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets here is sponsoring the Southern Living Cook-Off 2006, which features a $100,000 prize for the winning recipe.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Regional chain Publix Super Markets here turned in another solid quarter to cap a very good year, and provide clear evidence of why value of its non-traded stock has jumped over 25 percent in the last year.