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Stater Bros. Markets to Deliver First Load of Refrigerated Product to New Norton Distribution Center

Stater Bros. Chairman and CEO Jack H. Brown, who will be at the new Distribution Center to greet the truck when it arrives, stated, "We are so proud of our new energy efficient Refrigerated Distribution Center. Now, over 90% of our perishables will be coming out of our new Stater Bros. Norton Distribution Center inSan Bernardino."

The Company's new Refrigerated Distribution Center is scheduled to begin operation this month and includes multiple temperature zones which range from 55 degrees F to -20 degrees F, a humidity controlled produce room, two humidity controlled floral rooms, energy efficient air doors, and other state- of-the-art technologies to contribute to a safe and productive operation.

The new Stater Bros. Dry Distribution Center began operation in February of 2008.

The new Stater Bros. Norton Distribution Center replaces eight Stater Bros. Distribution Centers, which were located inColton,Redlands, andMira Loma.

    The media are invited to attend this event.

    WHEN:   Monday, September 8, 2008
            9:00 a.m.

    WHERE:  301 South Tippecanoe Avenue
            San Bernardino, California 92408
            (truck entrance is on Tippecanoe at Mill Street)

Stater Bros. was founded in 1936 inYucaipa, California, and has grown steadily through the years to become the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain inSouthern California and the largest employer in bothSan Bernardino County andRiverside County, with annual sales in 2007 of $3.7 billion. Last year, Stater Bros. contributed over $15 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 165 Supermarkets, and there are over 19,000 members of the Stater Bros. "Family" of Employees.

STATER BROS. MARKETS...SERVING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILIES FOR OVER 72 YEARS

     Contact:
     Susan Atkinson
     Vice President Corporate Affairs
     Stater Bros. Markets
     (909) 733-5038

SOURCE Stater Bros.