Stater Bros. Celebrates 75 Years of Serving Southern California Families

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been 75 years since founders Cleo and Leo Stater opened the very first Stater Bros. grocery store in Yucaipa, California, and for 75 years Stater Bros. has continued to provide its valued customers with the lowest possible prices, the best quality merchandise and friendliest service in town.

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"Celebrating 75 years is an unbelievable accomplishment for any company," stated Jack H. Brown, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros. Markets. "This milestone is certainly a testament to the loyalty and dedication of all the past and present members of our Stater Bros. Supermarket Family; to our devoted customers, many of whom are fifth generation Stater Bros. shoppers; and to the partnerships which have been established with our supplier friends."

During the coming year, Stater Bros. will reward its valued customers and loyal employees with a variety of celebratory events and promotions.

Stater Bros. will kick off its celebration this month by providing all 18,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family with a commemorative 75th Anniversary lapel pin.

In addition, Stater Bros. is teaming up with the supplier community to provide valuable promotions and savings each month in every Stater Bros. Supermarket.

Also in celebration of this major milestone, Stater Bros. will publish a hard cover 75th Anniversary Journal which will chronologically illustrate the company's journey through the years, from one small neighborhood grocery store to one of America's premier Supermarket Chains.

Stater Bros. is the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California and the largest private employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside County, with annual sales in 2010 of $3.6 billion. The Company currently operates 167 Supermarkets, and there are over 18,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family.

STATER BROS ... PROUDLY SERVING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILIES FOR 75 YEARS

Contact: Susan Atkinson | Vice President Corporate Affairs | (909) 733-5038

SOURCE Stater Bros.