The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Awards $1M Retail Agency Capacity Grant to Feeding America

February 7, 2024 The Kroger Co.

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation today announced it provided a $1 million retail agency capacity grant to Feeding America® to support four food banks across the U.S. The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (Flint, MI), Houston Food Bank (Houston, TX), Mid-South Food Bank (Memphis, TN) and the Atlanta Community Food Bank (Atlanta, GA) are all beneficiaries of this capacity-building grant.

Kroger’s All Self-Checkout Dallas Store Brings Back Cashiers

Shoppers love and hate the self-checkout experience, but people are using it. About 29% of food retail transactions were through self-checkout lanes in 2022, according to the food industry association, FMI.

Major Seafood Buyers Support US Proposals to Address IUU Fishing and Human Rights Violations in the South Pacific

More than 30 major seafood companies, industry associations and pre-competitive coalitions expressed their support for addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and human rights violations to the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO), which begins its annual meeting in Ecuador. 

Kroger Innovates to Make Customers’ Favorite Our Brands Products Even Better

January 29, 2024 Kroger

The Kroger Co. shared it is reformulating beloved deli and bakery items making customer favorites even better, including products such as Home Chef fried chicken and Private Selection cinnamon rolls and crumb cake.

Kroger Unveils New Produce Supplier Biodiversity Goal

January 29, 2024 Kroger

The Kroger Co. announced a new goal to advance sustainability in its fresh produce supply chain, further protecting pollinators and biodiversity. Kroger will require all of its fresh produce suppliers to use Integrated Pest Management practices for all products supplied to Kroger by 2028 or 2030, based on the grower’s size. Medium- to large-sized growers will be expected to meet the goal by the end of 2028, and small-sized growers by 2030.