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    Mega Supermarket Merger

    Albertsons acquires Tom Thumb in supersize supermarket merger

    Teresa Gubbins
    Mar 7, 2014 | 12:29 pm

    After months-long speculation, Tom Thumb has new ownership that will see it merge with a competing supermarket chain: Albertsons. Tom Thumb's parent company, Safeway, agreed to be acquired by Cerberus Capital Management, which owns the Albertsons chain.

     

    The two grocery retailers will continue as is until the merger is completed later in 2014.

     

    According to a March 6 release by Albertsons, the merger will create a network of more than 2,400 stores, 27 distribution facilities and 20 manufacturing plants with more than 250,000 employees. No store closures are anticipated. Albertsons CEO Bob Miller will become executive chairman, while Safeway's CEO Robert Edwards will become president and CEO.

     

    Safeway is the second largest grocery chain in the country; Albertsons is the fifth largest.

     

    The new uber-company will include Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Albertsons, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw’s, Star Market, Super Saver, United Supermarkets, Market Street (which Albertsons acquired in September 2013) and Amigos.

     

    The other big chains are Kroger and Walmart, while the Fort Worth Star-Telegram lists the many players in the local grocery scene, including Whole Foods, Central Market/H-E-B, Sprouts, Aldi's and Trader Joe's.

     

    Veteran supermarket watcher Maria Halkias surmises that the Federal Trade Commission will scrutinize Dallas-Fort Worth carefully for antitrust issues in its review of the merger. (Albertsons' statement says that Safeway has a "go-shop" period of 21 days to entertain alternative proposals.)

     

    Tom Thumb has 62 stores around Dallas-Fort Worth, most located in nicer parts of town; Albertsons has 49. Cerberus, a wheeling-and-dealing private equity firm, has behaved like an abusive parent to Albertsons since it acquired the chain in 2006. The stores have experienced a drastic decline in quality, selection and overall appeal.

     

    And while they say there won't be closures, that would not fit with their history of slashing and burning stores. Three weeks ago, they shut down 26 stores around the country, the day before their fiscal year ended. That follows major closures that took place in 2006, 2011 and 2012.

     

    Tom Thumb recently announced the shuttering of its small but high-profile store in Highland Park Village.

     
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    Meatball News

    Italian restaurant Sicilian Butcher preps meatballs for North Dallas

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jul 8, 2025 | 4:01 pm
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    The meatballs are about to land: The Sicilian Butcher, the modern-casual restaurant known for meatballs, house-made pastas, and butchery-inspired Italian fare, has circled a date for the opening of its Addison-adjacent location in North Dallas at 5225 Belt Line Rd. #240, and the date is: August 7.

    This marks their second Texas restaurant following the smashing debut of its Fort Worth location in July 2024.

    The Sicilian Butcher was founded in Arizona in 2017 by award-winning Chef Joey Maggiore, and is popular for its build-your-own meal experience featuring gourmet meatballs and Sicilian-style bruschetta boards — alongside The Sicilian Baker, an Italian bakery attached to each Butcher location, which has its own innovative build-your-own cannoli bar experience.

    It's part of the Maggiore Group, an Italian family-owned hospitality company that also includes concepts such as Hash Kitchen, The Mexicano, and The Italiano, which partnered with the Savory Fund in 2021 to expand the brand into neighboring states.

    The North Dallas location will feature signature offerings including Chef Joey’s dishes, build-your-own pastas, Sicilian family platters, bruschetta boards, and more.

    Other enticing menu items include

    • char-grilled artichokes
    • Neapolitan-style pizza
    • piadina — sandwiches, including chicken parm and eggplant parm, served on a thin, rustic Italian bread

    They have all kinds of meatballs — Sicilian, sausage, eggplant — which you can order solo or in a variety, served on a meatball "wheel."

    Salads include a Caesar, chopped, and a "Sicilian wedge" with iceberg, pickled fennel, tomato, crispy prosciutto, with creamy dolce gorgonzola and smoked bacon dressing. Pastas include pappardelle, tagliatelle, spaghetti, rigatoni, and gnocchi.

    Like their other locations including Fort Worth, the restaurant will also house a location of The Sicilian Baker, which features a build-your-own cannoli bar, authentic Sicilian cannoli, rotating gelato flavors, and Italian pastry classics such as lobster tails and sfogliatelle, and espresso.

    “We are so excited to bring a taste of Sicily to Dallas,” Maggiore says in a statement. “From our amazing house-made pastas and signature craft meatballs to our Build Your Own Cannoli Bar, we can’t wait to welcome guests into our kitchen and show them what true Sicilian hospitality is all about.”

    North Dallas will be the fifth location across the Southwest, with a third Texas location set to open in San Antonio later this year. Hash Kitchen is also flourishing, with 10 locations across the Southwest, including Fort Worth and Pearland, both of which opened in 2024.

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