Southeastern Grocers and Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone Partner on Fresh, Seasonal Meals for Families to Eat Well for Less

Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, announces a fresh partnership with Food Network Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone to launch “Cooking with Curtis for under $10.” The program is aimed at helping people eat well for less by offering customers fresh, seasonal and affordable meal solutions that can easily be made from scratch at home. A combination of Southeastern Grocers’ research and industry research revealed that many shoppers want to eat well, but there are barriers such as affordability, meal preparation time, knowledge of ingredients and how to select the ingredients. Research has also shown that nearly all Southeastern Grocers customers, regardless of budget, want to feed their families healthy, nutritious meals for less money, and approximately 25 percent of Southeastern Grocers customers rely on food assistance and are looking for affordable options for fresh, healthy foods. In order to solve those challenges for its customers, Southeastern Grocers is offering unique recipes created by Chef Curtis. Recipe cards are available in all stores, in the weekly ad circular and online. A different fresh, seasonal ingredient will be featured each month with four easy-to-follow recipes. The ingredients for each delicious recipe will cost less than $10, company officials say.

Chef Curtis is a nationally-known TV personality who has been featured in shows such as Food Network’s Beach Eats USA and Kitchen Inferno, TLC’s Take Home Chef and Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, along with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Chef Curtis recently opened the popular Maude restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.

“Southeastern Grocers and Chef Curtis share a common passion to help families eat well for less, with fresh, easy meals they can make from scratch at an affordable price,” says Sharry Cramond, executive vice president of marketing and communications for Southeastern Grocers. “Chef Curtis’ philosophy and $10 meal ideas resonate with our customers who want to prepare easy, healthy meals that add variety to their family tables. We’ve partnered with Chef Curtis because fresh and affordable foods are important to our customers – and providing the best for our customers is our priority.” “Mother Nature does a pretty good job providing what we should eat at different times of the year, so I listen to her,” says Food Network Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone. “Food just tastes better when it’s in season and Southeastern Grocers shares my hunger to give people the best local and seasonal ingredients - and treat them simply. I’m excited to develop low-cost but simply delicious meals for their customers throughout the Southeast.”