Wakefern Food Corp.

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Visit a ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Fairway Market or Gourmet Garage on Saturday, October 19 to learn about available career opportunities! Hiring representatives will be on site at most store locations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to share what makes our supermarkets great places to shop AND work. More information: http://spr.ly/6047UUJv3

Congratulations to Wakefern’s Quarter Century Club Class of 2024! 🎓 👏 Over 30 team members marking 25 years of service to Wakefern were celebrated at a special induction luncheon at the Pines Manor in Edison, NJ last week, along with associates who’ve been with the cooperative for up to 40 years! The Quarter Century Club started in 1981 and has become a vital recognition program that honors longtime teammates who support our mission to help small business succeed in a big business world. Our associates' longevity is a testament to our commitment to creating a supportive work environment where associates can thrive. #WeMakeWakefernWork #WakefernQuarterCenturyClub #Service

This Customer Service Week, we’d like to thank the Wakefern teams that go “Above and Beyond” to provide outstanding service to our cooperative’s Members and wholesale customers, and also to the retail teams that work day-in, day-out to deliver exceptional customer experiences at our retail banners ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage, Fairway Market, Dearborn Market and Di Bruno Bros. 🚀 Wakefern’s Customer Care Center manages inquiries from hundreds of retail customers each day to enhance the in-store and online shopping experience. 🚀 Our Logistics Customer Service Team streamlines supply chain processes for our supermarket banners and wholesale customers. 🚀 The Wakefern Tech Service Center develops, maintains and advances our technology services across the cooperative. 🚀 Our Retail Inventory Management & Replenishment Specialists ensure customers get the fresh foods and groceries they need. 🚀 At more than 365 stores across nine states, our Members’ dedicated retail teams meet, greet and serve customers and communities directly every day! Thank you to all the team members who help make Wakefern work! 👏 #WeMakeWakefernWork #CustomerServiceWeek #Service

This Hispanic Heritage Month, Wakefern and ShopRite are collaborating with local celebrity Chef Mia Castro to share delicious recipes that honor her Puerto Rican heritage 🇵🇷 and other Hispanic culinary traditions -- with authentic products and ingredients sold at ShopRite. From sourcing quality ingredients to preparation and cooking, follow along over the next several weeks as Chef Mia shares tips and tricks passed down by her abuela. Our first course? Yuca fries! 😋 Check out her easy recipe here: http://spr.ly/6049UX2HJ

At Price Rite Marketplace, we believe in serving our neighbors both in-store and out in the community. 🤝 In that spirit, team members from Massachusetts hosted a "Meal Building Day" at The Greater Boston Food Bank – and volunteered to package meals for those in need. In just a few short hours, they helped prepare over 15,000 meals! Thanks to all our Price Rite Marketplace volunteers who help make lives brighter each and every day!

A big THANK YOU to the incredible team of volunteers from Wakefern, ShopRite of Hunterdon County and ShopRite of Newark that helped harvest 19,000 pounds of tomatoes 🍅 and apples 🍏 at America's Grow-a-Row farm in Pittstown, NJ last week. The Jersey-fresh and delicious crops were donated to local food banks. One of our favorite annual traditions, Wakefern and Flora Food Group also presented America's Grow-a-Row with a $50,000 donation as part of our mission to end hunger together.

We know how to make Wakefern work, and at Wakefern’s Annual Picnics, teammates from our warehouses and offices proved we know how to make Wakefern fun! Throughout September, more than 2,500 team members gathered – across four locations – for the annual Wakefern Picnics. From competitive cornhole matches to dancing to simply taking the time to connect with one another – the celebrations were a testament to the spirit and camaraderie that make Wakefern a great place to work. #WeMakeWakefernWork

25 years of ending hunger together 🤝 ShopRite Partners In Caring is marking its 25th year by once again raising money and awareness around food insecurity with the annual Cheerios contest. The cherished, long-running fundraiser, in partnership with General Mills, encourages ShopRite stores to compete to raise money to combat hunger in local communities -- and team members from the top fundraising stores are featured on special edition Cheerios boxes! Since it's inception in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has raised over $65 million for nearly 2,500 food pantries and hunger-fighting organizations...and we're just getting started. Learn more: http://spr.ly/6045o0nBd

During this Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15), the tastes and flavors of tradition filled the air at the 2024 Wakefern Showcase held last week at the New Jersey Exposition and Convention Center. Visitors to the Showcase Supermarket found a variety of Hispanic foods, from dried bacalao to pastries filled with coconut, dulce de leche and guava flavors. Produce also featured rows of fresh yucca and yautía. Vendors also displayed favorites from Central and South America like Pony Malta – a Colombian favorite – and packages of Pan corn flour. Sourcing authentic food and flavors that our customers enjoy is one of the reasons our supermarket banners play such an important part of the communities we serve.

Wakefern’s mission of Helping Small Business Succeed in a Big Business World® — was on full display last week at the 2024 Wakefern Showcase at the NJ Convention & Expo Center. Cooperative Members and retail teams had the chance to explore the extensive range of services and solutions Wakefern provides to help stores compete – and win – in today’s marketplace. The Showcase featured a dazzling array of innovative technologies, modern and efficient store displays, on-trend private label products and more! Wakefern is committed to providing outstanding service that enables its Members and wholesale customers to deliver constant value and exceptional customer experiences. Learn more: http://spr.ly/6043olmJb