In-Store Dietitian Brings Free Health and Wellness Services to ShopRite Customers
WEST BERLIN/WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ, 2017-Jan-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Customers can receive complimentary health and wellness advice, counseling and meal planning at the ShopRite of West Berlin and the ShopRite of Williamstown, courtesy of ShopRite’s new in-store Registered Dietitian, Victoria Gianquinto, RD.
“We’re very excited that Ms. Gianqunito has joined our team,” says Giuliana Zallie, a principal of Zallie Supermarkets Inc., which has nine locations, including the ShopRite of West Berlin and ShopRite of Williamstown. “We provide our customers with the best shopping experience possible, and we’re confident Ms. Gianquinto’s expertise and passion for health and nutrition will be a great asset to our associates, customers and the community.”
As the new Registered Dietitian for the ShopRite of Williamstown and the ShopRite of West Berlin, Ms. Gianqunito provides complimentary health and wellness services that guide customers on a range of issues, from learning how to shop and prepare healthy meals, to proper nutrition for specific health conditions and dietary needs. Ms. Gianqunito also offers recipes with healthy alternatives, provides information on pantry makeovers, and navigates the aisles with shoppers to help them better understand food labels. In addition, Ms. Gianqunito partners with local hospitals, schools and non-profits to conduct free health and wellness-focused workshops and seminars.
Ms. Gianqunito, a long-time resident of Marlton, NJ, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from the University of Rhode Island. She completed her Priority Nutrition Care Dietetic Internship out of Boston, which included four rotations: Community, Clinical, Food Service, and Elective.
In her spare time, Ms. Gianqunito enjoys creating delicious and nourishing meals, growing vegetables and fruits in her home garden, and traveling.
As part of ShopRite’s in-store dietitian team, Ms. Gianqunito is one of more than 130 Registered Dietitians who service ShopRite customers in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.
All nutritional services are available to customers free of charge. To make an appointment with Ms. Gianquinto, e-mail her at Victoria.Gianquinto@Wakefern.com or call ShopRite of West Berlin, (856) 728-6450, Ext. 166; ShopRite of Williamstown, (856) 728-5600; or (609) 314-1226. Customers can visit ShopRite.com to see her full calendar of events.
ShopRite of West Berlin is located at Route 73 at Minck Ave., West Berlin, NJ 08091.The store is open Monday to Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m., and Sunday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
ShopRite of Williamstown is located at Monroe Plaza, Black Horse Pike at Gordon Ave., Williamstown, NJ 08094. The store is open Monday to Saturday, 6 a.m. to 12 a.m., and Sunday, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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 more than 270 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves more than six million customers each week.
PR Contacts:
Karen O’Shea
Communications Specialist
Email: karen.oshea@wakefern.com
Phone: 732-906-5932
Fax: 732-906-5160
Karen Meleta
Vice President
Consumer and Corporate Communications
Email: Karen.meleta@wakefern.com
Phone: 732-906-5356
Source: ShopRite