Grocery Strike May be Averted: Supermarkets and Union Reach Tentative Deal

Two major Southern California supermarket operators reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract that could avert a strike at more than 500 grocery stores by the chains’ 47,000 workers.

FDA Advises Consumers Not to Eat Yellowfin Tuna Steaks from Kroger Retail Stores in Multiple States

September 9, 2019 FDA

The FDA is advising consumers to not eat yellowfin tuna steaks from the seafood counter or seasoned yellowfin tuna steaks in store-prepped Styrofoam trays from Kroger retail stores in AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NE, OH, SC, TN, VA and WV with sell by dates from August 29, 2019 and September 14, 2019 because they may cause scombroid poisoning.

Kroger’s Simple Truth Brand Launches Plant Based Collection

September 6, 2019 The Kroger Co.

he Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced today a new collection: Simple Truth® Plant Based. The collection will include fresh meatless burger patties and grinds as well as plant-based cookie dough, pasta sauces, sausages, deli slices, dips and other items.

The Kroger Company and Polymer Logistics Win Reusable Packaging Association’s 2019 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award

September 4, 2019 Reusable Packaging Association

The Kroger Company won for their 2018 commercial pilot demonstrating the cost-savings and environmental impact reductions as a result of adopting the Polymer Logistics’ Cleanpal® pallet for the distribution of fresh eggs from a leading supplier to Kroger stores.

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation’s Innovation Fund Names its Inaugural Cohort

August 30, 2019 The Kroger Co.

The Innovation Fund (the “Fund”), a program of The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation (the “Foundation”), today named its inaugural cohort of innovators, selected from nearly 400 applicants who submitted interest earlier this year during the first-ever open call.