ShopRite of Clark Offers New In-Store Dietitian Service

The has introduced a unique service – an in-store dietitian to offer customers nutritional information and guidance that can help influence better food choices.

David Figurelli, President of ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc., announced this week  that Lauren Purdy, Registered Dietitian (RD), has joined the organization.

As the Retail Dietitian for the ShopRite of Clark, Purdy will work with customers to help them shop smarter, make healthy food choices and learn to cook meals that will help them stay healthy, maintain their weight or manage health issues. Purdy will conduct grocery shopping tours, healthy cooking classes, offer recipe and pantry makeovers and coordinate other health and wellness initiatives and nutritional programs both in-store and in the community. 

Purdy earned her Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Food Science with a concentration in Dietetics from Montclair State University. Her background includes experience in clinical settings, such as Saint Barnabas Medical Center and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. Purdy is a certified personal trainer and certified in sanitation management and food microbiology.

Purdy’s services will be available free of charge to all customers at the ShopRite of Clark. To make an appointment, customers can call 732-381-2025.

“We are pleased to welcome Lauren to the ShopRite team and are delighted to provide the community with this unique new service,” said David Figurelli.  “Having a dietitian in the store is just another way that we go above and beyond to provide value and service to our customers and associates.” 

As part of ShopRite’s Retail Dietitian team, Purdy is one of more than 25  Registered Dietitians who service ShopRite stores in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. The Retail Dietitians offer nutritional advice, meal planning and proper eating for specific medical conditions.