Stater Bros., a grocery chain based on Southern California, is marking its 70th year. The San Bernardino Sun published a story about the chain’s history and interviewed its CEO, Jack Brown.
This story is going on Route 66 News because Stater Bros. is the major sponsor of the Route 66 Rendezvous. In fact, the event receives prominent mention in the story:
Brown and Stater Bros. strive to present the supermarket chain as a “hometown” business, and Husing said one example of the chain’s local presence can be seen through its sponsorship of the Route 66 Rendezvous, an annual car show and celebration in San Bernardino. Businesses whose local executives have to answer to bosses in distant cities often do not make the same kind of local connections as Stater Bros. and companies from the past, Husing said.
“Those folks aren’t vested in the community. They’re vested in the corporate structure,” he said.
Loved the tribute to the “USA” on July 4th!
God Bless America !