Six Stater Bros. stores earn EPA honor

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Stater Bros. is making strides on the sustainability front, with six of its newest supermarkets earning the EPA GreenChill Gold Award for meeting tough environmental standards and using ozone friendly refrigerants.

These GreenChill store certifications are valid for one year, and four of these Stater Bros. supermarkets also received GreenChill Gold Awards in 2011.

Each of these "Blue Ribbon" Stater Bros. supermarkets has earned the Gold Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) GreenChill Partnership for using refrigeration technology that is better for the environment. The Gold certificate is the second highest award from GreenChill, and Stater Bros. is the only Southern California grocer to have six stores that are certified at the "gold" level.

"Stater Bros. is very proud to receive these awards from the EPA's GreenChill Partnership," Stater Bros. chairman and CEO Jack Brown said. "We are happy to be doing our part to protect our Planet Earth, and we are especially pleased that the EPA has recognized our environmental achievements."