Village Super Market, Inc..
VLGEA.US | Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Village Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of supermarkets in the New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Pennsylvania areas. The company's supermarkets offer a wide variety of products, including groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy products, baked goods, deli items, frozen foods, and non...Show More
Better Health for All
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No evidence available to assess Village Super Market, Inc. on Better Health for All.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Village Super Market, a supermarket chain, offers basic financial literacy information through ShopRite's Student Shoppers Program for Grade Three students, which includes lessons on budgeting.
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Additionally, Inserra Supermarkets, a ShopRite operator, provides free in-store nutrition counseling, cooking workshops, and weight management classes to customers and the community via 21 registered dietitians.
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The company operates 34 supermarkets across New Jersey (26), New York (6), Maryland (1), and Pennsylvania (1), along with 3 specialty markets in New York City.
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The company budgeted $75 million for capital expenditures in fiscal 2026.
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It has donated over $48 million to charities since 1999, with nearly $3 million annually to food banks and local organizations.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No evidence available to assess Village Super Market, Inc. on Fair Pay & Worker Respect.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No evidence available to assess Village Super Market, Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.
Honest & Fair Business
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Village Super Market, Inc. against any of the KPIs for the 'Honest & Fair Business' ethical value. Information regarding regulatory fines, transparency benchmarks, whistle-blower policies, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversies, complaint resolution times, board independence, anti-corruption policies, or third-party verification of ethical claims is not available in the provided evidence.
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Kind to Animals
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Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA.US) operates as a member of Wakefern Food Corporation, which has an animal welfare program requiring suppliers to follow strict policies based on the 'Five Freedoms' and undergo third-party audits.
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However, the company's practices in animal agriculture ethics are assessed negatively, as 64% of the largest supermarkets, including those assessed for their policies on broiler chickens, egg-laying hens, and pregnant pigs, received a failing grade in an August 2024 assessment.
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This indicates that basic enrichment in some facilities and antibiotic use reduction programs may have started, but standard industry density and limited behavioral expression likely persist. Regarding public policy engagement, there is no public position on animal welfare legislation, and the company remains silent on industry standards.
No War, No Weapons
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No evidence available to assess Village Super Market, Inc. on No War, No Weapons.
Planet-Friendly Business
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No specific, concrete data points for any of the Planet-Friendly Business KPIs were found for Village Super Market, Inc. across the provided articles. The articles indicate a lack of publicly available carbon emissions data, specific reduction targets, or participation in tracked reduction initiatives.
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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the evidence provided.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the Key Performance Indicators related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' for VLGEA.US. The articles discuss general community engagement and charitable giving initiatives under the ShopRite banner, such as the 'We Are Here' campaign and the ShopRite Partners In Caring program, which has donated $48 million since 1999 and $3 million annually to food banks.
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However, they do not provide data on formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, revenue reinvested in local community development, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, cultural preservation investments, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license to operate, or cultural sensitivity training completion.
Safe & Smart Tech
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No evidence available to assess Village Super Market, Inc. on Safe & Smart Tech.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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ShopRite has implemented waste reduction initiatives, including diverting over 3.1 million tons of material from landfills since the 1980s
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, composting over 22 million pounds of food waste in 2024
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, and donating 6 million pounds of fresh food to food banks in 2024.
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Additionally, Paperbird Blue packaging uses 100% recycled content.
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