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Wakefern announces own brands snack summit

Wakefern announces own brands snack summit

KEASBEY, NJ – Wakefern Food Corp. says it is seeking new and delicious items for its Own Brands snack portfolio. Wakefern — the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative, with member companies that own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market banners — today announced

Wakefern names industry veteran Mike Stigers president

Wakefern names industry veteran Mike Stigers president

KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp., the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative with member companies that own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market banners, announced that Mike Stigers will assume the role of president, effective June 1. Following an extensive national search, Mike Stigers will

MPG hires Skyers to lead grocery channel

MPG hires Skyers to lead grocery channel

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. – Market Performance Group (MPG), a leading, end-to-end CPG strategy and services company, today announced the appointment of former Wakefern Food Corp. executive Chris Skyers as executive vice president, grocery, effective immediately. Skyers will have wide-ranging responsibilities leading all aspects of the Grocery Channel, supporting high-level strategic planning and management of a

Wakefern Corp. adds another new member

Wakefern Corp. adds another new member

KEASBEY, N.J. — Pennsylvania-based Gerrity’s Supermarkets, owned by the Fasula Family, has become the 48th member to join the Wakefern Food Corp. cooperative. The Fasula family operates supermarkets in Pennsylvania under the Gerrity’s Supermarkets banner. Upon their conversion, the stores will be rebranded as Gerrity’s The Fresh Grocer, a Wakefern trademark. Currently there are 11

ShopRite introduces pickup pods for online buyers

ShopRite introduces pickup pods for online buyers

KEASBEY, N.J. – ShopRite Supermarkets Inc. this week unveiled a free-standing pod at one if its stores in suburban New York where customers who shop online can pick up their groceries. The temperature-controlled pod outside the ShopRite store in New Rochelle, N.Y., offers customers a self-service pickup experience that is fast, easy and contactless, according

Wakefern appoints two to C-suite posts

Wakefern appoints two to C-suite posts

KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp. has named Neil Falcone chief financial officer and Karen Meleta chief communications officer. Falcone, formerly vice president of ShopRite Financial Services (SFS) and corporate finance, replaces Doug Wille, who retired recently after 43 years with the company. Meleta, Wakefern’s vice president of consumer and corporate communications for 13 years,

Beyond the Bag group names challenge winners

Beyond the Bag group names challenge winners

NEW YORK — The Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag has picked the nine winners of its Beyond the Bag Challenge, which is designed to find more sustainable alternatives to the traditional plastic retail bag. The winners are: ChicoBag, Domtar, Eon, Fill it Forward, GOATOTE, PlasticFri, Returnity, SmartC and Sway. The winning solutions fall into

FMI announces Gold Plate, Supper Bowl winners

FMI announces Gold Plate, Supper Bowl winners

ARLINGTON, VA – The FMI Foundation on Tuesday announced the winners of its the 2020 Gold Plate Awards, which are given to highlight outstanding food industry programs that promote family meals. The award recipients were recognized during the foundation’s first-ever Supper Bowl — a family meals cooking competition being held in conjunction with the FMI Midwinter

Wakefern taps CitrusAd for e-commerce ads

Wakefern taps CitrusAd for e-commerce ads

NEW YORK — Wakefern Food Corp. has tapped retail media technology from CitrusAd to handle sponsored products and display ads across its e-commerce platform. Using the CitrusAd technology, Wakefern can offer brands the ability to launch sponsored product campaigns and display media across its desktop and mobile web e-commerce platforms and enhance the shopping experience

ShopRite honored for ‘Best In-State Customer Service’

ShopRite honored for ‘Best In-State Customer Service’

KEASBEY, N.J. – ShopRite has been named to Newsweek’s 2020 America’s Best-In-State Customer Service for New Jersey, which recognizes companies for building key relationships with customers and providing extraordinary shopping experiences. The magazine surveyed thousands of American customers, asking each participant about retailer accessibility, range of services, communication, competence and customer focus. The publication also

Wakefern store brands win Vertex awards

Wakefern store brands win Vertex awards

KEASBEY, N.J. – Two store brands introduced last year at ShopRite supermarkets have been recognized in a global competition devoted to private-brand package design. Wakefern Food Corp., owner and operator of supermarkets under the ShopRite and other banners, said judges of the Vertex Awards had honored its Bowl & Basket and Paperbird store brands. Individual items

Video Forum: Chris Lane, Wakefern Food Corp.

Video Forum: Chris Lane, Wakefern Food Corp.

In the latest installment in our Video Forum, Chris Lane, executive vice president of Wakefern Food Corp., discusses the company’s success in maintaining the food supply chain during COVID-19, the benefits of early investments in omnichannel capabilities and the need to be agile as consumer behavior changes, as well as his recent term as NACDS

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