TEMPLE TERRACE — After years of watching as nearby Winn-Dixie grocery stores were renovated into Aldi grocery stores, an unusual thing happened on Temple Terrace Highway last month.
The Winn-Dixie there was renovated into … an improved and updated Winn-Dixie.
It’s part of a comeback for Winn-Dixie in Florida, after Southeastern Grocers announced late last year it was rebranding as The Winn-Dixie Co. in 2026. The store at 8775 Temple Terrace Highway is one of many scheduled for remodeling as part of a Florida consolidation after years of having hundreds of stores across the southeast.
After The Winn-Dixie Co. completes a combination of acquisitions and divestitures, it will have roughly 130 grocery stores in Florida, with 140 freestanding or adjacent liquor stores.
On March 28, Winn-Dixie reintroduced itself to the community with a ribbon-cutting showing a newly remodeled grocery and liquor store featuring:
• An expanded authentic Hispanic offerings across every department, including frozen and dairy products, produce staples like roots, tropical fruits, plantains and fresh cilantro; deli favorites including ropa vieja, sweet plantains and cold cuts, bakery specialties such as tres leches cake and Cuban and Puerto Rican rolls; meat favorites like flap meat, skirt steak and picanha; and whole snapper and corvina in seafood.
• An expanded seafood department including a variety of fresh seafood on ice and “Seafood Made Easy,” where customers can choose the type of seafood, vegetables and seasoning to be packaged together for easy preparation at home.
• An enhanced deli that includes easy meal solutions, including daily self-serve hot foods, freshly prepared sandwiches, salads and rotisserie chicken, popcorn chicken and a wing bar as part of an emphasis on its Lip Lickin’ Chicken brand.
• Refreshed departments across the store, as well as an updated design with a new façade, fresh color palette and contemporary signage honoring Winn-Dixie’s century-long legacy.
• A renewed Winn-Dixie Beer, Wine & Spirits store with a wide selection of offerings, adjacent to the grocery store.
• Amazon Returns for a quick, hassle-free way to return packages while shopping.
According to the company, the new design and offerings were determined by feedback from customers and associates, and the refreshed store “introduces a more localized format with expanded offerings, quality products and thoughtful enhancements inspired by what matters most to the Temple Terrace community.”
The ribbon-cutting ceremony included two $1,000 check presentations to Jennings Middle School and the Temple Terrace Police Department.
The first 100 customers in line when the doors opened at 8 a.m. received a Winn-Dixie mystery gift card valued between $10 and $100. There were raffle drawings for other prizes, including a Blackstone Grill.