The new Biscuitville in Salisbury is open for business.
Located at 515 Jake Alexander Blvd. West, Biscuitville operates from 5:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.
Biscuitville, which offers both drive-through service and in-store dining, opened Monday. The manager is Jason Beasley.
Salisbury’s Biscuitville is the chain’s 51st location in North Carolina and Virginia.
Menu selections include biscuits, beverages, side and sweet items, platters, “Square Meal Deals” and occasional promotions.
Biscuitville was founded by Maurice Jennings, a former flour broker who first opened two Burlington bread stores in the 1960s. He eventually began making takeout pizza at Pizza-To-Go restaurants, and those locations became Pizzavilles.
In 1975 in Danville, Va., Jennings opened his first restaurant dedicated to biscuits. The popularity of biscuits led to the conversion of all Jennings’ Pizzavilles into Biscuitvilles.
By 1982, he had 25 restaurants.
Today Jennings’ son, Burney, runs the family-owned company, which goes through 28,600 pounds of flour, 4,000 pounds of country ham, 11,500 pounds of sausage and 9,500 pounds of bacon each week.
All of the stores are company-owned.
The Salisbury Biscuitville operates where Foster’s Prime Sirloin used to be located.
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The December 2008-February 2009 edition of Pride Magazine will feature Food Lion’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association “Healthy Choices Calendar.”
“We want to do our part to make the CIAA Tournament a healthy one,” said Eric Watson, vice president of talent acquisition and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
“Food Lion stores are in the communities where all 10 CIAA schools are located, and we want to do our part to make sure CIAA fans eat healthy. We have the opportunity to provide these healthier choices to students, faculty, staff and the community at large.”
The 2009 calendar highlights a Guiding Stars’ recipe for each month of the year and lists the number of nutritional stars. Each of the recipes’ directions, preparation and cook times can be found on the Food Lion Web site at www.Food Lion. com/CIAA.
To get your free copy of Food Lion’ s 2009 CIAA Healthy Choices Calendar, pick up the December issue of Pride Magazine at Charlotte public libraries, local YMCAs, Borders Books or visit www.pridemagazine.net. Call 704-375-9553 for additional distribution points.
Developed by a panel of nutrition experts, Guiding Stars is a simple, nutritional navigation system that uses one, two or three stars to rate food items according to their nutritional value.
One star means good nutritional value; two stars means better; and three stars means best. This system helps customers find foods throughout Food Lion stores that provide the most nutrition for the calories.
“Food Lion is proud of its long-standing partnership with the CIAA,” Watson said. “Knowing that CIAA fans and alumni are Food Lion customers, over the last 15 years, we’ve had the opportunity to show our appreciation through our role as an official corporate sponsor, providing internships, educational and training opportunities, as well as jobs to deserving students at CIAA schools.
“Our CIAA Healthy Choices Calendar gives us another opportunity to give back, so we hope fans enjoy this year’s CIAA calendar, and check out some of our simple Guiding Stars’ recipes.”
The 64th CIAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be held Feb. 24-28 in Charlotte.
“Pride Magazine has partnered with Food Lion to bring an exciting CIAA calendar to fans and readers for the past three years,” said Dee Dixon, chief executive officer of Pride Communications. “This year’s focus on making healthy food choices has tremendous value to our community and demonstrates Food Lion’s unique sense of social responsibility. We are very pleased to be a part of this outstanding venture.”
Salisbury-based Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group. Food Lion LLC operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s.
Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 people in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.
Pride Magazine is a flagship product of Pride Communications, offering quarterly publications targeting the needs and interests of Charlotte’s African-American community.
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CHARLOTTE ó Bojangles’ Restaurants Inc. is among North Carolina’s top privately held companies, according to Grant Thornton LLP, a leading accounting, tax and business advisory organization.
The annual list, published in Business North Carolina magazine, recognizes successful companies headquartered in North Carolina. Bojangles’ was ranked 40th on this year’s list up from 46th in 2007.
The Grant Thornton NC 100 is compiled annually using information gathered from questionnaires sent to privately held companies across the state. Responses to questions about financial size enable judges to quantitatively evaluate the participants.
The first Bojangles’ was opened by founders Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas in July 1977 in the South End area of Charlotte at the corner of West Boulevard and South Tryon Street.
Bojangles’ now has more than 426 total locations throughout the Southeast, including 273 franchised and 153 company-operated locations.
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Kellie’s Consignment, 119 W. Innes St., will celebrate its grand opening Friday through Dec. 12 with 15 percent off all Christmas items.
Other merchandise includes new and used tools, car stereos, speakers, clothing for the family, men’s suits, baby items, household goods, furniture, electronics and more.
The store also sells new four-wheelers, motorcycles, scooters and other items.
The store is accepting new consignors by appointment only. Hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.