Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2021
Giant Food and Flashfood announce pilot collaboration
Giant Food announced a collaboration with Flashfood for a pilot program initially available at three Giant stores in Maryland and Virginia.
2021
Giant Food announces its Lend a Hand for Hunger campaign
Giant Food announced its annual Lend a Hand for Hunger campaign to benefit five area Feeding America food banks. The campaign was scheduled to run from October 29 to November 25 in all 164 Giant stores, with customer checkout donations and a donation of 6,000 Nature's Promise turkeys.
2020
Giant apologizes for Thanksgiving ad wording
Giant apologized for a Thanksgiving advertisement in its Savory magazine that used “Super Spread” to describe an abundance of food, saying the choice of words was poor and that it intended no insensitivity.
2020
Giant Food announces Fairfax Circle store opening
Giant Food announced that its new 53,000-square-foot store at Fairfax Circle in Fairfax, Virginia, was scheduled to open at 6 a.m. on August 21, 2020, creating 180 local jobs.
2020
Giant Food announces Jessup warehouse expansion
Giant Food announced an expansion of its Jessup, Maryland distribution warehouse, adding over 95,000 square feet. The company said the facility was expected to be completed and fully operational later that month.
2020
Giant Food and Volta partner on EV charging stations
Giant Food began installing free electric-vehicle charging stations at select locations in its Mid-Atlantic market area in tandem with Volta. Giant planned 60 stations by the end of 2020 and 200 by mid-2021.
2020
Giant Food launches #HealthyAtHome challenge
Giant Food announced a free virtual challenge for May intended to foster virtual connections and offer guidance on staying active and healthy while following social-distancing guidelines.
2020
Giant Food announced food-bank donations
Giant Food announced donations of $550,000 and 1,200 hams to five Feeding America food banks in its region. The donations were described as helping provide meals to families affected by the pandemic and facing food insecurity.