The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is an American retail supermarket chain and parent company, founded by Bernard Henry Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported over US$60 billion in sales during its most recent fiscal year and is the top grocery retailer in the country and third-place general retailer in the country, with Wal-Mart and The Home Depot filling slots one and two, respectively. Supermarket News ranked Kroger No. 2 in the 2007 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2006 fiscal year estimated sales of $66.6 billion. As of January 28, 2006, Kroger operated, either directly or through its subsidiaries, 2,507 supermarkets, 579 of which had fuel centers.It has its headquarters in Cincinnati, but it spans many states with store formats that include supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores, convenience stores and mall jewelry stores. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia are among those with Kroger stores carrying the Kroger name.Kroger is currently celebrating its 125th anniversary.

Kroger looks to pick low-hanging fruit, undermine livelihood of independent package stores in Kentucky. The "Food with Wine Coalition" is the product of its marketing department, not indicative of a consumer outcry for grocery store wine. Oppose these attempts to further consolidate the might of a cookie-cutter corporation.

National Chain and local markets, stores, cafes and restaurants are illegally charing sales tax, surcharges and processing fees processed by J.P. Morgan EFS, to EBT Card (Food Stamp) Holder Food Benefit Accounts. State auditors and card processors like J.P. Morgan EFS (formerly CitiCorp) have known about this preventable problem for years...

Don Earl lost his beloved kitty, "Chuckles" due to acetaminophen & cyanuric acid. Independent lab testing determined the contamination in Pet Pride cat food, a Kroger Grocery Store brand. His website: http://www.petfoodrecallfacts.com is dedicated to this topic. You can find OTHER pet food NOT RECALLED, contaminated w/acetaminophen there.

WASHINGTON - A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food,

Menu foods announced a major recall of pet food.The recall covers the company's "cuts and gravy" style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches between Dec. 3 and March 6. The pet food was sold by stores operated by the Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among others