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Wakefern Food Corporation

NameWakefern Food Corp.
TypeRetailers' cooperative
Foundation, 1946
Location CityElizabeth, New Jersey
Location CountryUnited States
Homepagewakefern.com

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The Wakefern Food Corp., founded in 1946 and based in Elizabeth, New Jersey (United States), is the largest co-operative group of supermarkets in the United States. The name "Wakefern" is a portmanteau of the founders' names (W for Louis Weiss, A for Al and Sam Aidekman, K for Abe Kesselman, an E added for pronunciation, and FERN for Dave Fern), though the company adopted the name ShopRite for its stores in 1951.

Wakefern owns one of the Northeast's largest trucking fleets and is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the country.

Wakefern also created and operates or franchises the PriceRite limited-assortment chain of stores throughout Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and California. PriceRite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wakefern.

The company supplies all of its members' ShopRite stores as well as the PriceRite chain. In July, 2007, the cooperative announced that for the first time, it was offering its wholesale services to third-party supermarket operators, in the Northeastern United States and other areas of the country. Since then, Wakefern has announced deals to supply the Gristedes and Morton Williams chains of supermarkets in the New York City area, as well as the Heinen's Fine Foods chain in Ohio.

Wakefern also provides its members' stores with services such as: computer services, insurance, advertising, marketing, merchandising, and procurement.

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Aisle7 promotes health, wellness with online widget gallery - Drug Store News Tweet this news
Drug Store News---...- credible health-and-wellness content and health widgets for our Shoprite.com customers,” stated Cheryl Williams, VP marketing for -Wakefern Food Corp-. ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:55:56 GMT+00:00
ShopRite plans Hatfield Pointe site in Montco - Bizjournals.com Tweet this news
Bizjournals.com--ShopRite is a retailer-owned cooperative that is part of Keasbey, NJ-based -Wakefern Food Corp-. The Hatfield store will be operated by KTM Supermarkets Inc., ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:49:49 GMT+00:00
Chris Brogan joins SAS at DMA 2010 to present 'Enhance Consumer Insight with ... - Media Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
Media Newswire (press release)---...- using SAS to support customer initiatives include DeutschlandCard, First Citizens Bank, Grupo Santander, MBNA, Staples, US Bank and -Wakefern Food Corp-. ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:08:23 GMT+00:00
Butterball Helps Consumers Save Time With New Ready To Roast Turkey - PerishableNews (press release) Tweet this news
PerishableNews (press release)---...- contain a $3 coupon and are available at the following grocery stores: Kroger, Publix, Military, -Food- Lion, Harris Teeter, Lowe's -Food- and -Wakefern-. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:02:22 GMT+00:00
Finding Value In Selling Food: Regional Supermarket Stocks - Seeking Alpha Tweet this news
Seeking Alpha--The company is a member of -Wakefern Food Corporation-. Wakefern is the nation's largest retailer-owned food cooperative. The company is the second largest ... - Date : Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:38:55 GMT+00:00
Carteret Partners With Shop Rite For “Bag Re-Use Program” - NJ TODAY Tweet this news
NJ TODAY---...- which oversees the Borough's Clean Communities Program, has partnered with -Wakefern Food Corp-. and ShopRite of Carteret in creating the “Bag Re-Use ... - Date : Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:06:37 GMT+00:00
Manhattan Associates Reports Third Quarter Results - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)---...- Inc., Super Cheap Auto, United Natural Foods, Inc., -Wakefern Food Corporation- and Yankee Candle Company, Inc. The Company's conference call regarding ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:06:36 GMT+00:00
Aisle7 Launches Widget Gallery to Increase Retailer Website Engagement and ... - Marketwire (press release) Tweet this news
Marketwire (press release)---...- Vice President, Marketing, -Wakefern Food Corp-. "This helps our customers make informed decisions about health and wellness choices for their lifestyle, ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:02:15 GMT+00:00



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