Wakefern Food Corp. Opens Applications for 2027 Local Supplier Summit
Wakefern Food Corp. is calling on local and regional suppliers across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to apply for its 2027 Local Supplier Summit, offering growing brands the chance to showcase their products to key decision-makers and buyers from across Wakefern’s family of supermarket banners.
Suppliers based in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland and New Hampshire are encouraged to apply now online through RangeMe. Companies across a wide range of categories are encouraged to apply, including food and beverage; beauty, personal care and hygiene; baby; school, travel; pet; home; and fresh categories such as produce, meat, seafood, deli, foodservice and fresh bakery.
Wakefern is a retailer-owned supermarket cooperative made up of family-owned businesses, and supporting local business remains central to its mission. The Local Supplier Summit is designed to discover standout, on-trend products and help emerging brands scale within Wakefern’s retailer network, which includes the supermarket banners ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage, Fairway Market, Di Bruno Bros., Morton Williams and Dearborn Market.
Selected applicants will be invited to participate in virtual meetings with Wakefern buyers and decision-makers later this summer. From there, ten finalists will be chosen to present and pitch their products in person this fall for the opportunity to secure a minimum one-year placement at ShopRite stores, with the potential for expansion across additional Wakefern supermarket banners.