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Stewart’s Shops Extends CDTA’s Universal Access Program as Added Benefit to Employees

CDTA Partnership

Stewart’s Shops is proud to partner with CDTA to offer the Universal Access program to employees. The partnership provides Stewart’s Shops Partners in the Capital Region with unlimited access to the CDTA route network. The pilot program, which began in August, allows Stewart’s Partners to ride CDTA busses free of charge with just a swipe…
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We Are Hiring : Become a Partner today

We're HIring

Interested in applying? Click here! Start your career at Stewart’s Shops! We are hiring at our Shops and Distribution Center, and are looking for brand new Partners to join our team! Stewart’s Shops is one of the top places to work in 2021 according to the Times Union and we currently have over 900 job…
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September is Hunger Action Month

Coloring sheet with a single scoop cone.

We’re partnering with Nourish Designs to bring awareness to Hunger Action Month. At Stewart’s Shops we work hard to support the battle with food insecurity that’s in our communities. This summer we participated in the #HotpepperChallenge put on by Capital Roots. The goal of the challenge was to stress the importance of supporting local food…
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Stewart’s Day At The Races: A Recap

image of the grand stands at the Saratoga race track

On August 25th Stewart’s Shops partnered with NYRA to present Stewart’s Day at the Races! Last year with the track closed for fans, we weren’t able to have any events at the track. This year we were excited to serve free scoops of ice cream and sponsor the third race of the day. In two…
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Get all the Fall at Stewart’s Shops: Your Fall Flavors Headquarters!

Fall Flavors

Cooler nights, sweatshirts, and football! Fall is just around the corner and that means fall flavors are arriving. Here’s the fall flavor lineup: Ice Cream: Pumpkin to Talk About Ice Cream– A fall flavor you’ll love with its pumpkin-flavored ice cream, cheesecake swirl, and churro pieces available in pre-packaged pints. Available now!   Pumpkin Pie…
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SUNY Schenectady Community College: We are Closer to You

Stewart’s Shops works hard to strengthen the communities we are in and we are truly a part of your community. Stewart’s Shops/Dake Family Foundation recently supported the Schenectady County Community College’s new Learning Commons. The donation was not only for the new space; half of the donation creates scholarships for students. The space is now…
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Hometown Connection: We Are Closer to You

Recipients of our donation

At Stewart’s Shops we are proud to be a part of the communities we serve. A recent example of this is our connection with the Jesse T. Zoller Elementary school. We have been donating milk and eggs to their backpack program for years and have had a close relationship with the school. This summer, the…
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Praiseworthy Partners: Going Above and Beyond

Stewart’s Shops Partners go above and beyond to make sure you have the best experience possible when you visit. Recently, our Partners have been showing how great they are, below are a few examples from our customers: One Partner treated a young customer for being on their best behavior. “I was eating breakfast with my…
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Award winning milk comes from award winning farms!

Gettyvue Farm

At Stewart’s Shops, we source our raw milk from more than 20 dairy farms across Washington, Saratoga and Rensselaer counties, picking up over 25,000 gallons of milk each day and processing it at our dairy plant in Greenfield, NY. Today we are spotlighting the award-winning Gettyvue Farm, a longstanding supplier for Stewart’s Shops. The Gettyvue…
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Celebrating a Century of Ice Cream!

100 Years of Dakes Delicious Ice Cream

You know and love Stewart’s Shops ice cream, but do you know how Stewart’s Shops became Your Ice Cream Shop? Here’s how it all started. In 1787, the Dake family began clearing farms in the hills of what became Greenfield. Three generations later, in 1921, dairy farmers Percy and Charles Dake responded to a changing…
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