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ShopRite wins grant for worker training

ShopRite was awarded a $100,000 job-training grant from the state of New York, state officials said Thursday.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

December 11, 2014

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ShopRite was awarded a $100,000 job-training grant from the state of New York, state officials said Thursday.

The grant was among $709.2 million in regional economic development funding projects announced by the state.

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ShopRite Supermarkets Inc., a division of Wakefern Food Corp. based in Florida, N.Y., will use the grant to train 120 workers in National Registry for Food Safety professional food safety management, National Retail Federation customer experience, and National Retail Federation retail management, according to the state. The company operates 32 ShopRite stores in New York and New Jersey.

Other food related grants announced by the state Thursday included $100,000 to help fresh produce subscription company Field Goods to construct a new facility in Greene County.

 

 

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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