2007 Press Room

LIGHTING OF 18-FOOT MENORAH AT STEW LEONARD'S YONKERS STORE
Chanukah Celebration Celebrates Festival of Lights: December 6 at 5:30 P.M.
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LIGHTING OF 18-FOOT MENORAH AT STEW LEONARD'S NORWALK STORE
Chanukah Celebration Celebrates Festival of Lights: December 5 at 4:30 P.M.
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STEW LEONARD'S NEWINGTON STORE ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHTS
December 7 and December 14.
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STEW LEONARD'S YONKERS STORE ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHTS
December 7 and December 14.
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STEW LEONARD'S NORWALK STORE INVITES COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING
COMMUNITY AND MEDIA WELCOME MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
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STEW LEONARD'S DANBURY STORE KICKS-OFF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WITH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
COMMUNITY AND MEDIA WELCOME FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 4:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
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NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 6, 2007
A TISKET, A TASKET, IT'S TIME FOR A STEW LEONARD'S FARM FRESH HOLIDAY GIFT BASKET
The Stew Leonard's Holiday Gift Catalog is now available in-store and online at www.StewsGifts.com featuring 40 gift baskets, towers and tins from this world-famous "Disneyland of Dairy Stores."
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NEWINGTON, Conn., Oct. 24, 2007
STEW LEONARD'S NEWINGTON STORE ANNOUNCES CHILDREN’S COOKING CLASSES AND ADULT COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS
One of the many features of Stew Leonard's newest store, located on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, is a fully-equipped demonstration kitchen, located on the store's second level.
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NEWINGTON, Conn., Oct. 15, 2007
Get a Taste of Thanksgiving at Stew Leonard’s Newington Store’s Holiday Open House
To introduce Hartford area customers to Stew Leonard’s freshly-prepared holiday foods, the Newington store will be holding a “Taste of Thanksgiving Holiday Open House” on Saturday, November 10 and Sunday, November 11 from Noon until 4:00 PM.
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Meet Baby Water Buffalo and Taste their Award-Winning Cheese At Stew Leonard’s Yonkers store Saturday, October 13 from Noon until 4:00 PM
Saturday, October 13 from Noon until 4:00 PM
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Norwalk, C.T., October 6, 2007 to October 31, 2007
TRICKS AND TREATS IN-STORE AT STEW LEONARD’S HALLOWEEN HAYRIDE SPOOKTACULAR
Stew Leonard’s annual Halloween Hayride Spooktacular is a 15-minute family-friendly hayride featuring 25 different vignettes,
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YONKERS, N.Y., September 12, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S YONKERS STORE INITIATES VOLUNTARY RECALL ON 96% LEAN GROUND ROUND BEEF
Stew Leonard's Yonkers store is voluntarily recalling 96% Lean Ground Round because of possible contamination with Escherichia coli 0157:H7 bacteria. No other Stew Leonard’s location is affected by this recall.
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YONKERS, N.Y., September 4, 2007
TICKETS FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL STEW LEONARD III CHILDREN’S CHARITIES FOOD AND WINE EVENT NOW AVAILABLE
Tickets are now available for the Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities "Celebration of Italian Food and Wine" event, taking place on Sunday, September 23, 2007 from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Stew Leonard’s Yonkers store, located at One Stew Leonard Drive in Yonkers, New York.
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August 22, 2007
LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE TAKES CENTER STAGE AT STEW LEONARD'S "IT'S ALL NATIVE" FARMER'S MARKET FALL FESTIVAL
Locally grown food is the new organic and small farmers are the latest cause celeb. Web sites such as locovores.com and eatlocalchallenge.com have sprung up to provide a community forum for finding food grown within a 100-mile radius.

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August 15, 2007
BEEF IN THE BUFF: STEW LEONARD’S LAUNCHES NAKED BEEF
Strip steak takes on a whole new meaning with the launch of Stew Leonard’s all-natural meat line, branded Naked Beef because it is from Black Angus cattle that have never been given hormones, antibiotics or steroids, and are fed completely on grass and grain.

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July 25, 2007
LOCALLY GROWN PEACHES ARRIVE AT STEW LEONARD'S
The summer months of July and August are both recognized as "Peach Month," and that’s because it is peak season for this aromatic, fuzzy stone fruit.

