New experiential activation at Junior
Achievement's Finance Park will serve to inspire and educate
students about careers in the grocery industry and financial
planning
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 5, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company SpartanNash (the
"Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced a partnership with youth
education nonprofit Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great
Lakes (JAMGL) to support JA Finance Park®, the organization's
capstone program for financial planning and career exploration. On
Monday, SpartanNash participated in a ribbon-cutting event outside
of its new Family Fare experiential learning center.
"Financial independence and career exploration are two of the
most important skills we can teach young people – and grocery is an
essential industry with many admirable career paths across supply
chain, retail, transportation and corporate job functions," said
SpartanNash CEO Tony Sarsam.
"Our new partnership with JA of the Michigan Great Lakes aligns
with SpartanNash's mission to deliver the ingredients for a better
life, including the careers that make a better life
possible."
At the Family Fare activation, students will have an immersive,
real-life experience and choose from a wide range of careers,
including cashier, supply chain forklift operator, corporate
Associate and more. They will learn how to create a monthly budget
based on their career and family scenario, then plan their grocery
purchases in accordance with that budget. The activation also
features an interactive 136-inch TV display for students to
visualize different career paths, plus the opportunity to take a
selfie that places them on the SpartanNash private label Our
Family® brand of Wheat Flakes cereal.
SpartanNash's five-year commitment to JAMGL will include ongoing
financial support and Associate volunteer opportunities. This
summer, the Company raised over $150,000 for JA through its back-to-school
in-store fundraiser.
"We are thrilled to continue our journey with SpartanNash
through this new partnership for our JA Finance Park® Capstone
program," said JAMGL President and CEO Bill Coderre. "SpartanNash shares our passion to
empower young individuals, and workforce development education is
an important addition to the program. We believe in the power of
helping students master financial independence while educating them
about the various career paths available to live
responsibly."
The storefront will open at the Karl & Susan Hascall JA
Finance Park® when classes begin in January
2024. For more information, visit JA Finance Park of
Michigan Great Lakes.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food
solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life.
Committed to fostering a People First culture, the SpartanNash
family of Associates is 17,500 and growing. SpartanNash operates
two complementary business segments – food wholesale and grocery
retail. Its global supply chain network serves wholesale customers
that include independent and chain grocers, national retail brands,
e-commerce platforms, and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges.
The Company distributes products for every aisle in the grocery
store, from fresh produce to household goods to its OwnBrands,
which include the Our Family® portfolio of products. On
the retail side, SpartanNash operates 144 brick-and-mortar grocery
stores, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's Super
Markets and D&W Fresh Market, in addition to dozens of
pharmacies and fuel centers. Leveraging insights and solutions
across its segments, SpartanNash offers a full suite of support
services for independent grocers. For more information, visit
spartannash.com.
About Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great
Lakes
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes
is the nation's 21st largest JA chapter and an area office of JA
USA, the world's largest
organization dedicated to educating students about workforce
readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy through
experiential, hands-on programs. The organization offers programs
to help prepare young people in Mid, West, and North Michigan for the real world by showing
them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to
create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to
apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace. Students put these
lessons into action and are empowered to own their economic
success. Visit www.westmichigan.ja.org for more
information.
CONTACT:
Adrienne
Chance
SVP, Communications
SpartanNash
press@spartannash.com
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