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- ↑ Jaclyn Giovis, "Publix goes shopping: Grocer seeks new locations for its restaurant chain", Sun-Sentinel , October 6, 2007.
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- ↑ Arlene Satchell, "Publix to sell Crispers restaurant chain", Sun-Sentinel , May 10, 2011.
- ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2011/07/12/publix-completes-crispers-sale.html . Retrieved 2020-09-22.
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- ↑ "Crispers chain, founded in Lakeland and once owned by Publix, is set to close today".