Weis Markets Announces Seventh Round of Price Freeze Program

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Jul 10, 2011, 01:25 ET

SUNBURY, Pa., July 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Weis Markets today announced it has lowered the prices on 1,600 staple items and that it will freeze these new lower prices for ninety days through October 8. It is the Company's seventh 90-day price freeze program over the past two and a half years.

"Despite food inflation, we have been able to reduce and freeze the prices on 1,600 products across every department in our store," said David J. Hepfinger, Weis Markets' President and CEO. "Our price freeze program continues to offer our customers long term values they can count on. Over the past two and a half years, our previous price freeze programs have helped our customers save more than $30 million."

Weis Markets current Price Freeze program includes 1,600 store brand and brand-name products in grocery, produce, frozen, dairy, meat, deli, seafood, bakery, health, beauty care and general merchandise.

The Price Freeze Program is being promoted in Weis Markets' current circular, television and radio ads. In stores, customers will see Price Freeze signage and shelf tags for participating items.

Founded in 1912, Weis Markets currently operates 162 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and West Virginia. For more information, visit: www.weismarkets.com or go to www.facebook.com/WeisSuperMarket.

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