Publix Super Markets Inc., with 30 Duval County supermarkets and a stream of new competitors, filed plans to renovate the 13th store in a series of remodels and reconstructions that have reached $10.5 million.
In the latest project, the Lakeland-based chain wants to renovate its Windsor Commons shopping center Publix at 4765 Hodges Blvd. at a cost of $600,000.
The 37,886-square-foot store joins 12 more that are being renovated or rebuilt.
The work comes as Trader Joe’s, Earth Fare, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Aldi and other companies eat into the market with new stores.
Restaurants on the rise
• Mellow Mushroom could soon be under construction at the Parkway Shops near River City Marketplace in North Jacksonville. It’s a $1.5 million construction job.
• M Shack plans to open in Five Points Village at 1012 Margaret St., a rebuilt Riverside shopping center. It’s estimated as a $250,000 build-out.
• Taco Bell is remodeling the exterior of its restaurant at 7331 103rd St. at a project cost of $138,087.
Food bites
Food- and drink-related businesses filed names with the state Division of Corporations under the Fictitious Name Law to operate:
• The Food Truck on the Corner, to Gloria Jean Harris, 8227 Caravelle Drive.
• Tita Milles’ Asian Kitchen and Bakery, to Roumelia C. Anderson and Chad C. Cederholm, 1485 Beach Blvd.
• Grub Burger Bar, to GBB Carriage Gate SGS LLC, mailing address 3740 Copperfield Drive, Suite 105, Bryan, Texas. Jimmy J. Loup is manager of GBB Carriage Gate SGS LLC.
• Lulu’s Waterfront Grille, to TQ Corp., 301 N. Roscoe Blvd. Patrick Finley is president, Anna Finley is vice president and Clifford D. Moore III is director of TQ Corp.
Licensed to serve
Duval County Tax Collector Michael Corrigan issued business licenses for:
• Wild Atlantic Seafood, to Wild Atlantic Seafood Inc., 622 Cassat Ave. Yong Feng Zheng is president of Wild Atlantic Seafood.
• Big Daddy “C” Bar-B-Que LLC, to Ralph B. Cummings, 11614 W. Longwood Key Drive.
• Choban Grill, to Choban Doner LLC, 1661 Riverside Ave., No. 127. Murat Ergisi is manager of Choban Doner LLC.
• Kona Ice of Southeast Jacksonville, to Glen C. Greco, 13525 Bartram Park Blvd., No. 810. Mobile vendor
• King’s Barbeque 1 LLC, to Tricia Hargrove, 5250 San Juan Ave. Mobile vendor.
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