Zatarain’s Andouille and Cajun Style Smoked Sausage is expanding its national retail availability to more than 2,000 grocery stores owned by The Kroger Co. The rollout will continue through August at stores across the country including Kroger, Ralphs, King Soopers, Fred Meyer Stores and more.
Following nearly two dozen positive cases of COVID-19 among workers at the "Rock and Roll" Ralphs in Hollywood, parent-company Kroger will test all workers.
May 19, 2020
Following nearly two dozen positive diagnoses of COVID-19 at a Ralphs in Hollywood and several protests, grocery workers represented by the UFCW Local 770 learned Monday that Kroger, which owns Ralphs and Food 4 Less, has agreed to provide free, voluntary COVID-19 testing to all members at its flagship Hollywood store.
Using hydroponic technology, the produce will grow on site, removing the need for extended transportation and storage and producing a more eco-conscious product.
November 20, 2019
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, partnered with Infarm, Berlin, to bring modular living produce farms to North America.
The 3-foot plant-based meat sets are placed within the meat department in 60 stores across two divisions and three geographies.
September 11, 2019
Kroger, Cincinnati, partnered with the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), San Francisco, to launch an innovative plant-based meat retail concept in 60 stores nationwide.
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, debuted Simple Truth Plant Based, a collection of fresh meatless burger patties and grinds as well as plant-based cookie dough, sausages, deli slices, dips and more.
Key criteria included alignment with the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste mission, potential for positive impact in U.S. communities, ease of implementation, geography, measurability and scalability.
August 29, 2019
The Innovation Fund, a program of The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, Cincinnati, named its inaugural cohort of innovators, selected from nearly 400 applicants.
Kroger's food waste generated by retail stores decreased 9%, reducing both food waste and the greenhouse gases resulting from it.
August 13, 2019
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced the company's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste efforts reduced its supermarket food waste footprint (the overall food waste it produced) by 9% in 2018, as outlined in its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.
This is the largest solar energy project to date for Kroger, featuring more than 7,000 solar panels to harness energy from the sun.
August 13, 2019
Ralphs, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, installed a photovoltaic solar power array at its automated distribution center in Paramount, Calif.
Kroger has committed to building 20 customer fulfillment centers (CFC), powered by Ocado, to accelerate its ability to provide customers with anything, anytime and anywhere.
July 15, 2019
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Ocado, UK, announced plans to build a new high-tech customer fulfillment center in Forest Park, Ga.