News and Media

For Immediate Release

March 16, 2010

Media Contacts
Stop & Shop: Faith Weiner
617-770-6025
fweiner@stopandshop.com
Giant Food of Landover, Md.: Jamie Miller
301-341-8776
jmiller@giantofmaryland.com

STOP & SHOP AND GIANT FOOD OF LANDOVER, MD CONTINUE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD

From now through Easter, many customers are preparing more seafood-based meals in observance of Lent. Stop & Shop and Giant Food of Landover, Md. are proud to be leaders working for seafood sustainability by supporting suppliers who are working toward methods of fishing and farming that minimize environmental impact.

Since 2000, Stop & Shop and Giant Food have partnered with the internationally-renowned New England Aquarium in Boston, Mass. as a means to provide consumers with well-managed, sustainable seafood. The New England Aquarium has a long history of ocean conservation, research and education and works with Stop & Shop and Giant to ensure consumers have increased access to seafood available from seafood farms, hatcheries, fisheries, and processing plants that incorporate sustainable seafood programs and practices.

"Our goal is to provide customers with high quality seafood and take a leadership role in encouraging sustainable fishing and farming practices among our seafood suppliers," said Tracy Taylor, senior buyer of seafood for Stop & Shop and Giant. "Because we believe in maintaining our ecosystems to provide seafood for many years to come, we have chosen not to carry Chilean sea bass, orange roughy, skates, rays, or any shark species in our stores until the issues regarding the sustainability of these species are addressed. We offer our customers a sustainable alternative to Chilean sea bass, long-line caught Pacific black cod, which is very similar in taste, texture, and ease of preparation."

Stop & Shop and Giant consult the New England Aquarium on the seafood items they offer their customers, but also work with the industry to make incremental improvements toward sustainability. In addition, the New England Aquarium, Stop & Shop and Giant, and their vendor partners are working collaboratively to develop practices that produce high quality fish, while minimizing environmental impact. Not only is seafood sustainability important to healthy aquatic ecosystems, seafood is a healthy meal choice. Seafood is a good source for a variety of nutrients, yielding high amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals. Fish including salmon, trout, sardines, and herring are good sources of Omega-3 fatty acids, which, according to the American Heart Association, benefit both healthy people and those at risk of cardiovascular disease.

"Many seafood choices are low in fat, calories, and cholesterol, making them a smart choice for a healthy diet. We make finding these choices easy for our customers through our Healthy Ideas logo," said Andrea Astrachan, vice president of consumer affairs.

For more information about seafood sustainability at Stop & Shop and Giant or for meal ideas, visit the living well, smart seafood choices, and the meal solutions sections of the website at www.stopandshop.com or www.giantfood.com.

About the New England Aquarium
The New England Aquarium (NEAq) is one of the most prominent and popular aquariums in North America and is a recognized international leader in ocean conservation, education, and research. From leading expeditions to some of the most remote places on the planet to running education programs in Boston's inner city neighborhoods, the New England Aquarium has a vast array of projects that are all dedicated to educating the public about the most challenging problems facing the oceans today. www.neaq.org.

About Stop & Shop
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, based in Quincy, Massachusetts, employs more than 59,000 associates and operates stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, New York and New Jersey. www.stopandshop.com

About Giant Food of Landover, Md.
Giant Food, LLC, headquartered in Landover, Md., operates 180 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, and employs approximately 22,000 associates. Included within the 180 stores are 163 full-service pharmacies. For more information on Giant, visit www.GiantFood.com.