Alimentation Couche-Tard’s attempt to buy 7-Eleven parent company Seven & i Holdings faces a new challenge. Discount grocer Aldi announces its new store count plans for 2025. And the FDA announces an investigation into E. Coli in carrots.

Breaktime Corner Market is acquiring 39 convenience stores from EG America. Aldi expands its corporate headquarters in Batavia, Illinois. And Matt Testa, who spent more than 20 years at Pilot Co., is the new chief operations officer at Krispy Krunchy Chicken.

Seventy-nine percent of consumers will celebrate Thanksgiving with their families, even though prices have increased 26% since 2020. Wawa opened its first Georgia store. And The Fresh Market has partnered with same-day delivery service Shipt.

Wonder buys Grubhub for $650 million. Online grocery sales spike. And Seven & i Holdings is considering going private to block an acquisition from Alimentation Couche-Tard.

7-Eleven is expanding deployment of Gulp Radio retail media network programming to 5,000 of its stores. Ahold Delhaize USA grocery stores were hit with a cybersecurity breach. And East Coast grocery chain Stew Leonard’s announced a new partnership with Uber Eats.

First Reserve is exploring the sale of its Refuel convenience-store portfolio. Keurig Dr Pepper’s ready-to-drink tea and juice brand Snapple is headed to the fountain. And Dollar General opened its Aurora, Colorado, distribution center on Friday, the discounter’s latest move toward expanding its reach.

United Foods International faces a class-action lawsuit. Delek US Holdings reported a net loss of $76.8 million in its latest earnings report. And specialty, fresh format and value grocery chains are growing customers faster than their traditional competitors.

South Dakotans turn down eliminating grocery taxes. Rite Aid closes more than 100 more locations in Michigan and Ohio. And Casey’s General Stores gets ready for National Pickle Day.

Grocery Outlet trudges forward with a new interim president and CEO. Gaubert Oil announces a new partnership with Dickey’s Barbecue. And Kum & Go will soon be no more.

Dollar Tree Chairman and CEO Rick Dreiling steps down. Casey’s General Stores buys Fikes Wholesale for a cool $1.145 billion. And Kroger will pay California $122 million for its role in the opioid epidemic.