SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Stater Bros. has announced that the Vons Supermarket located at 3125 West Florida Avenue in Hemet will soon become a "Blue Ribbon" Stater Bros. Supermarket. Located in the Village West Shopping Center, this will replace a smaller Stater Bros. Supermarket, which is located across the street at the corner of Sanderson and Florida Avenues in Hemet.

Stater Bros. expects to take possession of this location in February 2015. This location will subsequently undergo a major remodel, including the addition of 8,000 sq. ft. and reopen as a state-of-the-art "Blue Ribbon" Stater Bros. Supermarket. The new 46,000 sq. ft. Stater Bros. Sanderson Supermarket will be almost double the size of the existing Stater Bros. Supermarket that it will be replacing. A Grand Opening Celebration for the new Stater Bros. Sanderson Supermarket is planned for fall 2015.

Jack H. Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros., stated, "The Stater Bros. Supermarket Family is very excited about serving even more Hemet customers with this much larger and greatly enhanced Stater Bros. Supermarket. We are also very happy to provide our loyal Hemet customers with several new features, such as a full-service Seafood Department, a full-service Bakery Department, a full-service Deli Department, and a full-service Floral Department."

Stater Bros. has been serving the City of Hemet for 61 years (since 1953) and currently operates six Stater Bros. Supermarkets in the San Jacinto Valley, including four Stater Bros. Supermarkets in Hemet and two Stater Bros. Supermarkets in San Jacinto.

The new Stater Bros. Sanderson Supermarket will include many energy saving and environmentally friendly practices as well as a much larger selection of products and services. Customers will continue to find just the right cut of meat at the full-service Meat Department; meet new seafood professionals behind the counter of the NEW full-service Seafood Department; find an unbelievable assortment of over 800 products in the expanded Produce Department; and enjoy the convenience and selection at the NEW full-service Bakery, full-service Deli and full-service Floral Departments.

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 Riverside County and San Bernardino County. The Company currently operates 168 Supermarkets, and there are approximately 18,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family. For more information, go to www.staterbros.com.

STATER BROS ... PROUDLY SERVING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILIES FOR 78 YEARS

Contact: Susan Atkinson

Vice President Corporate Affairs

P.O. Box 150 - San Bernardino, CA 92402

Phone: (909) 733-5038

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