verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message stater bros. type private industry retail founded 1936 yucaipa california united states headquarters san bernardino california united states number of locations 168 1 key people jack h. brown chairman president & ceo products bakery dairy deli frozen foods general grocery meat pharmacy produce seafood snacks revenue 3.8 billion usd 2013 1 number of employees 18 000 2 website www.staterbros.com stater bros. markets is a privately held supermarket discount chain based in san bernardino california consisting of 168 stores located throughout southern california . founded in yucaipa california on august 17 1936 by cleo and leo stater with help from younger brother lavoy it consisted of 166 stores as of october 2016 . it entered the fortune 500 for the first time in 2006 at 493 2 the first notable inland empire based company to do so . on september 10 2006 the headquarters began construction of a 2 000 000 square foot 190 000 m2 facility at san bernardino international airport formerly norton air force base from its former location on the colton grand terrace border making it the largest supermarket distribution center in california . contents 1 stores 2 management 3 slogans 4 route 1992 rendezvous 5 see also 6 references 7 external links stores edit stater bros. market in loma linda ca stores are mainly in communities east of the san gabriel river in los angeles and orange counties . a few are also located in northern inland areas of san diego county and parts of northern los angeles county such as palmdale . also there are two stores in kern county in the cities of ridgecrest and mojave . 3 however throughout its inland empire base they are concentrated heavily in san bernardino and riverside counties . major competitor supermarket chains in stater s territory are vons a division of safeway inc. ralphs a division of kroger and albertsons . management edit jim lee president and coo of stater bros. markets retired may 31 2003 . 4 he made the announcement after being inducted into the california grocers association educational foundation cgaef hall of achievement . 5 as of january 2016 the company is run by president and chief executive officer pete van helden . jack h. brown became executive chairman of the board of directors . 6 slogans edit for many years stater bros. markets did not have an official corporate slogan the unofficial phrase was it s our meat that made us famous but that changed in the early 1990s when the eco friendly leader in the heartland was introduced as the new official slogan later changed to the current the low priced leader in your hometown now supplanted by an unofficial slogan an american tradition to serve your family well . as of 2006 the slogan has been replaced with a lengthy phrase with an emphasis on rhymed words . found on almost every single plastic bag and vhs tape lowering prices everyday to help you save on what you pay was the most recent slogan until january 2012 ; currently the slogan is where you always get more ... for less . route 1992 rendezvous edit since 1990 stater bros. markets has hosted their annual stater bros. route 1992 rendezvous classic car cruise ; however due to the bankruptcy of the city of san bernardino in 2003 the event was cancelled until further notice . in september 2003 san bernardino hosted an alternative show rendezvous back to route 66 . 3 see also edit inland empire portal companies portal food portal grocery store references edit stater bros. supermarkets to participate in national moment of remembrance at 3 p.m. on memorial day stater bros. holdings fortune 500 . cnnmoney . retrieved 2009 04 12 . stater brothers store locater . gruszecki debra . grocery top industry executive tapped for stater bros. . press enterprise . retrieved 2016 04 26 . lee chiono inducted into cgaef hall of achievement california grocers association . california grocers association . 2013 04 15 . retrieved 2016 04 26 . pete van helden gives his take on new ceo role at stater bros. . www.sbsun.com . retrieved 2016 01 04 . http www.theshelbyreport.com 2013 04 12 stater bros president announces retirement . ukt0bppn cs external links edit official website v t e supermarket chains in the united states kroger baker s supermarkets city market dillons food stores food 4 less foods co. fred meyer fry s food & drug gerbes super markets harris teeter jay c king soopers kroger owen s pay less super markets qfc ralphs roundy s pick n save mariano s metro market copp s ruler foods scott s smith s albertsons acme markets albertsons amigos carrs haggen jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and star market super saver tom thumb united supermarkets vons supervalu county market cub farm fresh hornbacher s save a lot shop n save shoppers ahold delhaize food lion giant carlisle giant landover hannaford brothers company martin s food markets stop & shop southeastern grocers bi lo fresco y m s harveys supermarkets winn dixie wakefern pricerite shoprite the fresh grocer other national chains aldi iga lidl target walmart regional chains asian 99 ranch market great wall supermarket h mart hong kong supermarket island pacific supermarket marina food marukai corporation u.s.a. mitsuwa marketplace nijiya market seafood city shun fat supermarket uwajimaya hispanic bravo el ahorro supermarket fiesta foods fiesta mart la perla tapat a supermarkets m s club mi pueblo food center supermercados teloloapan vallarta supermarkets organic earth fare natural grocers trader joe s whole foods market wholesale bj s wholesale club costco sam s club conventional acme fresh market amigo andronico s balducci s bashas best yet market big y boyer s food markets inc. bristol farms brookshire brothers brookshire grocery company buehler food markets inc. c town 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