Northwestern Travel Management Recognized for 10 Year Partnership with SUPERVALU

MINNEAPOLIS -- The nations' largest food distribution company recognized their 10-year partnership with Northwestern Travel Management on March 20 with the presentation of vintage 18-wheeler trucks.

Making the presentation to Northwestern Travel Management's President, Andrea Ritchie, and four key employees of the partnership's travel team, were Greg Heying, SUPERVALU Senior Vice President Distribution, and Vladimir Velikson, SUPERVALU Travel Manager.

The collectible replicas of vintage 1960 Mac 18-wheelers display the classic SUPERVALU logo from that era and are mounted with a plaque reading:

Northwestern Travel Management and SUPERVALU
A Strategic Partnership
2000 and Beyond

The result of the partnership is SUPERVALU's cost-conscious culture producing one of the lowest average ticket prices among Northwestern Travel Management's 460 corporate customers. With $6 million annual air volume, SUPERVALU is served by six Northwestern Travel Management on-site agents plus a full time supervisor at the SUPERVALU headquarters in Eden Prairie, MN. The partnership features aggressive air, car and hotel agreements, each facilitated and tracked by Northwestern Travel Management, a frequent flyer capture program, customized travel management reports and regular workshops communicating the SUPERVALU travel policy to its employees.

SUPERVALU is the nation's largest food distribution company and the 11th largest food retailer, with approximately 50,000 full and part-time employees. Year-end net sales, as of February 27, 1999, reached a record $17.4 billion. SUPERVALU ranks 86th on Fortune magazine's 1999 ranking of the 500 largest U.S. corporations. SUPERVALU operates retail food stores under the names Cub Foods, Shop 'n Save, Save-A-Lot, Bigg's, Scott's Foods, Laneco and Hornbachers.