Wakefern Food Corp. is accepting applications from growers to participate in its annual Local Produce Supplier Summit on July 15 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey. Qualified applicants will be invited to present to Wakefern’s procurement teams, participate in panels and explore retail partnerships across the cooperative’s eight supermarket […]
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Wakefern is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States, comprising 50 member companies who independently own and operate 362 retail supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage, and Fairway Market banners in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island markets.
Wakefern In The Community.
While their corporate mission is to help small businesses succeed in a big business world, Wakefern Food Corp. believes in nurturing and sustaining healthy communities. They are invested in improving the lives of their associates, customers and neighbors in many ways, from reducing their impact on the environment to fighting hunger, promoting healthy lifestyles, and more. Visit their Sustainability page and learn how Wakefern is striving to make its communities a better place to live, work and shop.
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Fairway Market Celebrates Lunar New Year With Dumpling-Making Class
Fairway Market celebrated Lunar New Year with a culinary collaboration alongside Nom Wah, New York City’s oldest continuously operating dim sum restaurant, bringing an interactive dumpling-making class to its 74th Street Café on the Upper West Side. The two-hour class Feb. 26 was led by Wilson Tang, owner of Nom Wah, who guided guests through […]
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ShopRite Launches Free GLP-1 Wellness Starter Kits For Pharmacy Customers
Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite has introduced Wellness Your Way Starter Kits, a free and limited-time offering designed to support customers beginning GLP-1 medications for weight management. While supplies last, customers filling their first GLP-1 prescription at a ShopRite pharmacy will receive a kit, which includes product samples and nutrition tips to help them build healthy […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Selects Eagle Eye To Power Loyalty, Personalization
Wakefern Food Corp. has selected Eagle Eye to accelerate its loyalty strategy and deliver artificial intelligence-powered customer engagement initiatives across its retail network. The program is expected to go live in mid-2026. Wakefern, the largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative in the U.S., will deploy Eagle Eye’s MACH-approved loyalty and personalization platform, moving away from a POS-based […]
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Inserra Supermarkets To Open First Fresh Grocer In Brooklyn
Inserra Supermarkets will open The Fresh Grocer of Brooklyn on Feb. 13 at 523 Fulton St., marking the supermarket banner’s first location in New York City and creating about 140 new jobs. The 18,000-square-foot store, located across from the Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7 a.m. The first 100 […]
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Wakefern Supermarket Banners To Host Job Fairs Jan. 31
Wakefern Food Corp. supermarket banners ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market are holding a series of walk-in hiring fairs Jan. 31. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., participating stores across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will host in-store recruitment events for full-time, […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Shares Budget-Friendly Holiday Meal Guides
Price Rite Marketplace aims to make it easier for families to prepare meals this holiday season by offering two guides that show how customers can feed eight to 10 people for about $40 using regularly priced items available in stores. The lists feature ingredients for two types of holiday meals: Ham dinner meal: spiral ham; […]
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Grocery TV Expands To 31 ShopRite Stores in NY, NJ
Grocery TV expanded its partnership with Wakefern Food Corp., adding 31 ShopRite locations across New York and New Jersey. Located in high-traffic areas of stores, the screens share sales, promotions, news and job information with shoppers. The network also allows national brands to reach customers. The partnership, which began in 2021, now covers more than […]
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Wakefern Names Asarasi Winner Of 2026 Local Wellness Supplier Summit
Wakefern Food Corp. named Asarasi the winner of its 2026 Local Wellness Supplier Summit, held Nov. 3 at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center. After a day of presentations and product demonstrations by eight suppliers, Asarasi impressed a panel of Wakefern leaders with its organic Sparkling Tree Water and Nekter Pop Probiotic Soda, earning […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Adds Afresh’s AI Fresh Buying Solution
