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CONVENIENCE STORE NOW OFFERS PRODUCE EVERYTHING FROM THINGS YOU NEED TO MAKE A SALAD TO FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT YOU CAN PACK IN YOUR CHILD’S LUNCH. BANANAS. THIS IS DOLLAR GENERAL AT 4101 PULASKI HIGHWAY, SAINT THE GRAPES. SO NOW, IN ADDITION TO REFRIGERATED AND FROZEN FOODS, PRODUCE IS ON THE SHELVES. I HAVE SOME BANANAS. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA SAY IT’S A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK THEY NEED MORE PRODUCE AND SUCH IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND SO-CALLED AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THEY SHOULD HAVE PRODUCE, UH, FRESH VEGETABLES AND SUCH RATHER THAN SWEETS AND SUGARS. I WORK IN A BUILDING NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE, SO ON MY LUNCH BREAK, I LIKE TO COME HERE AND GET SOME FRESH FRUITS SOMETIMES AND STUFF. SO I’M GLAD THEY ADDED THAT. I THINK IT’S GREAT BECAUSE IT’S IT’S HARD SOMETIMES TO GET INTO A MARKET AND THERE’S NO MARKET REALLY AROUND HERE, SO I THINK IT’S GREAT. UM, AND UM, DID YOU FIND THE PRICES REASONABLE? I MEAN, YES, I DID. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE A SALAD. SO YES. YES, THEY HAVE THE LETTUCE, TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS, THEY HAVE EVERYTHING. DOLLAR GENERAL OFFERS THE TOP 20 PRODUCE ITEMS TYPICALLY SOLD IN TRADITIONAL GROCERY STORES AND COVERS APPROXIMATELY 80% OF PRODUCE CATEGORIES. MOST GROCERY STORES CARRY. THERE ARE ONIONS, APPLES, STRAWBERRIES, POTATOES, SWEET POTATOES, LEMONS, LIMES, AND MORE. THAT’S GREAT BECAUSE, UM, THERE’S SO MANY, UM, FOOD DESERTS IN THIS IN THE CITY, PERIOD. SO ANY PLACE THAT PEOPLE CAN GET FRESH PRODUCE IS ALWAYS A PLUS BECAUSE IT’S, YOU KNOW, HEALTHY. IT’S A GREAT CONVENIENCE. IT’S A LOT OF PROCESSED FOODS. IT’S NOT REALLY GREAT. SO IT’S GOOD TO HAVE SOMETHING FRESH IN THERE. AS OF MARCH 2024, DOLLAR GENERAL OFFERS FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN MORE THAN 5400 STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM IN USDA DEFINED FOOD DESE