Black vinegar: A great addition to Asian dishes and marinades. Wegmans organic Greek vinaigrette: I stumbled onto this when I bought a Greek Santorini salad. Delicious, but not overwhelming, mix of tahini, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, tamari and sesame seeds. Organic 6-seed bread: Find it in the bakery. Eat it fresh. Stay away from:…
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Is self-checkout a bad thing?
Wegmans is one of the largest employers in Monroe County, NY, where the company has its headquarters. Might its ranking slip because of self-checkout? Store by store, registers are being replaced by scanners. Aisles once staffed by cashiers are supplanted by scanning stations overseen by far fewer employees. At a few stores, shoppers can scan…
Ad target: your child
One day I overheard a mother telling a young girl sitting in the front of the cart, “It’s marketing 101. Don’t fall for it.” This was one smart mom. Grocery stores are filled with advertising aimed at children. With the debut of the Disney movie “Frozen II,” the aisles are stacked with products featuring Elsa,…
It’s unnatural
Personal attachments to Wegmans are so fierce that the syndrome should qualify as a psychiatric condition. Some customers come to our store every day. One dedicated shopper rides her bike, regardless of weather. As a Wegmans employee, I probably sound like a lackey saying this. Believe me, the place isn’t perfect. (More on that in…