Stater Bros. Markets Receives EPA's GreenChill Partnership Award For Lowest Corporate-Wide Refrigerant Emissions

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Stater Bros. Markets is pleased to announce that the Company received the "Best Emissions Rate" Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) GreenChill Partnership for having the lowest corporate-wide refrigerant emissions rate of all the GreenChill partners in 2013.  There are approximately 8,000 GreenChill partner stores throughout the nation.

Stater Bros. also received the EPA's GreenChill Partnership "Best Emissions Rate" Award for 2012.  Additionally, the company is the only Southern California grocer to have eight stores that have been EPA GreenChill certified at the Gold Level. 

"Stater Bros. is very proud to receive the EPA's GreenChill Partnership Award for the second year in a row," stated Jack H. Brown, Stater Bros. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  "We are committed to protecting our environment for future generations to come, and we are especially pleased that the EPA has recognized our environmental awareness efforts towards protecting the atmosphere," Brown further added. 

"In earning GreenChill's 'Best Emissions Rate' Award for the second consecutive year, Stater Bros. has proven itself to be a leader in reducing the industry's impact on the environment.  Stater Bros. is demonstrating to other supermarkets that it is possible to achieve consistently low emissions rates, which benefits the environment as well as the company's bottom line," said GreenChill Program Manager Tom Land. 

Stater Bros.' commitment to the environment is further demonstrated by the company's energy reduction and recycling efforts.  Stater Bros. has replaced or retrofitted its refrigerated cases with new glass doors, reducing energy usage by 60%.  Other standard energy reducing design features include LED lighting and Energy Management Systems that control refrigeration, HVAC, Demand Response, and lighting.  Stater Bros. also removes over 125 million pounds of waste from landfills each year through various sustainability programs. 

About EPA's GreenChill Partnership:
EPA's GreenChill Partnership works with supermarkets to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer and climate change.  The Partnership helps supermarkets transition to environmentally friendlier refrigerants; reduce harmful refrigerant emissions and adopt greener refrigerant technologies and environmental best practices.  GreenChill Partner stores throughout the nation represent about 25 percent of the U.S. supermarkets.  For more information on EPA's GreenChill Partnership, please visit www2.epa.gov/greenchill.

About Stater Bros. Markets:
Stater Bros. was founded in 1936 in Yucaipa, California, and has grown steadily through the years to become 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 2013 of $3.9 billion.  The Company currently operates 167 Supermarkets, and there are approximately 18,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family.  Stater Bros. was recently rated the "Best Full Service Supermarket Chain in Southern California." For more information, go to www.staterbros.com.

STATER BROS ... PROUDLY SERVING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILIES FOR 78 YEARS

Contact: Susan Atkinson
Vice President Corporate Affairs
P.O. Box 150 - San Bernardino, CA 92402
Phone: (909) 733-5038

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121101/LA04466LOGO

SOURCE Stater Bros. Markets