The stores were sold separately to many different companies, including Albertsons, Bashas', Safeway Inc., Southwest Supermarkets, and many independent grocers operating as IGA stores.
In areas where this program was in effect, it was widely advertised over television and radio by corporate spokeswoman Patricia Heaton.
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At the same time, the company dropped spokesperson Patricia Heaton.
The #57 team lost Albertsons sponsorship at the end of 2003, and Miller High Life came on board, changing the team's number to 22.
Kathryn Albertson (August 27, 1908 – April 30, 2002) was the wife of the founder of the Albertsons chain of grocery stores and a notable philanthropist.
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Together, they started the grocery store chain that bears their name (Albertsons).
Mikawaya's mochi ice cream products are now sold in major American supermarkets, including Albertsons, Trader Joe's, Ralphs, and Safeway.
The drink is known to be available at Walmart, Albertsons, H-E-B, Ralphs, Kmart, Food 4 Less, Jewel-Osco, Dominick's, Target, Vons, Stater Bros., United Supermarkets in the Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas area, and other smaller chains and smaller family run stores.
On the management side, it involved the supermarket chain companies Albertsons (then an independent company), Ralphs (owned by Kroger) and Vons (owned by Safeway).
Albertsons also rebranded two former Food 4 Less stores in Utah to Super Saver at this time, but continued to use other names for discount format stores in Colorado, parts of California, and perhaps other places (Max Foods and Grocery Warehouse).
Sweet Leaf Tea is available for purchase in convenience stores, restaurants, supermarkets and specialty grocers like Market of Choice, Whole Foods Market, Albertsons, Publix, Piggly Wiggly, Costco, Target, Kroger, The Fresh Market, Wal-Mart and Straub's Markets throughout the United States and online at the bottlers website.