LOS ANGELES — The first kitchen center opened through a partnership between Kroger Co. and Kitchen United debuted Wednesday at a Ralphs grocery store in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The kitchen center will enable customers to order freshly prepared, on-demand meals from participating restaurants, and pick them up at the Ralphs store or
LOS ANGELES — Ralphs, a subsidiary of Kroger Co., has promoted Kendra Doyel to vice president of merchandising, effective February 3. She will report to Mike Murphy, president of the Ralphs division. Doyel succeeds Victor Smith, who was recently promoted to president of Kroger’s Delta division. Doyel joined the company in 1998 as a pharmacist in the
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. announced Tuesday that it has promoted Valerie Jabbar to Ralphs division president. She will assume the post effective July 23, which is when current Ralphs president Donna Giordano will retire from the company after 44 years of service. Jabbar currently serves as vice president of merchandising for Ralphs. “Valerie is an exceptional