In 1981, Petrolane recruited Brown as Stater Bros.
In 1968, the Stater family sold their interests in the company to Petrolane Inc., a conglomerate that at the time was the world’s largest manufacturer of propane, Brown said. The trend of branching off to other counties continued in the 1960s when the first Orange County location opened. Brown, chairman and CEO of Stater Bros.ĭuring the 1950s the company expanded to 23 markets and opened its first location in Los Angeles County. The first market outside of San Bernardino County opened in 1948 on Mission Boulevard in the unincorporated Riverside County community of Rubidoux, said Jack H. Using a family approach to business, which included inviting their younger brother Lavoy into the fray, the Staters expanded to 12 locations by the 1950s, according to historical information on the company’s Web site. The company’s roots can be traced back to August 1936, when twin brothers Cleo and Leo Stater opened their first market on West Yucaipa Boulevard. `family’ of employees is not just a saying, it is true from top down, bottom up.” “They are grounded with their roots in the `Heartland of Southern California,’ ” Christianson said.
is one locally-born giant that’s never ventured outside its home base.Ĭarole Christianson, executive vice president for the Western Association of Food Chains, an organization that supports food industry education programs and produces a yearly convention, says the company’s local success is in great part due to its entrenchment in the Inland Empire years ahead of competitors. “They seem to really hone in on the basics – a traditional grocery store offering a wide variety of products.”Īlthough the Inland Empire has been the birthplace of some of the biggest players in the food industry, including fast-food titans McDonalds and Taco Bell, Stater Bros. “They’ve always been very strong,” said Dave Heylen, vice president of communications for the California Grocers Association, a group that lobbies for legislation that supports the grocery industry. With 166 supermarkets, 19,000 employees and status as a Fortune 500 company, few would argue the corporation is one of the great local success stories. Markets has evolved from a single store in Yucaipa to one of the most prominent grocery chains in Southern California. Just find the right people to work with and you'll have fun with the job.During a 73-year period, Stater Bros. It's a grocery store so it gets busy during major holidays but you get used to it. It's not hard to move up if you're good at your job and I had WAY more better days than I did bad. Customers can be a pain sometimes but it's retail. Most coworkers are good working with and it's an easy job once you understand what to do. Obviously I'm exaggerating but some managers are completely unreasonable. Some managers expect you to come in with a broken leg or as sick as a dog. The terrible part I'm talking about is that at some stores I had to work at for help, had horrible managers. Management outside my department were stressing us a lot and what was actually expected from us was unreasonable some times but most managers I worked with were understanding. My coworkers were easy and fun to work with only having to avoid a few people I didn't work well with. Was extremely flexible with my schedule and was a great boss that taught me the job very well. I was lucky and had a GREAT manager that did everything they could for me. Depending on which department you're in, this job can be GREAT OR TERRIBLE.
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