December 14, 2021 by MMR
Joe Kelley, King Soopers, Kroger Co., Kroger Co. Houston division, Laura Gump, Valerie Jabbar
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HOUSTON — Kroger Co. has promoted Laura Gump, formerly vice president of merchandising for the Houston division, to president of the division. She succeeds Joe Kelley who was recently named president of King Soopers. “Laura has tremendous experience in the grocery and retail industries,” said Valerie Jabbar, Kroger’s senior vice president of retail operations. “Her ability to build high-performing
June 21, 2021 by MMR
Jewel, Kroger Co., Kroger Health president Colleen Lindholz, The Wellness Experience
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CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. has announced plans to host The Wellness Experience by Kroger and co-founder and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel. The third annual wellness festival will take place August 20-21, 2021 at The Banks in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. The Wellness Experience by Kroger is one of the largest wellness and entertainment events in the Midwest region. The two-day festival, presented by Molson
May 3, 2021 by MMR
Beth Flippo, drone, Drone Express, Ethan Grob, Jody Kalmbach, Kroger Co.
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CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. said Monday it will pilot the delivery of groceries by autonomous drones this spring in Centerville, Ohio. “Kroger’s new drone delivery pilot is part of the evolution of our rapidly growing and innovative e-commerce business – which includes pickup, delivery, and ship and reached more than $10 billion in sales in 2020,”
April 20, 2021 by MMR
Kroger Co., Zero Hunger | Zero Waste
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CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. made progress on its Zero Hunger Zero Waste initiative in 2020, a difficult year that underscored the relevance of the effort to help create communities free of hunger and waste by 2025. “This past year has been a challenge for so many—especially those who are trying to provide for their families
July 6, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
Colleen Lindholz, community pharmacy, COVID-19, health and nutrition, Kroger Co., value-based care
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Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Co.’s health care business, talks about the company’s response to COVID-19, the evolution of community pharmacy, the link between health and nutrition, and the move toward value-based care.
May 21, 2020 by MMR
84.51°, Kroger Co., Kroger Health, registered dietitian, telenutrition
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CINCINNATI — Kroger Health has launched a free telenutrition service to help Americans shop for, prepare and enjoy healthy food during the COVID-19 crisis. The service is the latest offering from Kroger Health’s “food as medicine” platform. During the pandemic, customers’ shopping styles, cooking preferences and eating routines have shifted. According to a customer trends report
May 14, 2020 by MMR
associates, COVID-19, Kroger chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen, Kroger Co., new employees
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CINCINNATI – Kroger Co. has hired more than 100,000 people in the past eight weeks, the company said Thursday, providing new career opportunities to workers from such hard-hit sectors as restaurants, hotels and food service distributors. “Throughout the pandemic, Kroger’s top priority has been to provide and maintain a safe environment for our associates and
April 23, 2020 by MMR
COVID-19 testing, Kroger Co., Kroger Health
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CINCINNATI — Kroger Health, the health care division of Kroger Co., is expanding its free COVID-19 testing capabilities. The retailer is adding testing sites in Colorado, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. They join existing sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, which serve all priority groups, including health care workers, first responders and people with symptoms. The company will also begin piloting site-specific testing
December 11, 2019 by MMR
Kroger Co., Retail Procurement Alliance, Walgreens
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CINCINNATI — Building on a unique collaboration that first brought together Kroger Co.’s food and grocery experience with Walgreens’ expertise in health and beauty, the companies have formed a new group purchasing organization (GPO) aimed at delivering purchasing efficiencies, lower costs and combined resources to help drive further innovation. The new joint venture will be
October 8, 2019 by MMR
e-cigarettes, Kroger Co., Walgreens
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NEW YORK — Walgreens and Kroger Co. both announced in separate statements on Monday, that they will stop selling e-cigarettes at their stores, amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of the product and reports of lung disease and some deaths linked to vaping. “We have made the decision to stop selling e-cigarette products at our stores nationwide
September 25, 2019 by MMR
Django Western Taco, DOPE! Asian Street Fare, Eli's BBQ, Kitchen 1883 Café and Bar, Kroger, Kroger chairman and chief executive officer Rodney McMullen, Kroger Co., Queen City Whip, Rodney McMullen, Teri Rose
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CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. opened a new, 52,000-square-foot urban format store in its hometown here on Wednesday. The store in downtown Cincinnati includes the retailer’s first-ever food hall, called On The Rhine Eatery. The food hall showcases the grocer’s own food restaurant concept, Kitchen 1883 Café and Bar, as well as the outposts of a
August 13, 2019 by MMR
Environmental, Jessica Adelman, Kroger, Kroger chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen, Kroger Co., Rodney McMullen, Social and Governance (ESG), Zero Hunger | Zero Waste
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CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. said Monday that the company’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste efforts reduced its supermarket food waste footprint – the overall food waste it produced – by 9% in 2018. Kroger’s progress was outlined in its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, also released on Monday. This is the company’s 13th