PTMK Pathmark Stores (MM)

Pathmark Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTMK), announced the start of a new program designed to help improve the well being of consumers called �Healthy Steps.� The Pathmark Healthy Steps program features Jacqueline Gomes, RD, and offers customers practical nutrition and healthy lifestyle information that is easy to apply to everyday life; incorporating balance, moderation, variety and enjoyment. �We want to offer our consumers meaningful information that can improve their life,� said John Derderian, Pathmark�s Executive Vice President Business Strategy & Marketing. �Our program is not about overhauling people�s diets, but about teaching simple steps to achieve wellness. Healthy Steps provides practical advice for incorporating a wide variety of popular national and regional brands into a healthy diet.� Advice from Jacqueline will be available through local media, community outreach programs, Pathmark advertising vehicles, a bi-monthly newsletter and other in-store programs. In addition consumers will be able to contact Jacqueline with specific questions by mail at: 200 Milik Street, M-525, Carteret, NJ 07008. A variety of Healthy Steps themes will be supported with relevant featured products every two weeks in the Pathmark sales circular. The featured products and newsletters will be conveniently available on a customized �Healthy Steps� end-cap at a permanent location in most stores. Jacqueline�s skills will be utilized in the areas of nutrition, health, and wellness related topics. Ms. Gomes is a dynamic registered dietitian whose experience goes beyond a clinical setting to include community relations, marketing, lectures, and nutrition research. Jacqueline is bilingual and plans to incorporate the Hispanic community into the Healthy Steps program. Jacqueline holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey. She completed an American Dietetic Association Internship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, located in Scotch Plains. Pathmark is a leading regional supermarket chain currently operating 141 stores in the New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia Metropolitan areas. Additional information about Pathmark may be found at its website, www.pathmark.com.