GIANT FOOD STORES PARTICIPATES IN CINCO DE MAYO PROMOTION

WHO:GIANT Food Stores and Suray Promotions, Inc.

WHAT:Awards Cinco De Mayo Sweepstakes winner

WHEN:Tuesday, July 8, 2003 11:00 AM

WHERE:GIANT Food Store 4450 Oakhurst Blvd. Harrisburg, PA

DETAILS:In conjunction with Cinco De Mayo, GIANT Food Stores customers were offered samples of “Layered Mexican Pie” in 29 stores May 1 – 5. Customers who purchased each of the seven participating products, using their BONUSCARD, were automatically entered to win the Grand Prize, a 4-night, all-inclusive, trip for two to Cancun. Representatives from GIANT Food Stores and Suray Promotions will be present the trip to Christina Drake of Harrisburg.

Based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, GIANT Food Stores employs over 19,500 associates and operates 113 stores in four states. The chain operates under the name GIANT Food Stores throughout Pennsylvania and under the name MARTIN’S Food Markets in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.

GIANT Food Stores was founded in 1923 and is one of the oldest employers in Central Pennsylvania. GIANT has a proud tradition of giving back to the communities in which it operates. In 2002, the company, along with their associates and vendors, donated more than $10,400,000 to charities involved in fighting hunger, children’s hospitals and numerous community programs.

Contact: Dennis Hopkins, (717) 249-4000, Dhopkins@aholdusa.com