Inserra Supermarkets recently marked its 61st anniversary by honoring more than 600 of its ShopRite associates at an award celebration. The honorees were recognized for their milestone anniversaries, ranging from 5 to 55 years of service at the Mahwah based company’s 22 stores located throughout communities in New Jersey and New York.
Among them are Morris County residents:
- Parsippany: Julio C. Trivelli, 5 years
- Boonton: Donna L. Hemner, 25 years; Charles J. Paglino, 20 years; Saul E. Figueroa, 10 years
- Ledgewood: Slavko E. Profaca, 20 years
- Wharton: Madeline Barone, 10 years
“Our distinguished honorees tonight have a collective – and tremendously impressive – 3,650 years of service,” said Ron Onorato, president and COO of Inserra Supermarkets. “On a daily basis, these honorees bring Inserra’s mission of customer service and quality excellence to life and serve as the foundation for our company’s continued success and growth.”
Established in 1954 by Patsy Inserra as a privately-held family business, Inserra Supermarkets remains true to its roots as a family-owned grocery chain. In 1980, under the entrepreneurial guidance of the late Lawrence Inserra, Sr., the company grew to eight stores and experienced a banner year in 1981, growing to 14 stores. Today, the company owns and operates ShopRite supermarkets in Bayonne, Emerson, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Hillsdale, Hoboken, Jersey City, Lodi, Lyndhurst, New Milford, Northvale, North Bergen, Palisades Park, Ramsey, Wayne and West Milford in New Jersey and in Rockland County, N.Y., in Garnerville, New City, Stony Point, Tallman and West Nyack, as well as a PriceRite store in Garfield.
As one of the region’s largest employers, Inserra Supermarkets provides full- and part-time positions to more than 4,000 associates. The company is also widely acknowledged as a good corporate citizen dedicated to improving the lives of local residents, and supports numerous non-profits, including Community Food Bank of New Jersey and Table to Table, the first food rescue program serving Northern New Jersey.
