San Bernardino, California-based Stater Bros. Markets recently recognized its “family” members who reached milestone years of service in their careers.
Through the Family Service Awards Program established in 1987, “family” members reaching five, 10 and 15 years of service are recognized with a gold pin that signifies their years of dedication to the company.
Honorees reaching 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years of service in 2019 were invited to an awards gala held at the Ontario Convention Center. Those in attendance were recognized for their dedicated years of service and were presented with a gold Service Award pin decorated with precious gemstones.
This year, Floyd Groves, a baler in distribution, and Maurits Solleveld, manager in IT innovation, celebrated 50 years of service to the company.
“I am proud that so many employees have chosen to make Stater Bros. their career. It has been said that you judge a person by the company they keep … and a company by the people they keep. In my 40 years in the grocery industry, I’ve never seen such a loyal team—dedicated to the mission of serving their company, customers and community— like our Stater Bros. ‘Family,’” stated Pete Van Helden, CEO of Stater Bros. Markets. “We are proudly celebrating nearly 83 years of serving our ‘valued’ customers and this is because of the hard work and dedication of our loyal ‘Family’ members.”
In addition to Groves and Solleveld reaching the 50-year mark in 2019, other milestones reached included eight employees with 45 years of service, 47 with 40 years of service, 69 with 35 years of service, 212 with 30 years of service, 126 with 25 years of service and 854 with 20 years of service.
Total company honorees since 1987 are 10,798.
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 172 supermarkets, and there are approximately 17,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family.
