Employees in the Class of 2010 Represent over 12,710 Years of Service

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Stater Bros. proudly announced that the company recently held its 24th Annual "Family Service Awards" Banquet for employees who reached career milestones in 2010.

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This once-a-year event honors Stater Bros. employees who have reached a milestone in their careers with the Supermarket Chain of either 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, or 20 years of continuous service.  A record 535 Stater Bros. employees were honored this year, and 5,380 employees have been honored since the first event in 1987.

"I am very proud that so many employees have chosen to make Stater Bros. their career," stated Jack H. Brown, Chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. Markets.  "With America experiencing the worst economy since the Great Depression, it is a great testament to the hard work and dedication of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family that we are able to honor our long-term employees and continue to have more employees working for the company each year.  It has been said that you judge a person by the Company they keep ... and a Company by the people they keep.  Stater Bros. is very proud of our heritage of service."

Stater Bros. instituted the "Family Service Awards" Program in 1987.  Employees reaching 5, 10 and 15 years of service are recognized with a beautiful gold pin that signifies their years of service.  Those with 20 or more years are invited to the "Family Service Awards" Banquet once every five years.  

This year's "Family Service Awards" Banquet was held at the Riverside Convention Center on Saturday, July 24th.  Every employee was introduced and had their photos taken with Jack Brown, when he personally presented each of them with their "Family Service Awards" Pins.

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.  The Company currently operates 167 Supermarkets, and there are over 19,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family.  Last year, Stater Bros. donated more than $14 million in support of nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves and is the proud recipient of the "2010 Community Service Award" from America's Supermarket Industry.

STATER BROS. MARKETS...SERVING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILIES FOR OVER 74 YEARS

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