JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 17, 2025--
Southeastern Grocers, LLC (SEG), parent company and home of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie, is serving up sweet success with six first-place blue ribbon awards at the prestigious National Pie Championships, the premier pie-baking competition hosted by the American Pie Council. These wins showcase the grocer’s commitment to high-quality, affordable desserts that serve as the perfect pairing for spring and upcoming Easter gatherings.
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Competing against top industry bakers across North America, the following SEG pies earned a slice of glory in the Commercial Baker division:
Dewayne Rabon, Chief Merchandising Officer for Southeastern Grocers, said, “These awards are the cherry on top of our passion for crafting exceptional dessert experiences for our customers with traditional recipes that celebrate the spirit of each season. Taking home six first-place blue ribbons from the American Pie Council for our exclusive pies is a sweet reward for our dedicated team and reaffirms our commitment to delivering fresh, quality products at prices everyone can enjoy. We don’t just bake pies; we create smiles by the slice, and we are honored to be recognized for our product excellence in the industry.”
Crafted with care and culinary expertise, SEG’s caramel apple pie has become a beloved choice for both customers and APC judges. Its outstanding quality and irresistible flavor led to victories in five of the annual competitions since 2017, solidifying its reputation as a top contender in the realm of pie excellence.
Complementing the grocer’s winning pies are SEG’s new frozen desserts from its Own Brand lines Know & Love, Prestige and SE Grocers. Among these delights, Prestige offers its limited-edition ice cream flavors including Prestige Strawberry Cookies & Cream through the end of April, which features the grocer’s award-winning strawberry ice cream with crushed, crème-filled cookies. Prestige S’mores Trio ice cream, featuring Neapolitan-style chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker-flavored ice cream, debuts in stores in May for a limited time. SEG is also introducing brand new Prestige flavors including Cherry Vanilla ice cream, Piña Colada sorbet, Chocolate Trio ice cream and Mint Chocolate Chip frozen yogurt. Additionally, SE Grocers Vanilla Sundae Cones and Vanilla Caramel Sundae Cones are also ice cream fan favorites. With these new and returning frozen treats, everyone can enjoy the refreshing and delightful flavors of spring.
Dedicated to delivering both quality and value, SEG’s line of Own Brand products – Essentials, SE Grocers, Prestige and Know & Love – offer nearly 8,000 items to help customers save an average of 20% compared to national brands, providing affordability without compromising quality. Know & Love, the grocer’s private clean label product line, was recognized within the product innovation category in Store Brands 2024 Game Changers awards, reinforcing the grocer’s dedication to providing affordable, high-quality options. Last year, SEG’s Own Brand products and market-exclusive lines garnered more than 100 awards to further demonstrate its commitment to meet customer demand for transparency and excellence.
The grocer also continues to offer customers significant savings through its Rewards program, which recently earned high marks for the fifth consecutive year in Newsweek’s ranking of America’s Best Loyalty Programs 2025. Customers can simply activate exclusive percent back offers and discover personalized digital coupons through the Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie mobile apps, providing savings on the products they love and need the most. SEG’s award-winning pies and Own Brand frozen desserts are available for purchase in stores and online through the Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie websites.
About Southeastern Grocers
Southeastern Grocers, LLC (SEG), parent company and home of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is an omnichannel retailer serving customers in brick-and-mortar grocery stores and liquor stores, as well as online with convenient grocery delivery throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie are well-known and well-respected regional brands with deep heritages, strong neighborhood ties, proud histories of giving back, talented and caring associates and a strong commitment to providing the best possible quality and value to customers. For more information, visit www.segrocers.com.
Southeastern Grocers serves up sweet success with six first-place blue ribbon awards at the prestigious National Pie Championships, the premier pie-baking competition hosted by the American Pie Council.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 544.
Iran had no immediate reaction to the news, which came after the foreign minister of Oman — long an interlocutor between Washington and Tehran — traveled to Iran this weekend. It also remains unclear just what Iran could promise, particularly as Trump has set strict demands over its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal, which Tehran insists is crucial for its national defense.
Meanwhile Monday, Iran called for pro-government demonstrators to head to the streets in support of the theocracy, a show of force after days of protests directly challenging the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state television aired chants from the crowd, who shouted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”
Trump and his national security team have been weighing a range of potential responses against Iran including cyberattacks and direct strikes by the U.S. or Israel, according to two people familiar with internal White House discussions who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
“The military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night. Asked about Iran’s threats of retaliation, he said: “If they do that, we will hit them at levels that they’ve never been hit before.”
Trump said that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran, but cautioned that he may have to act first as reports of the death toll in Iran mount and the government continues to arrest protesters.
“I think they’re tired of being beat up by the United States,” Trump said. “Iran wants to negotiate.”
He added: “The meeting is being set up, but we may have to act because of what’s happening before the meeting. But a meeting is being set up. Iran called, they want to negotiate.”
Iran through country's parliamentary speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to protect demonstrators.
More than 10,600 people also have been detained over the two weeks of protests, said the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has been accurate in previous unrest in recent years and gave the death toll. It relies on supporters in Iran crosschecking information. It said 496 of the dead were protesters and 48 were with security forces.
With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. The Associated Press has been unable to independently assess the toll. Iran’s government has not offered overall casualty figures.
Those abroad fear the information blackout is emboldening hard-liners within Iran’s security services to launch a bloody crackdown. Protesters flooded the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Online videos purported to show more demonstrations Sunday night into Monday, with a Tehran official acknowledging them in state media.
In Tehran, a witness told the AP that the streets of the capital empty at the sunset call to prayers each night. By the Isha, or nighttime prayer, the streets are deserted.
Part of that stems from the fear of getting caught in the crackdown. Police sent the public a text message that warned: “Given the presence of terrorist groups and armed individuals in some gatherings last night and their plans to cause death, and the firm decision to not tolerate any appeasement and to deal decisively with the rioters, families are strongly advised to take care of their youth and teenagers.”
Another text, which claimed to come from the intelligence arm of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, also directly warned people not to take part in demonstrations.
“Dear parents, in view of the enemy’s plan to increase the level of naked violence and the decision to kill people, ... refrain from being on the streets and gathering in places involved in violence, and inform your children about the consequences of cooperating with terrorist mercenaries, which is an example of treason against the country,” the text warned.
The witness spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing crackdown.
The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, as the country’s economy is squeezed by international sanctions in part levied over its nuclear program. The protests intensified and grew into calls directly challenging Iran’s theocracy.
Nikhinson reported from aboard Air Force One.
In this frame grab from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran shows protesters taking to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)
