Citation For Service To Community Presented To Bergen County ShopRite Owner

WYCKOFF, NJ — As a thank you for its passionate service and unflinching support of communities during the coronavirus pandemic, Shoprite operator Inserra Supermarkets was presented with a proclamation by state and local officials on Tuesday at its Wyckoff store.

"It was an edifying event, learning how the Inserra family (which established the supermarket business in 1954) kept their Shoprite stores up and running during Covid," Assemblyman Robert Auth, who helped present the resolution, said in a Facebook post.

In a short video Auth posted, CEO Lawrence "Larry" Inserra thanked his family, store managers and associates.

"All I can say is 'thank you' to everyone who came into work every day and went through this with our customers," Inserra said. "It was an adventure, and thank God we are all still here."

Joining Auth and the Inserra family were Assemblyman Kevin Rooney, Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio and Wyckoff Mayor Rudy Boonstra.

"The Inseraa family and their staff braved the Covid-19 pandemic, keeping their stores open, well-stocked and safe as our communities navigated through a difficult time," Rooney said in a Facebook post.

"(Inserra Supermarkets') teamwork and service served as a true lifeline to all of us during the pandemic," DeFuccio said on Facebook.