Kroger Announces 10 Food Trend Predictions for 2022

24-Jan-2022 - The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), America's largest grocery retailer, today announced its 2022 Food Trends Report, which predicts emerging food trends, consumer behaviors and popular items for the year ahead. This fourth-annual report centers on the continued dominance of at-home meals, powered by ...

Kroger's Top Seven Food Trend Predictions for 2021

Zero-calorie soft drinks, shredded cheese, flavored potato chips and sauvignon blanc wine top Americans' grocery lists in 2020

28-Dec-2020 - The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), America's largest grocery retailer, today announced the top 10 trending foods of 2020, as well as its food trend predictions for 2021. Based on year-over-year sales growth across Kroger's business, including nearly 2,800 retail stores and pickup, delivery and ship, the ...

Kroger Launches Private Label Plant-based Meat

09-Jan-2020 - Kroger Co. (KR) has launched new private label plant-based fresh meat, as the grocery chain seeks to capitalize on the rising popularity for plant-based meat alternatives. The new pea-based meatless burger patties and grinds sold under the Simple Truth Emerge brand are now available exclusively ...

411 jobs lost by abrupt closure of 90-year-old Kroger bakery

19-Feb-2019 - Hundreds of workers are trying to figure out their next step after the abrupt closure of a Kroger bakery in Ohio eliminated 411 jobs. The Cincinnati-based company announced the closure of the 90-year-old bakery in Columbus on Feb. 11. Kroger cited the "outdated layout and age" of the plant's ...

Kroger brings it home, introduces online delivery

02-Aug-2018 - Kroger is introducing online delivery as customer convenience becomes an increasingly crucial element to gain loyalty in a hyper-competitive atmosphere. Online grocery shopping is still a tiny part of the market, but supermarket operators are betting that more people will want to buy their milk ...

Kroger Agrees To Buy Maker Of Meal Kits Home Chef

28-May-2018 - Kroger Co. (KR) said that it agreed to buy Home Chef, the country's largest private meal kit company. The initial transaction price is $200 million and future earnout payments of up to $500 million over five years are contingent on achieving certain milestones, including significant growth of ...

Welcome To U.S.: Kroger Sues Lidl

10-Jul-2017 - German retailer Lidl, which opened its first U.S. stores just two weeks ago, has been welcomed by rival Kroger Co. with a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement. Kroger has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia claiming that Lidl's "Preferred Selection" ...

Kroger Family of Stores Hiring 10,000 Employees

Company Created More than 12,000 New Jobs in 2016

24-Jan-2017 - The company also announced that its total active workforce grew by more than 12,000 associates in 2016. Over the last eight years, Kroger has created more than 86,000 permanent, new jobs. These figures do not include jobs created as a result of capital investment, such as temporary construction ...