Health Insight Jewel-Osco offers foods from across the world Foods that people enjoy and crave as a connection to their roots differ from country to country. Curry as well as poppy seed and cashew pastes are important to those who enjoy Indian food. Pierogis, Zurek soup and cabbage rolls are favorites with Poles, while collard greens, red beans and rice and sweet potato pie grace tables set by many African- Americans Cuisines and cultural favorites around the world are diverse and in order to better serve Chicago's increasingly diverse population, Pictured: Mike Korkosz, Jewel Osco-NOSHE Sales Manager Jewel-Osco has been expanding its multi cultural offerings for more than 25 years, according to Michael Korkosz, Natural/ But it is important to mention that even if Organic/Specialty/Health/Ethnic NOSHE) your particular Jewel-Osco does not routinely carry an ethnic item for which you have been searching, you can special order t at your We partner with our various ethnic specialty local store for pick up or online through the vendors to choose the appropriate items to company's e-commerce website at shop stock in our "Shop the World' aisles," KorkoSZ jewelosco.com and have it delivered to your Sales Manager for Jewel-Osco. explained, "and for the past five years we have home. increased that effort as different ethnicities have moved into the area and millennials have The NOSHE staff also work with their ethnic become increasingly willing to experiment vendors to celebrate cultural holidays in the appropriate Jewel-0sco locations in order to make everyone feel welcome. For instance Depending upon the demographics of the African-American vendors worked with neighborhood, a Jewel-Osco store might stock NOSHE stf fr in-store food tastings and Asian, Hispanic, Kosher, Indian, African- to host celebrities and culturally-appropriate with world cuisines. American, British/lrish, Italian and Caribbean bands during February (Black History Month) staples all in the same aisle or two, amidst Jewel-Osco also runs advertisements on radio the massive amount of mainstream American and neighborhood billboards in order to draw offerings stocked in every Jewel-Osco. additional traffic. "We spend a lot of time studying the The same is done for Hispanic Heritage demographics in all of the neighborhoods Month in September, Chinese New Year in where we have stores in order to fully stock February and many more. the appropriate items," Korkosz continued And beyond the Shop the World' aisle, we "We make sure that we spread out these also stock ethnic specialty items in our dairy, special celebrations among our different frozen foods, meat and deli departments, and geographic areas, from the north suburbs to even in Osco when it comes to hair care and the western suburbs, to various parts of the city and also to northwest Indiana," Korkosz other popular grooming items." stated Jewel-0sco also partners with its vendors to choose community-appropriate charities for annual or holiday-based donations. For example, "My Block, My Hood, My Charity" was chosen this year to receive the charitable donation during the Black History month Osco celebration. To find a location near you, visit: jewelosco.com