Brown’s In the Community
Brown’s Super Stores boost minority-owned businesses
CBS News in Philadelphia recently ran a spotlight about how Brown’s is actively working to carry products from more minority owned businesses and how we have started a business incubator program to give back to local businesses. You can read the full article and watch the segment on their website.
Read More....Building an oasis in a Philadelphia food desert
Jeff Brown was recently interviewed on the PBS News Hour. Brown was interviewed by economics correspondent Paul Solman. The focus is on Brown’s giving local communities a place to get nutritious food, health services and jobs. Read the full article on pbs.org.
Read More....Jeff Brown, 2021 Pennsylvania Fifty over 50 recipient
Jeff Brown, a fourth generation grocer, has made a national name for himself through his efforts to bring community-centered grocery stores to food deserts. Brown was even recognized by President Barack Obama at the 2010 State of the Union Address, where he attended as a guest of the First Lady. With more than 30 years […]
Read More....Job training pays for both ex-offenders and grocer
In despair, sitting at her kitchen table in Chester, Dayna Chandler, 33, began this calculation: Maybe her three children would be better off if she were dead. A former bank teller, she had a criminal conviction for theft, had been in prison, and hadn’t been able to keep a job for four years, not with that […]
Read More....Cheltenham ShopRite Makes Good Health Easier
Political and community leaders turned out to mark the unveiling of the renovated Brown’s ShopRite of Cheltenham. The newly renovated 75,000-square foot store was unveiled Wednesday morning, and features expanded offerings such as an International Market, and a new seafood department. “We went to great lengths to offer options to help people live a healthier […]
Read More....PA biz owners’ fund helps 1,000 entrepreneurs cut off from government aid
As the first wave of the pandemic was raging and businesses were reeling from the shutdown, a group of Philadelphia-area business leaders brainstormed ways to help. While state and federal financial aid were supposedly available, many mom-and-pop enterprises struggled to access the money. With experience in industries ranging from supermarkets to corporate law, the group came up […]
Read More....Brown’s ShopRite Partners grant a wish
Brown’s ShopRite of Roxborough, in collaboration with U.S. Global Glow and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, granted a special little boy an exciting wish. Jared, a 9-year-old boy with cancer received his wish for an above ground pool this summer through Make-A-Wish Foundation, long known for the charitable wishes they bestow on children with life-threatening medical conditions. […]
Read More....Brown’s Super Stores Shoots for Zero Waste While Putting Food to Use
Brown’s Super Stores throws out almost no food from any of its 12 Philadelphia area grocery stores; it doesn’t even have dumpsters for food. That’s because what started as a relatively small food donation project years ago, in partnership with nearby churches and other community organizations, scaled to an effort involving two food rescue organizations […]
Read More....Former Juvenile Lifers Get Fresh Start With Re-Entry Workforce Program
They were known as “juvenile lifers” — teens once sentenced to mandatory life without parole, but on Monday they were given a fresh start. This special program helps these teen, along with other ex-offenders, find a second chance at life. “So today is a good day. It’s a fantastic day,” said Paulette Carrington the first woman […]
Read More....A supermarket owner’s secret to success in the food desert
Nearly 24 million Americans live in food deserts, low-income neighborhoods with no access to affordable, fresh, healthy food. As a result, people who live in these areas often have poor diets that can lead to higher levels of obesity and other diet-related diseases. Fourth generation grocer Jeff Brown wants to change that. He’s opened seven ShopRite […]
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