December 29, 2003
STEW LEONARD'S NAMED TO FORTUNE MAGAZINE'S 100
BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR LIST FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
NORWALK, Conn., December 29, 2003 Today FORTUNE magazine revealed its 2004 list
of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, and for the third year in a row, Stew Leonard's has received
a place on this prestigious annual ranking, holding steady with their 2003 position at No. 30.
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November 26, 2003
A TRIP TO THE TREE FARM: STEW LEONARD'S OFFER TIPS FOR PICKING
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE
After the hectic holiday rush last year, Stew Leonard, Jr. took his entire tree sales team to Sherbrook, Canada,
to visit one of the Christmas tree growers the store buys their trees from. Just in time for the arrival of the
35,000 Christmas trees the store will sell between all three stores this season, Stew Leonard's tree sales
team shares the inside tips they learned on their trip to the tree farm.
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November 24, 2003
STEW LEONARD'S KICKS-OFF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
WITH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
Stew Leonard's Norwalk and
Danbury stores officially kick-off the
Christmas season with the annual ceremonial lighting of the stores' 30+-foot Christmas
trees adorned with more than 10,000 lights.
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November 12, 2003
STEW LEONARD'S DONATES MORE THAN 1,200 TURKEYS
TO COMMUNITY
NORWALK, Conn., November 12, 2003 – Stew Leonard’s is donating a record
amount of turkeys this year to organizations in the Norwalk and Danbury, Connecticut and
Yonkers, New York communities where the family-owned company has food stores, continuing
a holiday tradition that started more than 20 years ago. On November 20, nearly 50 organizations
will receive a total of 1,200 turkeys from Stew Leonard’s to go toward food baskets and community
Thanksgiving meals. The organizations range from church and civic groups, elderly housing and
senior nutrition programs, schools as well as police and fire departments.
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October 10, 2003
STEW LEONARD'S LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE FOR GIFT CENTER
Norwalk, Conn, October 10, 2003 - To help make holiday gift giving even easier, Stew Leonard's
has launched a new web site for the store's gift center, www.stewleonardsgifts.com. The site is
designed to be easier to browse and find gifts at any price range, as well as provide faster checkout.
Additionally, Stew Leonard's gift center is accessible by
www.stewleonardsgifts.com and 1-800-SAY-STEW
(729-7839).
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September 29, 2003
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS AT STEW LEONARD'S
NORWALK, Conn., September 29, 2003 Stew Leonard's announces a host of Halloween-themed
festivities for little ghosts and goblins including the area's largest pumpkin patch, hayrides,
and free ice cream for children who come to Stew Leonard's to trick-or-treat on Halloween.
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September 10, 2003
STEW LEONARD'S ANNOUNCES FINALISTS TO COMPETE IN CUSTOMER
RECIPE COOK-OFF ON SEPTEMBER 20
Recipe entries flooded into Stew Leonard's after the July announcement that the store would be
holding their first-ever Customer Recipe Cook-Off, with some entries coming in from as far away
as Maryland and Rhode Island.
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August 8, 2003
Travelocity's Local Secrets, Big Finds
Survey recently named Stew Leonard's one of Connecticut's Top 10 local hidden gems and family
favorites, while CNN.com Travel Pursuits said, Stew Leonard's is the kind of grocery store
where kids want to goand if you aren't a kid, it's likely to make you one again.
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July 9, 2003
STEW LEONARD'S ANNOUNCES CUSTOMER COOK-OFF
WITH GRAND PRIZE OF $500 AND RECIPE FINALISTS FEATURED IN STORE'S COOKBOOK
Stew Leonard, Jr. is putting out the call to his customers to win a chance to have their
favorite recipe featured in the family-owned food store's upcoming cookbook, tentatively
titled, Stew Leonard Cooks
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June 3, 2003
Authors Kim and Stew Leonard, Jr., announce the
video release of their children's book on water safety, Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim
To transform the book Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim to video, the Leonard's teamed up with award-winning
puppeteer Bill Diamond, of Bill Diamond Productions, who includes among his credits working with Jim Henson. Bill
and his team literally brought the lovable characters in the book to life on video through their unique style of
puppetry creation and operation.
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May 19, 2003
STEW LEONARD'S GRILL AT CALF PASTURE BEACH OPENS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Just 10 days after learning that Stew Leonard's proposal to operate the concession stand at
Calf Pasture Beach was approved by the City of Norwalk, the doors that had previously remained
shut for two years will once again be open for business.
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April 1, 2003
GOT A BEE IN YOUR BONNET -- OR A CAT ON YOUR HAT?
BRING IT TO THE BRONX ZOO FOR SPRING BONNET BLITZ WEEKEND!
Stew Leonard's and the Bronx Zoo have teamed up for the Spring Bonnet Blitz promotion,
celebrating the opening of the Children's Zoo. Come to Stew Leonard's and make your own
animal-theme hat at our special craft stations. In addition, children will enjoy free
juice and cookies, and can stop by Stew's Little Farm to visit our baby sheep, duck and calves.
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March 18, 2003
STEW LEONARD'S LAUNCHES NUTRITION STORE TOURS FOR KINDERGARTENERS AND FIRST GRADERS
In honor of March National Nutrition Month, Stew Leonard's is kicking off an ongoing nutrition supermarket
tour program for children ages five and six. The goal of the store tour is to provide a fun, interactive and
hands-on approach to teaching children about the food groups in the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid for Young
Children.
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March 10, 2003
Stew Leonard's Celebrates St. Patrick's Day with A Shamrock Shindig
Corned beef and cabbage, soda bread and shamrock cookies won't be the only Irish items to check out at
Stew Leonard's the weekend preceding St. Patrick's Day. The family-owned food store famous for
in-store entertainment, celebrates their Irish heritage by hosting two very talented local groups.
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February 12, 2003
EAT TILL YOUR HEART'S CONTENT
With the month of February being designated as American Heart Month and Valentine's Day a
heartbeat away, Stew Leonard's has put together a shopping list of foods that are not only
tasty, but have also been shown to be heart-healthy, too.
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January 31, 2003
An Evening of Filet Mignon & Dom Perignon
to Benefit the United Way
Food and Wine Tasting to Benefit the United Way of Norwalk & Wilton and United Way of Westport-Weston
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January 13, 2003
WARM UP TO WINTER AND CELEBRATE NATIONAL SOUP MONTH WITH STEW LEONARD'S GOURMET SOUPS!
Food and Wine Tasting to Benefit the United Way of Norwalk & Wilton and United Way of Westport-Weston
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