South Florida

How grocery shopping is changing in South Florida with a new store and product

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Grocery shopping in South Florida is evolving with new stores and innovative products.

A Chicago-based chain, Go Grocer, is opening its first Florida location as a hybrid grocery and convenience store in Fort Lauderdale's Motif community, offering fresh meals, organic goods and a produce section for area residents.

Meanwhile, Atlantic Sapphire’s on-land salmon farm in Homestead supplies Publix and Sprouts with sustainably farmed salmon, emphasizing efficient production and reduced carbon footprint. Chains like Publix, Aldi, and Target continue to grow and adapt, while new concepts and products like Bluehouse salmon appear on more local shelves.

Tanks filled with juvenile salmon at Atlantic Sapphire Bluehouse salmon farm in Homestead on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. The Bluehouse uses a technology for growing sustainable seafood on land called Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS). By Mike Stocker

NO. 1: HOW AN ENORMOUS FISH FARM IN HOMESTEAD HOPES TO CHANGE THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY

These subtropical salmon just might represent the future of aquaculture in a world altered by climate change, pollution and population growth. | Published February 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Bill Kearney

Fort Lauderdale’s Motif, a 385-unit mixed-use apartment building at 500 N. Andrews Ave. in the Flagler Village neighborhood, will open the first Go Grocer in Florida later in 2025.

NO. 2: IT'S NOT PUBLIX OR 7-ELEVEN. THIS HYBRID GROCERY IS COMING TO SOUTH FLORIDA

The urban core attracted the Chicago store. | Published April 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.