JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The owner of the Winn-Dixie and BI-LO supermarket chains has called off its plans for an initial public offering.

The owner of the Winn-Dixie and BI-LO supermarket chains has called off its plans for an initial public offering.

Southeastern Grocers LLC didn’t give a reason for the cancellation. The company is owned by Dallas-based Lone Star Funds Co., a private-equity firm that facilitated the 2011 merger of BI-LO and Winn-Dixie.

Southeastern operates 650 stores under the BI-LO and Winn-Dixie banners in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Louisiana.

The company filed for an IPO last year, saying it intended to raise as much as $500 million from the share offering.