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
NEW YORK — Food retailers continue to bolster their grocery pickup and delivery capabilities as a growing proportion of shoppers buy at least some of their food online. Kroger Co., Walmart, Giant Food, Wakefern Food Corp. and Weis Markets Inc. were among the food retailers announcing grocery fulfillment-related developments in July. Kroger chief executive officer
ATLANTA — Kroger Co. and online grocery retailer and logistics specialist Ocado are planning to build a customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Forest Park, Ga., not far from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport. The new CFC represents a $55 million investment that will create more than 400 new jobs, the companies said. “Kroger is incredibly excited to
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. said Tuesday that it has tapped Walmart veteran Sonya Hostetler to serve as president of its Nashville division, which comprises 91 stores across middle and eastern Tennessee, northern Alabama and southern Kentucky. Her appointment is effective August 1. She succeeds Zane Day, who previously announced his plans to retire from the
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. is rolling out a new merchandising vehicle to highlight its highly successful private brands, chairman and chief executive officer Rodney McMullen revealed at the grocer’s recent annual meeting here. The concept, dubbed Treasure EmporiYum, will present a curated collection of trend-inspired private label (which Kroger terms Our Brands) items in almost
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. announced that Kroger Technology has been named to Computerworld magazine’s Top 100 Best Places to Work in IT for 2019. For the third consecutive year, Kroger’s technology team has been recognized by the annual list for having an innovative, industry-leading workplace culture. This year, Kroger ranks 49th among big companies. “It is
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. has reached an agreement to sell its Turkey Hill food manufacturing business to an an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital. The deal calls for the Peak Rock Capital affiliate to continue operating Turkey Hill, which produces a full line of popular iced teas, fruit drinks, milk, frozen dairy treats and a
GROVELAND, Fla. — Kroger Co. and U.K.-based online grocer Ocado on Tuesday identified this central Florida city as the site of a new 375,000-square-foot customer fulfillment center. Construction is slated to start later this year, with an opening date of 2021. Kroger and Ocado intend to build 20 such facilities over the next few years,
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. on Thursday reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $259 million, down from $854 million a year earlier, as investments weighed on profits. Net sales for the quarter ended February 2 declined 9.5% to $28 billion. When adjusted for factors including an extra week in 2017, divestiture of its convenience stores
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. and Ocado said Tuesday that their next two customer fulfillment centers will be located in central Florida and in the Mid-Atlantic region. “Kroger is excited to partner with Ocado — one of the most innovative, advanced companies in the world — to redefine the grocery shopping experience for customers along the
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. and Home Chef has introduced retail meal kits to new cities, bringing the weekly rotating meal solution to 500 additional Kroger Family of Stores across the country. Additionally, homechef.com has launched a customizable meal kit feature for online orders, allowing customers to have more flexibility in deciding what’s for dinner by providing the choice
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. said its chief digital officer, Yael Cosset, will assume the role of chief information officer on May 1, ahead of the planned retirement of Christopher Hjelm, who has held the position since 2005. Hjelm is relinquishing his CIO duties on August 1, but he plans to continue serving as executive vice