"Inside Edition" is with front-line heroes 3

at this LA grocery store responsible for keeping food 4

on our tables during the pandemic. 5

Employees at this Sprouts supermarket 6

wear shirts with uplifting slogans like, 7

"People Powered. Purpose Driven." 8

That's never been more true. 9

Elsa Ortega dons a mask and gloves 10

as soon as she walks into work. 11

She immediately sanitizes her bagging station. 12

Our cameras capture multiple employees 13

constantly cleaning surfaces. 14

Safety is job one. 15

How do your family and friends react to your job 16

because you're really out there working? 17

I do have my family who are worried, 18

but I keep them updated what the procedures 19

that we're doing, making sure that we're staying safe. 20

She says her customers depend on her now 21

more than ever. 22

It feels great knowing that I'm a part of their lives. 23

This market, like so many across the country, 24

has taken every precaution to protect its employees 25

and it's customers, 26

and every check stand has a plexiglass shield 27

like this installed as an extra layer of protection 28

to keep people from getting too close. 29

Cindy Chikahisa is the VP of Operations. 30

This has been my job for almost 40 years, 31

and it's always been, oh, Cindy works at the grocery store, 32

and now to see people look at our team members 33

in the way that they do, it's... 34

Makes you proud. It's special. 35

It makes you proud. 36

And her customers couldn't be more grateful 37

for their grocery store heroes. 38

Do you look at these folks in the grocery store 39

as unsung heroes? 40

Yes, I do. 41

Thank you. 42

(upbeat music)