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July 20, 2007 and July 21, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S HOSTS POTTER PARTIES FOR MIDNIGHT RELEASE OF HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Muggles and wizards of all ages are invited to Stew Leonard’s for the midnight release of the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book beginning at 10:00 P.M. Friday, July 20, with books going on sale at the stroke of midnight on Saturday, July 21.

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June 29, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S CATERS NAUTICA\\GQ KAYAK FOR A CAUSE BEACH PARTY
Norwalk, Conn., June 29, 2007 – The seventh annual Nautica\\GQ Kayak for a Cause event takes place on July 28th, with more than 300 kayakers paddling 12.5 miles across Long Island Sound -- from Norwalk’s Calf Pasture Beach to Crab Meadow Park in Northport, New York -- to raise a total of $500,000 for five area charities: Save the Sound, Hole in the Wall Gang Camps, Courage to Speak Foundation, Cancer Care and Outward Bound of Connecticut.

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June 27, 2007
AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN’S BOOK ON WATER SAFETY NOW AVAILABLE IN SPANISH
Norwalk, Conn., June 27, 2007 –Among children ages one to four years-old, drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death. Stew and Kim Leonard know this tragic statistic all too well, after losing their 21-month old son in a drowning accident in 1989. In 1990, they formed a foundation in their son’s name, which has raised more than one million dollars to fund swim scholarships and purchase water safety equipment

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June 27, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S CHURNS-UP NEW DAIRY FRESH ULTRA-PREMIUM ICE CREAM
Norwalk, Conn., June 27, 2007 –Stew Leonard’s, renown for their award-winning milk from their own dairy farm in Ellington, Connecticut, has taken the fresh cream produced after milk production and churned it into six new flavors of ultra-premium ice cream. The new ice cream is launching in July, during National Ice Cream month, and all four Stew Leonard’s locations are holding free sampling days on July 13th through the 15th from 11:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., where customers can try any flavor of Stew Leonard’s Dairy Fresh Ice Cream for free.

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June 19, 2007
STEW'S DAIRY COW SOX TAKES ONE FOR THE TEAM
Norwalk, Conn., June 15, 2007 –At 8:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 21st tune into Mike & Mike in the Morning on either ESPN2 or ESPN radio. To settle a bet from losing the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament brackets, co-host Mike Greenberg will have to milk SOX, one of Stew Leonard’s dairy cows, live on air.

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June 5, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S GRILL AT CALF PASTURE BEACH BRINGS BACK ‘CATCH OF THE DAY’ DINNERS FOR FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND
Norwalk, Conn., June 5, 2007 –Just in time for Father’s Day weekend, Stew Leonard’s Grill at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, Connecticut announces the return of the popular “Catch of the Day” dinners, held on Friday and Saturday nights from 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.

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May 15, 2007
STEW LEONARD'S GRILL AT CALF PASTURE BEACH CELEBRATES FIFTH SEASON OPENING
Norwalk, Conn., May 15, 2007 –Stew's Grill at Calf Pasture Beach will open for the summer season on Saturday, May 12 at Noon. The beach menu features summer favorites such as flame broiled burgers, clam strips, shrimp baskets, Stew's signature French fries, soft-serve ice cream and milkshakes.

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May 15, 2007
MEET BEST-SELLING AUTHOR ANDREW GROSS
Norwalk, Conn., May 15, 2007 –Stew Leonard’s is hosting a book singing with Andrew Gross, the co-author of five bestsellers with James Patterson, who has just released his first solo debut to critical acclaim.  THE BLUE ZONE (William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; April 17, 2007; $25.95; Hardcover) is the riveting tale of a family forced into the Witness Protection Program and a young woman’s perilous quest to uncover the dark secrets of her father’s past.

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May 13, 2007
EXPLORE LIDIA’S ITALY AT STEW LEONARD’S
Newington, Conn., May 13, 2007 –Stew Leonard’s is hosting a book signing event with celebrity chef and cookbook author, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich at their new store in Newington, Connecticut. Lidia will be autographing copies of her latest cookbook, Lidia’s Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most .

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May 11, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S TAKES HOME PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AT THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL CHILI COOK-OFF
Somers, Conn., May 11, 2007 –Stew Leonard’s Chicken Chili took home the People’s Choice award at the New England Regional Chili Cook-Off, held on Saturday, May 5 in Somers, Connecticut.

