Bottom Dollar Food to Hire 800 Associates in Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio

Company Seeking Applications for Positions, Including Full-Time and Part-Time Roles

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Bottom Dollar Food, a discount grocer, is hiring more than 800 associates over the next several months to begin to prepare for store openings next year.

"We look forward to expanding in Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio, next year, and bringing new jobs to these areas," said Bottom Dollar Food President Meg Ham. "We have a great work environment and are always looking for talented, energetic people to join our team as we create new jobs in the community. We look forward to providing our associates an amazing work environment, while growing our business and partnering with our communities."

Bottom Dollar Food is recruiting for a variety of full-time and part-time positions, including sales associates, customer service associates, grocery and fresh department positions, among many others. The company will hold interviews in November and December, and interested applicants can apply online at www.bottomdollarfood.com or e-mail resumes at resumes@bottomdollarfood.com. Because of the number of applicants applying for positions, Bottom Dollar Food cannot respond to individual calls inquiring about the status of applications at this time. Interested applicants should apply online or use the e-mail as detailed above.

Bottom Dollar Food is expected to open 14 stores in early 2012. The previously announced locations include:

Universal Plaza (Penn Hills), Saltsburg Road and Twin Oak Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Great Southern Shopping Center, 1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, Pa.

Frankstown Road and Parkridge Drive near Rodi Road, Penn Hills, Pa.

338 Brownsville Road, Baldwin, Pa.

Bon Aire Shopping Center, Route 8 and Route 422, Butler, Pa.

Butler Crossing, (Route 356) Newcastle Road, Butler, Pa.

300 Mt. Lebanon Blvd., Castle Shannon, Pa.

11th Street and Duss Avenue, Ambridge, Pa.

State Route 148 and Eden Park Boulevard, McKeesport, Pa.

21st Street and Sheffield Road, Aliquippa, Pa.

1160 Washington Ave., Carnegie, Pa.

2504 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown, Ohio

903 E. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown, Ohio

Mahoning Plaza, 3377 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, Ohio

Bottom Dollar Food opened its first store in High Point, N.C., on Sept. 21, 2005, and opened its first store in Pennsylvania on Oct. 8, 2010. The banner has since grown to 52 stores in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In addition to its expansion in Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio, Bottom Dollar Food also remains focused on expanding in the greater Philadelphia market, which currently encompasses 21 stores in the state of Pennsylvania and three stores in New Jersey.

About Bottom Dollar Food

Bottom Dollar Food, based in Salisbury, N.C., operates 52 stores in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The discount grocer is redefining the discount grocery model by offering private brands and the national brands that matter most to customers, in addition to fresh produce and quality meats, at discount prices and in an energetic shopping environment. For more information, visit www.bottomdollarfood.com.