Kroger and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700 Ratify Agreements

SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Associates of Kroger’s Central
Division, an affiliate of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), have ratified agreements
with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 700.

The agreements cover approximately 800 associates working in nine Kroger stores
in Northwest Indiana.

“Kroger and UFCW reached a good agreement that provides wage increases,
affordable quality health care and a stable pension for our associates and their
families,” said Bob Moeder, Kroger Central Division president. “Our associates
will continue to have one of the best total compensation packages in our
industry in this region,” he said. “We remain grateful for the outstanding
service our associates provide to our customers.”

The Kroger Central Division is headquartered in Indianapolis. It includes 147
food stores, 122 pharmacies and 64 fuel centers operating under five banners:
Kroger, Scott’s, Owen’s, Hilander and Pay Less.

Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer, employs more than
338,000 associates who serve customers in 2,449 supermarkets and
multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names
including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry’s,
King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith’s. The company also operates 785 convenience
stores, 359 fine jewelry stores, 1,035 supermarket fuel centers and 40 food
processing plants in the U.S. Kroger, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, focuses
its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness
initiatives, and local organizations in the communities it serves. For more
information about Kroger, please visit www.kroger.com.

SOURCE The Kroger Co.