Category: Publix

Major Supermarket Chain Won’t Give COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under 5

Florida-based supermarket chain Publix said Tuesday that it will not provide COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 5 after authorizations were handed down by federal health agencies. Spokesperson Hannah Herring told the Tampa Bay Times that the company will not be providing vaccines for kids aged 6 months to 4 years “at this…


Publix Grocery Chain Starts Offering Paid Parental Leave

LAKELAND, Fla.—The Publix grocery store chain will start offering paid parental leave to employees who are new parents, company officials announced Wednesday. Eligible full-time and part-time workers will be able to take off the time during the first year of the birth or adoption of a child, starting with the new year, the Florida-based company…


Elizabeth Warren Blames Grocery Stores for Food Price Inflation

New Analysis Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pointed the finger at grocery stores, blaming them for rising food prices in a series of letters addressed to the CEOs of three major grocery chains earlier this month. The letters were addressed to the CEOs of Kroger, Albertsons, and Publix, three major grocery store chains, each of which have…