Winn-Dixie’s iconic brand name will remain above more than 100 stores across Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama after its parent Southeastern Grocers was purchased from

This month a group of private investors, led by Anthony Hucker, the current CEO and president of parent company Southeastern Grocers, and the grocer’s supply chain partner C&S Wholesale Grocers, acquired Southeastern Grocers and many of its Winn-Dixie stores back from Aldi.

The Great Aldi Conversion has slowed down a bit. The discount grocery chain is selling the Winn-Dixie, Harveys stores it bought less than a year ago.

A group of investors led by the CEO of Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers has bought nearly 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores from Aldi.

After less than a year under the ownership of Aldi, Florida-based supermarket chain Winn-Dixie is being sold again, its parent company announced Friday.

The consortium said it will immediately assume day-to-day operation of Winn-Dixie grocery and liquor stores and Harveys Supermarkets; some Aldi conversions will continue through 2027.

The discount grocer will convert roughly 220 Winn-Dixie and Harvey's Supermarket stores to its brand by 2027 while selling another 170 locations.

Last year, Aldi acquired Winn-Dixie and Harveys from Jacksonville, Fla.-based Southeastern Grocers. The deal included grocery store locations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.

As part of the deal, 220 former Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets will be converted into Aldi stores by 2027. Winn-Dixie has multiple locations across the Palm Beaches, the Trea