Wakefern Food Corp. is among the first to implement Afresh’s Fresh Buying solution across its produce, meat, seafood, deli and bakery distribution centers. Fresh Buying represents a new model for meat, deli, bakery and produce buyers. It provides the agility and artificial intelligence needed to manage perishables at scale, beyond what conventional supply-chain tools were […]
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Wakefern Highlights Growth At Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Wakefern Food Corp. is leveraging technology, new growth opportunities and the power of its family-owned member companies to ensure success for generations to come. That’s the message leadership delivered during the cooperative’s annual shareholders’ meeting Oct. 16 at the Hilton in Parsippany, New Jersey. Wakefern reported retail sales of $20.7 billion for the 52-week fiscal […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Names Riepenhoff Group VP Of Fresh Divisions
Wakefern Food Corp. has appointed Travis Riepenhoff as group VP of fresh divisions, succeeding Mark Van Buskirk, who has become group VP of center store. In his new role, Riepenhoff will oversee Wakefern’s fresh food divisions, including foodservice, bakery, meat, seafood, produce and floral. He will lead efforts to maintain Wakefern’s standards for quality, innovation […]
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Instacart Rolls Out Additional Savings Features On Caper Carts
Instacart has introduced new savings features for its artificial intelligence-powered Caper Carts aimed at enhancing the omnichannel shopping experience. Building on Caper Cart’s real-time budgeting capabilities, these updates turn the cart’s screen into a more powerful savings tool with the introduction of Electronic Benefits Transfer for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) item eligibility tracking, […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Finalizes Purchase Of NYC-Based Morton Williams Stores
Wakefern Food Corp. has closed the acquisition of Morton Williams, a family-owned grocer with 17 stores in Manhattan, the Bronx and Jersey City. The move will preserve the grocer’s legacy and deep community connections while using the resources of the largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative in the U.S. Wakefern announced the purchase agreement in August. “When […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Expands OTC Benefit Card Acceptance
Wakefern Food Corp.’s supermarket banners – ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market – now accept InComm Healthcare, NationsBenefits and S3 Health Benefit OTC (Over-the-Counter) cards. OTC benefit cards are prepaid and often provided as a supplemental benefit by Medicare Advantage plans and other insurers to help offset […]
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Wakefern Selects Birdzi For Personalized Marketing Campaigns
Wakefern Food Corp. has selected Birdzi’s customer intelligence platform to better understand shopper needs and enhance promotional outreach. “From the beginning, Wakefern was impressed by Birdzi’s best-in-class automation and personalization capabilities and the company’s desire for constant innovation,” said Darren Caudill, chief sales officer, Wakefern. “Working with Birdzi enables our supermarket banners to better respond […]
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Price Rite Marketplace To Debut New Location In Waterbury, CT
Price Rite Marketplace will open a new store Oct. 1 at 881 Wolcott St. in Waterbury, Connecticut. Located in the Waterbury Shopping Center, the 34,000-square-foot store will feature a produce department with fresh vegetables and fruits and grocery aisles stocked with high-quality meats, dairy products, baked goods, frozen foods and national and private label grocery […]
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Wakefern Selects NIQ To Advance Customer First Approach
New Jersey-based Wakefern Food Corp. has selected NIQ to power the cooperative’s collaboration with suppliers, elevating loyalty insights and real-time data to help its category managers and suppliers make the best customer-focused decisions. Wakefern will leverage NIQ’s advanced software and analytics to support program operations and processes, enhance supplier engagement and deliver greater value to […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Announces 2026 Local Wellness Supplier Summit
Wakefern Food Corp. is accepting applications for the 2026 Local Wellness Supplier Summit this fall. The event will explore new health-focused foods, beverages and products for potential placement in the grocer’s supermarket banners. Suppliers should be headquartered in states where those banners operate, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Promotions, Events
Price Rite Marketplace will mark its 30th anniversary in June with special promotions and events. Starting May 30, the grocer is launching promotions on produce, specialty meats and everyday essentials in-store and online. Also planned are in-store celebrations, including vendor demonstrations and employee appreciation cookouts at all locations. Price Rite Marketplace, which opened its first […]