SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Jan. 25 — Stater Bros. announced today that the company has received the “2010 Community Service Award” from the leading Supermarket Industry publication, Supermarket News. This award is presented each year to a Supermarket Chain who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and involvement in community, educational and nonprofit fund-raising efforts.
“The Stater Bros. Supermarket Family is very honored to be selected by the American Supermarket Industry to receive the Supermarket News 2010 Community Service Award,” stated Jack H. Brown, Stater Bros. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In my opinion, there is no greater award from the Supermarket Industry than an award for Community Service to our valued customers.”
For over 74 years, Stater Bros. has demonstrated its commitment to the community through charitable contributions and community programs, and during the past 10 years, Stater Bros. has donated over $100 million back into the communities it serves.
Stater Bros. is the largest donor to the local food banks and donates over 4 million pounds of product each year.
The company has been named a Champion for Children by the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital for its contributions of over $2 million.
Each year, thousands of nonprofit organizations participate in the Stater Bros. Hometown Community Card Program, which helps these organizations raise much needed funds.
Stater Bros. has been the title sponsor of the Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino since 1997. The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous is the largest Supermarket Chain sponsored event in America and brings $44 million into the region during the 4-day event.
In 2008, Stater Bros. established Stater Bros. Charities, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to help with some of the most critical needs in communities throughout Southern California. In the past two years, Stater Bros. Charities has raised over $3.6 million. Some of the organizations that have received help and support include the Loma Linda University Cancer Center and Children’s Hospital, various Southern California Food Banks and self-help organizations, and the Jerry Pettis Veterans Hospital, which was given three handicapped accessible vans to transport patients to and from their doctor’s appointments.
Brown further stated, “Stater Bros.’ philosophy for over 74 Golden years has been …We don’t just do business in a Community We are part of the Community. This award is a testimonial to the Stater Bros. way of being a part of each Community we are honored to serve!”
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 2009 of $3.77 billion. Last year, Stater Bros. contributed over $14 million in support of nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves, with an emphasis on worthy programs that benefit hunger relief, health and nutrition, and education. The company currently operates 167 Supermarkets, and there are over 19,000 members of the Stater Bros. “Family” of Employees.
Source: Slater Bros.
