Wakefern wins FMI award
Wakefern wins FMI award
WASHINGTON -- In recognition of superior training and human resource programs, the Food Marketing Institute presented its 2006 Maximizing People Potential Award to Wakefern Food Corp. in Elizabeth, NJ, for the company's comprehensive Partners in Training program. The award is presented annually to a retailer or wholesaler that develops an initiative to improve the performance of employees or leads to achievement of a key business goal.
"This program demonstrates how FMI members are working to train employees and serve the communities in which they do business," Kimberly Roberts, FMI's senior manager of education programs, said in an Oct. 5 statement. "Wakefern's program shows how successful public-private partnerships have the ability to change lives."
Wakefern created a cashier-training and placement program, which included instructor-led sessions and classroom education. Wakefern and its partners in the project, New Community Corp. and Goodwill Industries, emphasized their commitment to community advocacy by recruiting job-seekers who are recipients of financial assistance.
The program was created to serve the community by providing job and life skills to candidates who are seeking to gain their financial independence and become self-reliant, as well as to develop a skilled and trained workforce for ShopRite stores. Partners in Training was established in 2000 and has a 76 percent retention rate among participants.
Submissions for next year's award will be accepted starting in late spring 2007. Contact Ms. Roberts at 202/220-0720 or [email protected] for more details.
"This program demonstrates how FMI members are working to train employees and serve the communities in which they do business," Kimberly Roberts, FMI's senior manager of education programs, said in an Oct. 5 statement. "Wakefern's program shows how successful public-private partnerships have the ability to change lives."
Wakefern created a cashier-training and placement program, which included instructor-led sessions and classroom education. Wakefern and its partners in the project, New Community Corp. and Goodwill Industries, emphasized their commitment to community advocacy by recruiting job-seekers who are recipients of financial assistance.
The program was created to serve the community by providing job and life skills to candidates who are seeking to gain their financial independence and become self-reliant, as well as to develop a skilled and trained workforce for ShopRite stores. Partners in Training was established in 2000 and has a 76 percent retention rate among participants.
Submissions for next year's award will be accepted starting in late spring 2007. Contact Ms. Roberts at 202/220-0720 or [email protected] for more details.