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May 3, 2007
GRIFFIN HOSPITAL AND STEW LEONARD’S TEAM UP TO PROMOTE CHILDHOOD NUTRITION
Derby, Conn., May 3, 2007 –Griffin Hospital and Stew Leonard’s, the only two Connecticut companies on the FORTUNE Magazine “100 Best Places to Work in America” list, will be teaming up to distribute copies of The Healthy Way, a new storybook for children published by Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities.

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April 25, 2007
THE DISNEYLAND OF DAIRY STORES” ARRIVES FRESH IN NEWINGTON
NEWINGTON, Conn., April 25, 2007 –When Stew Leonard’s opens its doors next week on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington customers will be greeted by the Farm Fresh Five –dancing animatronic milk cartons that sing about how fun it is to shop at this Disneyland of Dairy Stores, where the food is fresh, the prices are low and the customer is always right.

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March 22, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S GARDEN CENTERS OFFER FREE SATURDAY MORNING SEMINARS
NORWALK, Conn., March 5, 2007 –Stew Leonard’s Garden Centers are offering free Saturday morning gardening workshops throughout the spring and summer season. This is the first year that all three stores will be holding the seminars. The Garden Centers officially open on Sunday, April 1 and features a full line of annuals, mulches, soils, tools, shrubs, and an expanded selection of patio furniture.

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March 5, 2007
STEP-OUT TO STEW’S FOR A SHAMROCK SHINDIG
NORWALK, Conn., March 5, 2007 –Stew Leonard’s Norwalk Store Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Irish Foods, Step Dancing and Bag Pipe & Drum Corp Performances.

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February 6, 2007
COME TO STEW LEONARD'S ON VALENTINE'S DAY AND ENTER TO WIN A ROMANTIC DINNER FOR TWO
NORWALK, Conn., February 6, 2007 –Long stem roses, oysters, filet mignon and chocolate covered strawberries are just some of the ingredients customers come to Stew Leonard’s for in preparation for a special Valentine’s Day dinner. And while they are shopping at Stew Leonard’s on Wednesday, February 14, customers will also have a chance to win a romantic dinner for two at one of three top New York restaurants

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February 5, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S UNITED WAY BENEFIT EXPLORES FOODS AND WINES OF FRANCE FEATURING 60 WINES AND NEWLY RELEASED 2005 BORDEAUX VINTAGE
NORWALK, Conn., February 5, 2007 –Stew Leonard’s hosts the fourth annual food and wine tasting to benefit the United Way of Norwalk and Wilton and the United Way of Westport-Weston. The theme of the tasting is from Bordeaux to Burgundy: The Foods and Wines of France, featuring 60 highly-rated French wines. Guests at the event will be among the first to taste the 2005 Bordeaux vintage along with top-ranked wines from five of France’s most distinguished wine tasting regions, paired with regional foods. The event will take place Friday, March 9 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at Aitoro Appliance, located at 401 Westport Avenue.

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February 5, 2007
NEW NUTRITION STORYBOOK EMPOWERS CHILDREN TO EAT AND PLAY THE HEALTHY WAY
NORWALK, Conn., February 5, 2007 – This book can help your kids make healthy food and exercise choices that will stay with them for a lifetime. It’s a fun, engaging story about a vitally important topic – developed with the help of registered dietitians, teachers, and other experts.

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January 19, 2007
ANOTHER HURDLE IS CLEARED FOR STEW LEONARD’S
ORANGE, Conn., January 19, 2007 – The State of Connecticut Appellate Court ruled today on a petition brought by opponents of Stew Leonard’s proposed store in Orange to appeal the approval granted by the Town Planning and Zoning’s Commission’s (TPZC). The Appellate Court denied their request, thereby upholding the May 12, 2005 TPZC’s approval for Stew Leonard’s to build a fresh food store on the Marsh Hill Road site they have owned since 1996.

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January 8, 2007
FOOTBALL FANS SCORE SUPER SNACKS AT STEW LEONARD’S FOR THE BIG GAME
NORWALK, Conn., January 8, 2007 – Super Bowl XLI, takes place on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium - Miami Gardens, Fla. Only 70,000 fans can physically fit in the stadium, so the rest of the 140 million people expected to watch the game will be doing so from the comfort of their own home or local sports bar.

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January 8, 2007
STEW LEONARD’S “MOO”VES UP ON FORTUNE MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR LIST
NORWALK, Conn., January 8, 2007 – For the sixth year in a row, family owned and operated fresh food store Stew Leonard’s has scored a place on FORTUNE magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, in the No. 51 position.

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