Bergenfield Kosher Market Earns Industry Accolades

BERGENFIELD, NJ – A Bergen County kosher market was among 18 retailers from across the country recognized for excellence.

Grand & Essex Market in Bergenfield received a 2020 Outstanding Independent Award for its meat and seafood department from Progressive Grocer, a trade publication focused on supermarket, grocery and food retail news.

Each year, Progressive Grocer conducts a contest for local, independent and grocery store excellence to recognize industry standouts who are doing something exciting, innovative or inventive in their stores.

Grand & Essex, one of Bergen County's first high-end kosher markets, was the only honoree this year from New Jersey.

Shia Schoenfeld, Grand & Essex managing partner said, “We are so proud that Grand & Essex Market is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Progressive Grocer Outstanding Independent award in the Meat/Seafood category. Thank you to our butcher, Zevy, and the rest of the amazing, hard-working team at Grand & Essex. You are ALL the reason we are #1!”

After opening in 2013, the New Bridge Road market has score high marks with customers with its specialty foods, products and services. At Grand & Essex, you'll find everything from potato kugel to pizza to sushi to "hot from the oven" bakery goods.

The market has also earned a reputation for the quality of its deli and butcher departments, where butchers are available via WhatsApp so customers can communicate directly with them regarding meat orders. Another recent addition includes a smokehouse that offers kosher customers ribs, smoked meats and barbecue.

“Customers travel from all corners of Bergen County just for our fresh Prime USDA American beef and clean poultry,” says Mali Baer, the store’s director of marketing and customer care.

The market also prides itself on community outreach.

“We share in our customers’ life cycles, offering complimentary dinners for families of newborns, dessert platters for family celebrations, or visits and meals to houses of mourning,” Baer said. “We look out for our elderly or ill customers by taking their orders over the phone or by email and driving them home when they bought a little more than they can carry or delivering small orders to their doorsteps.”