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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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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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 […]