Brown to receive '2008 Semper Fidelis Award', the Foundation's Highest Honor, on Saturday, October 25, 2008

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack H. Brown, Chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. Supermarkets, will receive the "2008 Semper Fidelis Award", which is the highest

honor bestowed by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, at the Foundation's Annual Ball on October 25th at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. Other honored guests at the event will include Ambassador George Argyros, who was the 2007 Semper Fidelis honoree; General James F. Amos, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; and five Medal of Honor recipients.

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Brown served in the United States Naval Reserves for six years (1956 - 1962). He was called to active duty in 1959, where he served in the Pacific Fleet, and was honorably discharged in June 1962.

Following his military service, Brown returned to the Supermarket Industry and quickly rose through the ranks. He joined Stater Bros. Supermarkets as President and Chief Executive Officer in 1981 and has been at the helm of the Company for the past 27 years.

Under Brown's leadership, Stater Bros. proudly promotes the values of America and has established a long history of support for the men and women serving in the Armed Forces. Stater Bros. is a major supporter of the Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee and was one of the lead sponsors for the cemetery's National Medal of Honor Memorial (dedicated in 1999) and the National POW/MIA Memorial (dedicated in 2005). Stater Bros. is also a major supporter of the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center in Loma Linda, California.

During every United States Military Operation, Stater Bros. protects the jobs and benefits of the Company's reservists when they are called to active duty by continuing to pay their weekly wages minus military pay as well as the medical, dental and vision benefits for their families. Over 200 Stater Bros. employees have been called to active duty and many continue to serve today.

About The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has a 50-year tradition of helping educate the children of Marines by providing financial assistance in the form of scholarships. This situation is critical, as the average household income for scholarship recipients is under $41,000 per year. Since its founding, the Foundation has awarded more than 21,000 scholarships and bonds totaling more than $34.6 million. In 2007, 1,044 scholarships were awarded, totaling $3.49 million.

About Stater Bros.

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 employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside 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 operates 165 Supermarkets, and there are over 19,000 members of the Stater Bros. "Family" of Employees.

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

CONTACT: Susan Atkinson, Vice President Corporate Affairs of Stater Bros. Markets, +1-909-733-5038