Southeastern Grocers Provides Support Following Hurricane Ian

The grocery parent company is extending aid to its customers and associates following the Category 4 tropical storm.

10/10/2022

Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie is supporting its Florida customers and associates in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

SEG has reopened nearly all of its Florida stores and has extended its current in-store community donation benefiting the American Red Cross. Customers can help aid the nonprofit by donating $1, $5 or simply rounding up their grocery bill while shopping at their local SEG banner store. The grocer also donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross earlier this year in preparation for this hurricane season, and more than $815,000 to aid and support disaster relief efforts in 2021.

Winn-Dixie executed relief efforts this week with distributions of free water, ice, food and cleaning essentials to more than 2,000 families in the highly impacted areas of Englewood, Port Charlotte and Pine Island.

SEG also activated mobile pharmacies to offer preventive vaccines and essential medications, along with food pantries to provide shelf-stable products, fresh produce, water, ice and essential cleaning supplies in affected areas where stores remain closed.

As of Thursday, Oct. 7, the Category 4 tropical storm killed at least 119 people in Florida.

“Nothing prepares you for seeing Hurricane Ian’s wrath on our communities, but with more than 95 years of experience serving customers in the Southeast, we know firsthand the dangers a hurricane can bring,” said SEG’s president and CEO Anthony Hucker. “We will continue to support our associates and neighbors in the recovery process with the essentials they need most, along with critical medications to aid the health and wellness of our customers and their families. While the road to recovery may be long, we know Floridians are resilient and we embrace our responsibility to support our communities in the wake of this devastating storm in their time of greatest need.”

Customers are encouraged to visit www.winndixie.com/weather-update, www.frescoymas.com/weather-update and www.harveyssupermarkets.com/weather-update for continued updates on store openings and information on alternative store locations.