Founders Cleo and Leo Stater open the first Stater Bros. grocery store in Yucaipa, California (San Bernardino County) during the Great Depression.
Stater Bros. begins its year-long 75th Anniversary Celebration. Stater Bros. is the largest privately-owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California and the largest private employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside County.
By the close of this decade, Stater Bros. is operating 167 Supermarkets and employs over 18,000 peoples.