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ShopRite of Bay Shore Offers Unique New Service
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In-Store Dietitian Brings Free Health and Wellness Services to ShopRite Customers
Keasbey, NJ - (March 20, 2015)
— To help customers live healthier lifestyles, ShopRite of Bay Shore, NY will now provide the free services of an in-store dietitian.
Susan Buonadonna, President of Buonadonna Shoprite LLC, a family business that owns and operates the ShopRite of Bay Shore, announced today that Angela McKelvey, Registered Dietitian, has joined the organization. Ms. McKelvey received her Bachelor’s of Science and completed her dietetic internship with concentration in Medical Nutrition Therapy from Long Island University Post in Brookville, NY.
“We are excited to add Angela to our team as part of our commitment to find new ways to better serve our customers and help them live healthier lives,” said Ms. Buonadonna. “ShopRite is about families serving families. Angela’s expertise is a valuable resource for our associates and customers, helping to provide advice and support for all their nutrition and health needs.”
As the new Retail Dietitian for the ShopRite of Bayshore, Ms. McKelvey can 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. McKelvey will host a series of in-store healthy cooking classes, provide tips on upgrading shopping lists and recipes with healthy alternatives, hold seminars on pantry makeovers, and even navigate the aisles with shoppers to decipher food labels and find ways to improve their diet.
As part of ShopRite’s Retail Dietitian team, Ms. McKelvey is one of more than ninety Registered Dietitians who service ShopRite stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland. Together these Dietitians offer nutrition advice, meal planning, and diet modification for specific medical conditions.
All nutritional services are available to customers free of charge. To make an appointment, customers can call (631) 666-7737.
ShopRite of Bay Shore is conveniently located at 1905 Sunrise Highway. The store is open Monday-Friday, 6am-11pm; and Saturday-Sunday, 6am-11pm. The Pharmacy is open Monday-Friday, 9am-7pm; Saturday, 9am-6pm; and Sunday, 9am-3pm.
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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 250 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves more than six million customers each week. A long-time supporter of key community efforts, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite has donated $37 million to 1,700 worthy charities and food banks since the program began in 1999. As a title sponsor of the LPGA’s ShopRite Classic, ShopRite has raised more than $27 million for local organizations, hospitals and community groups. Progressive Grocer named ShopRite its 2011 Retailer of the Year and Supermarket News awarded ShopRite its 2011 Retail Excellence Award. For more information, please visit
