Wellness

The facility offers convenient access to care for employees and their dependents.

The center is said to be the first located in a supermarket.

The grocer’s health care initiative now moves to another store location.

In keeping with its ongoing commitment to preventive health care, Stew Leonard's has launched a pilot program to offer on-site physicals for associates at the grocer’s flagship Norwalk, Conn., store. Manning the Stew Leonard’s “Wellness Mobile” is Igal Staw, a local doctor who has served the community for over 30 years.

As it nears the end of its 75th anniversary year, supercenter retail pioneer Meijer, Inc. is celebrating three awards it’s garnered this year for its emphasis on employee wellness programs.

Price Chopper (Golub Corporation) received a Gold Level Start! Fit-Friendly Companies Award by the American Heart Association (AHA) for promoting physical activity and health in the workplace.

Biodynamic viticulturist Nicholas Joly of Coulee de la Serrant in the French Loire Valley has been a pioneer in this method of wine production since the early 1970s.