Kroger Co. Reveals Restaurant Lineup for Downtown Grocery Store

Dan Monk, WCPO Retail & FoodService July 5, 2019

The Kroger Co. CEO Rodney McMullen used the company’s annual meeting Thursday to reveal the restaurant lineup for its new Downtown store.

McMullen also announced a 200-store expansion of branding concept tested in Newport and hinted that its digital division might relocate out of the Atrium building. And he answered shareholder concerns about the company’s stock price and its shift to digital shopping.

But first those restaurants. McMullen said five restaurants will operate in the Court Street store that’s schedule to open in September: Eli’s BBQ, Django Western Taco, Dope Asian Street Food, Queen City Whip and Kroger’s own restaurant concept, Kitchen 1883.

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