New hope for Winn-Dixie.

We were excited to hear that the venerable Winn Dixie has a new CEO and wish him luck in bringing back the pride and product quality the once-great company had stood for. The following input from one of our very reliable shoppers says something about the magnitude of the problem: "Our local Winn-Dixie grocery store lost its power one Sunday morning this past July; repairmen were called and the parts had to come from Miami - and, being Sunday, wouldn't be available until Monday. The refrigerator cases and freezers were fast defrosting (middle of summer); I overheard a customer ask the manager if he was going to put on an emergency sale to get rid of the frozen foods before they became totally defrosted and unfit for sale. The manager's answer? 'Nah - the stuff won't thaw all the way. It will refreeze just fine and no-one will know the difference.' At that point I left the store and since then, have shopped at Publix grocery stores."

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