San Bernardino, Calif., Jan. 27, 2015  — Throughout the months of November and December 2014, Stater Bros.’ sixth annual “Harvesting Hope in our Community” campaign raised over $1.7 million to assist with hunger relief efforts in the communities that Stater Bros. serves.

• During November and December, food barrels were located inside each Stater Bros. Supermarket, and as a result over 240,000 pounds of food, valued at more than $410,000, was donated to local food banks.  Stater Bros. operates supermarkets in six counties including San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego and Kern Counties.
• Over $150,000 was generously donated by customers and employees at Stater Bros. check stands during November and December.  These funds will be allocated to food banks in the summer of 2015 when food reserves are traditionally low.
• Stater Bros. Charities, the company’s charitable arm, presented over $455,000 in cash donations to over 100 Southern California food banks and self-help organizations.
• Stater Bros. contributed over $36,000 to qualified nonprofit organizations for the purchase of turkeys to feed the hungry for Thanksgiving.
• The traditional Salvation Army Red Kettles in front of Stater Bros. Supermarkets collected $643,000 this Holiday Season to provide much needed assistance to the local poor and homeless.
• Stater Bros. partnered with KTLA-TV for a special one-day donation/food collection event on Tuesday, November 25^th at three Stater Bros. Supermarkets located in Chino, Placentia and Santa Clarita.  This food drive collected over 14,000 pounds of food and over $43,000 in funds to go back into the local community.

“Together we can make a difference,” stated Jack H. Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros. Markets.  “The ‘Harvesting Hope in our Community’ campaign encourages everyone … employees and customers … to take part in the fight against hunger in their communities.  At Stater Bros., we just don’t do business in a community … we are part of the community.  Helping our neighbors in need … is being part of the community,” Brown further added.

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.  The Company currently operates 168 Supermarkets, and there are approximately 18,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family. Since 2008, Stater Bros. and Stater Bros. Charities have contributed more than $75 million in food and funds to local Southern California communities.  For more information, go to www.staterbros.com.