News and Media

For Immediate Release

July 14, 2009

Jamie Miller
Giant Food LLC
(301) 341-8776
jmiller@giantofmaryland.com

GAITHERSBURG'S GIANT FOOD CELEBRATES STORE RENOVATION WITH TASTINGS, LIVE MUSIC AND PRIZES

July 14, 2009 (Landover, MD) - Giant Food celebrated the re-opening of a renovated Gaithersburg, MD store with a weekend full of events including a ribbon cutting with Maryland State Senator Jennie Forehand, complimentary snacks, tastings, and entertainment. The re-opening of the store at 229 Kentlands Boulevard is part of Giant's three-year Project Refresh investment plan to re-model or replace some 100 Giant stores throughout the Maryland, D.C., Northern Virginia and Delaware region.

Re-opening activities included gift card and cookie giveaways, raffles for Giant brand gift bags, a DJ and a live jazz band. Giant's Passport program, available for customers to explore the new features of the store and have their passports stamped along the way, was in full swing with customers receiving free reusable Giant shopping bags once they completed their passport. One of the more popular activities at the re-opening was Taste of Giant, a new program which will run daily until August 7, 2009. Taste of Giant offers customers new ways to use every day items and opportunities to taste new foods before preparing them at home.

Shoppers at the renovated Gaithersburg Giant store will discover new time-saving, convenient tools including Scan It! hand-held devices allowing customers to scan and bag their groceries while they shop, and ORDER IT! - Giant's "Delivision" digital kiosk - which allows customers to place orders digitally and continue shopping, then sends an alert when the order is ready. Giant's in-store chef, "Chef Mike", will regularly prepare Giant's signature crab cakes and rotisserie chicken salad for customers to pick up and enjoy at home. Giant's organic produce and array of salsas along with a new natural foods aisle will please customers looking for healthier options in their diet.

About Giant Food
Giant Food LLC, headquartered in Landover, MD, operates 182 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, and employs approximately 22,000 associates. Included within the 182 stores are 164 full-service pharmacies. For more on Giant, visit www.giantfood.com. Giant is owned by Netherlands-based Ahold.