Northeast Grocery, Inc. and NYSID Announce Partnership

A new partnership aims to create new job opportunities for people with disabilities in New York City.

Northeast Grocery, Inc., the parent company of Price Chopper/Market 32 ​​and Tops Friendly Markets, has partnered with New York State Industries for the Disabled to expand corporate administrative employment to people with disabilities.

The partnership will initially create approximately 20 jobs in janitorial and mail processing services at Northeast Grocery’s headquarters in Schenectady and Buffalo.

Employees will work in integrated environments and earn competitive wages. This initiative builds on the two companies’ long-standing commitment to employing people with disabilities in their nearly 300 retail locations.

“Our companies have a long-standing commitment to supporting the communities in which we live, both literally and figuratively,” said Mike Miller, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Northeast Shared Services, the shared services group of Northeast Grocery, Inc. “It’s critical to open doors for everyone to access career paths that increase their independence and foster their personal and professional growth. We couldn’t be prouder to partner with NYSID and take even bolder steps to support those who bring such unique and diverse skills and perspectives.”

The companies are already exploring ways to expand this partnership.

This includes an employee-facing e-commerce storefront for branded clothing, which would be operated by people on the autism spectrum.