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Stop & Shop is rolling out cheaper options and new selections of entrees and sides at its hot food bar, the grocery chain announced Tuesday, March 24.
As part of the update, hot food bar prices will be reduced by $1 from $10.99 per pound to $9.99 per pound, which the grocery chain said can be done “without sacrificing quality or variety.”
Stop & Shop has 363 stores in five northeastern states, according to its website.
In addition, the chain’s hot food bar will include an assortment aimed at “making dinner easier, more flavorful and more affordable for busy shoppers.”
New entrees include black pepper steak, Thai coconut chicken thighs, white wine mushroom chicken thighs, bone-in ribs, and charred pork.
Side dishes include mashed potatoes, buttered corn, baked beans, collard greens, and macaroni and cheese.
“With customers working increasingly busy schedules, convenient meal solutions at local grocery stores are more important than ever,” Lee Nicholson, Stop & Shop’s chief merchant, said in a statement last week.
“Our featured bar updates provide more variety, stronger value and convenience that shoppers are looking for when putting dinner on the table,” Nicholson said.
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