Wakefern Food Corp. Expands Domestic Kosher Beef Offering at Select ShopRite Stores

New Program Ensures Steady Supply of Fresh, High‑Quality Domestic Kosher Meats with OU Certification

Wakefern Food Corp. is expanding and enhancing its fresh domestic kosher beef offering for ShopRite stores with kosher meat departments under rabbinical supervision. Through a new direct‑sourcing program, select ShopRite locations will now have expanded access to a wider variety of fresh, high‑quality domestic kosher beef — including bone‑in and boneless cuts, steaks, roasts, and offals.

The new program expands Wakefern’s ability to access a reliable, U.S. sourced supply and significantly increases availability of OU-certified beef that also carries the USDA seal, a unique offering that sets ShopRite apart in the marketplace.

The supermarket cooperative supplies family‑operated ShopRite stores and worked directly with family‑owned cattle ranches to source high‑quality, domestic beef while operating under OU Glatt certification standards.

“We are excited to strengthen our kosher meat program with even more high‑quality, fresh domestic kosher beef offerings,” said Michael DeVita, a procurement manager with Wakefern. “This new program means we can better serve the needs of our customers while maintaining the high standards of quality and consistency they expect from ShopRite.”

Fluctuations in domestic cattle availability combined with limited domestic kosher processing capacity often make it challenging to meet demand, and many suppliers rely on imported kosher beef. This new program expands Wakefern’s ability to access a reliable, U.S.‑sourced supply and significantly increases availability of OU‑certified beef that also carries the USDA seal.

The new kosher meat program is currently available at all Saker ShopRite stores and select ShopRite butcher departments under rabbinical supervision, including at the following store locations:

• East Brunswick
• East Windsor
• Englewood
• Lawrenceville
• Marlboro
• Neptune
• Paramus
• Country Pointe
• Marlton
• Garden State Pavilion
• Livingston
• Essex Green

Wakefern hopes to continue growing the program over time, with the goal of eventually offering case‑ready options that extend access to fresh domestic kosher beef to additional ShopRite stores and customers.

About ShopRite 

ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With hundreds of ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves millions of customers each week. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Since the program began in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated $65 million to food banks that support more than 2,500 worthy charities. As a title sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, ShopRite has donated $45 million to local organizations, hospitals and community groups. For more information, please visit www.ShopRite.com.