ShopRite Supermarkets Offers Irradiated Fresh Ground Beef
EDISON, N.J. - Edison, N.J.-based ShopRite Supermarkets, the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States, has begun selling case-ready fresh ground beef processed with SureBeam Corporation's electron beam technology.
ShopRite is selling the processed fresh ground beef products in one-pound case-ready packages of 85-percent and 93-percent lean, as well as one- and three-pound chub packages in 85-percent and 93-percent lean.
Wakefern Food Corporation, the merchandising and distribution arm of the company, is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States, comprised of 38 members who individually own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite banner. There are 200 ShopRite stores located throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
ShopRite is selling the processed fresh ground beef products in one-pound case-ready packages of 85-percent and 93-percent lean, as well as one- and three-pound chub packages in 85-percent and 93-percent lean.
Wakefern Food Corporation, the merchandising and distribution arm of the company, is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States, comprised of 38 members who individually own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite banner. There are 200 ShopRite stores located throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware.