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There's still a place for the food Wegmans deems "less than perfect," and it's a responsibility the store takes an active role in at the back of the store, near the loading dock, where food pantry volunteers and local farmers gather each week to pick up the donation set aside for them.

Popular supermarket chain Wegmans has started using facial recognition technology to collect biometric data on customers entering its New York City stores, the Rochester-based retailer said.

Wegmans in New York City. The chain said it's using facial recognition for security.

Some Wegmans stores are now using facial recognition technology

Wegmans has recently drawn public ire when reports came out that the grocery store chain was collecting biometric data of customers at their Manhattan and Brooklyn locations. In a statement, a representative from the company shared, “At Wegmans, the safety of our customers and employees is a top priority. Like many retailers, we use cameras to help identify individuals who pose a risk to our people, customers, or operation. In a small fraction of our stores that exhibit an elevated risk, we have deployed cameras equipped with facial recognition technology. In New York City, we comply with local requirements by posting the mandated signage to notify customers about the technology.”

Wegmans, a popular supermarket chain, is now scanning the faces of customers and storing data so its security system can recognize them.The company, which has more than 100 stores across 10 states and the District of Columbia, says it's all about safety, but some in New York City worry it's an invasion of privacy.Facial recognition all about stopping misconduct, Wegmans saysShoppers at the Wegmans at Broadway and 8th Street are greeted not just by the produce section, but by a new sign warning the store is scanning customers' faces and storing information. The company says it's using facial recognition tools at a small number of stores to identify people who've been previously flagged for misconduct.Facial recognition tools are front and center at the airport, but at some supermarkets, including Fairway and now Wegmans, the cameras are often out of sight. The City Council has been considering banning the practice since 2023, after the owner of Madison Square Garden started using it to block attorneys from events at its venues if their law firms are involved in cases with MSG."If there is a hack or a breach of that data, you can't change your face like you would change a password," said Michelle Dahl, executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, a nonprofit that fights for consumer privacy. "It's also a civil rights issue. We know that these systems disproportionately misidentify and burden communities that are already targeted by police most often."Wegmans' responseThe supermarket chain would not agree to an interview with CBS News New York, but sent a statement saying it never shares the data it collects with any third party."At Wegmans, the safety of our customers and employees is a top priority. Like many retailers, we use cameras to help identify individuals who pose a risk to our people, customers, or operation. In a small fraction of our stores that exhibit an elevated risk, we have deployed cameras equipped with facial recognition technology. In New York City, we comply with local requirements by posting the mandated signage to notify customers about the technology."This technology is solely used for keeping our stores secure and safe. The system collects facial recognition data and only uses it to identify individuals who have been previously flagged for misconduct. We do not collect other biometric data such as retinal scans or voice prints. Images and video are retained only as long as necessary for security purposes and then disposed of. For security reasons, we do not disclose the exact retention period, but it aligns with industry standards."Persons of interest are determined by our asset protection team based on incidents occurring on our property and on a case-by-case basis, by information from law enforcement for criminal or missing persons cases. We do not share facial recognition scan data with any third party."We understand concerns about fairness and bias in facial recognition systems. We employ a multitude of training and safety measures to help keep people safe. Facial recognition technology serves as one investigative lead for us. We never base our decisions on a single lead alone."Our goal is simple -- to keep our stores safe and secure."What shoppers think of Wegmans' high-tech policyLike it or not, the barcode on your milk isn't the only thing getting scanned at some Wegmans locations."It's kind of invading privacy. I could see that. It's good and bad," shopper Victor Cash said. "It could be like a little nuisance, but at the end of the day I don't think it'll ever stop me from coming here.""You never know for what purpose the information is being collected," Ivan Klimkou said. "I mean, I'm not shoplifting so it's no concern for me.""They probably do that in airports, too, right? And to me this is more important because it's really a part of my daily life," Jeff Miller added.

The grocer says as of this year, nearly 90% of its store materials are diverted from landfills through food donations, composting and recycling.

Wegmans Food Markets is celebrating 10 years of its Zero Waste initiative, launched with a bold, long‑term goal to get to a place where the company throws nothing away.

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $400,000 from grocery store chain, Wegmans, for exposing the personal information of more than three million consumers nationwide, including more than 830,000 New Yorkers. For years, Wegmans kept consumers’ personal information in misconfigured cloud storage containers that were open, making it easy for hackers or others to potentially access the information. The compromised data included usernames and passwords for Wegmans accounts, as well as customers’ names, email addresses, mailing addresses, and additional data derived from drivers’ license numbers. As a result of Attorney General James’ action, Wegmans is also required to upgrade its data security practices to protect consumers.

Wegmans customers raised a record-breaking $3.1 million for hunger relief in fall 2025. The annual Check Out Hunger campaign ran from October 22 to November 29 across all 114 Wegmans stores. Shoppers donated at checkout, with every dollar going to local Feeding America food banks. This year’s total was $570,000 higher than 2024, making it the third-highest amount in the campaign’s 30-year history.

Wegmans will now offer larger scholarships to employees.

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Thomas Loeper Jr. alleged that Wegmans failed to compensate its warehouse workers for the time it took to reach the time clock at the beginning and end of each shift in a complaint filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The settlement is on behalf of roughly 1,200 non-exempt hourly associates at Wegmans’ Retail Service Center in Pottsville, Pa.

At Wegmans, employees actively encourage donations throughout the campaign. Jaylayna Hagins, a service and merchandising area manager at Wegmans Eastway, said they track employees’ individual fundraising progress, with prizes awarded to top contributors. “So they get very into it. They get very competitive,” she said.

RESTON, VA — Customers at Wegmans stores across the company raised a record $769,300 during this year's Fill the Bus/Fill the Backpack campaign, with donations from the Reston store helping support Food for Others as summer demand for food assistance rises.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Wegmans is joining Walmart, Walgreens and Kroger in asking customers not to open-carry guns in their stores.

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