Wakefern Food Corp.

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 our 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

Wakefern Food Corp. has always been equal parts heart ❤️ and ambition. So, with the close of the successful 2024 Wakefern Showcase, we were proud to partner with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and donate nearly four trucks of fresh foods and groceries from the Showcase supermarket displays. These donated items will help as many as 20,000 families in our region. Thanks to all the team members who volunteered to pack and load – and to the CFBNJ for their ongoing commitment and creativity in the fight against hunger.

At Wakefern and ShopRite, we know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So we were thrilled to see Claire Rudden, RDN, manager of Nutrition and Wellness at Zallie Family Markets, a Wakefern Member, share easy-to-make nutrient-packed breakfast recipes on Philadelphia's WPHL-TV. The family-owned South Jersey-based company, which operates 12 stores, is helping families just like theirs start each day right! 🍳 🍽️ Watch here! http://spr.ly/6047orGMN [http://spr.ly/6049orGMf]

Fairway Market team members were proud to support City Harvest's Mobile Market in the Bronx Saturday, where fresh produce was provided to borough residents in need. 🥕 🍐 Our volunteers assembled bowls of fresh carrots for local families, who received a total of approxmately 12,500 pounds of carrots, butternut squash, onions, pears and more.