One of the biggest and most popular
grocery store chains in America is
Kroger with nearly 3,000 stores in 30
states Kroger is a nationwide phenomenon
a company as big as Kroger doesn't make
it through over 100 years in business
without building up a repertoire of
interesting stories and fun trivia
tidbits along the way here are the top
10 untold truths of Kroger grocery
stores you can get yours today at Kroger
hurry up it's only the stores for a
limited time kitchen 1883 if you're a
fan of Kroger and living in Cincinnati
Ohio the birthplace of Kroger or Union
Kentucky you're in luck
these are the homes of the two locations
of the Kroger owned restaurant kitchen
1883 named for the year of Kroger's
founding this restaurant is known for
its fantastic burgers decadent chicken
and waffles and delicious cocktails
would you like to get a cocktail serving
brunch lunch and dinner you're sure to
be met with an incredible spread at any
time of day take a few minutes to browse
their online menu the pictures alone
will have you drooling kitchen 1883 s
original Cincinnati location was such a
hit that they opened up their second
restaurant a few states over we're
hoping this isn't the end of the
restaurants expansion and that will soon
be able to dine at kitchen 1883
locations all over the country this
restaurant specializes in comfort food
and serves something for everyone they
even offer catering and take-out
services making them a great choice for
any occasion not many people realize
that this restaurant has any association
with Kroger so hopefully this brings it
to your attention and inspires you to go
check it out working towards a
sustainable future plan one of the
reasons we love Kroger so much is for
their endless dedication to
sustainability they pride themselves on
their cage-free eggs recycling
initiatives sustainably sourced seafood
how's that for a tongue twister
their major reduction in greenhouse gas
production as such a massive corporation
Kroger recognizes that it can have a
tremendous impact on the environment for
better or for worse we fully respect
their decision to use their power for
good and the efforts they've made to
transition to a waste-free sustainable
company they're also big promoters of
organic food and actually owned their
own organic brand called simple truth
Organic simple truth organic is
ridiculously popular showing that people
across America also value organic
produce in one year the simple truth
organic brand makes more sales than many
American grocery store chains it's good
to see a supermarket as big as Kroger
care about where our food comes from
they're setting a great example and we
hope that other supermarkets start to
follow in their footsteps that you
didn't know that was Kroger the Kroger
company isn't just Kroger it owns a
mind-blowing number of other stores and
brands many of which have nothing to do
with food interestingly enough Kroger
isn't the only grocery store owned by
Kroger the company's Empire also
includes stores like Ralph's fries King
Soopers and many many more outside of
supermarkets Kroger is the proud owner
of Murray's cheese a popular cheese shop
in New York cheese will go somewhere
with cheese since purchasing the
business Kroger has begun selling
Murray's cheese in some of their
locations which is fantastic news for
those of us who don't live nearby the
original Murray's cheese as it gives us
access to some of the best cheese in
America
Kroger also has a massive private label
network owning a whopping 37 production
plants across the country some brand
names you might recognize our heritage
Farm Private Selection and simple truth
organic they don't really box themselves
in as they have money in bakeries and
the
eery meat and beverage industries among
others one of the more surprising things
about Kroger is that they have a fine
jewelry division yep you heard that
right as the owners of Fred Meyer
jewelers also sometimes known as Wittman
jewelers Kroger actually operates over
320 jewelry stores in 30 States Jewelry
these jewelry stores can be found in
many malls but also in many Kroger owned
supermarkets you know in case you want
some bling to go with your carats me
Barney Kroger you've probably never
thought about it but if we gave you a
couple of guesses you'd probably be able
to guess that Kroger gets its name from
its founder I'm in shock before founding
what was to become America's 18th
largest company Barney Kroger was an
employee at the Imperial tea company an
ambitious man he aspired to become a
partner when he was refused he decided
to make it on his own he gave his two
weeks or whatever the protocol was back
in those days and was only 372 dollars
to his name started his own grocery
store when it opened in the early 1880s
the first Kroger was based out of
Cincinnati Ohio and called the Great
Western tea company after about 20 years
the name was changed to Kroger grocery
and baking company Kroger was one of the
first stores to become a one-stop shop
for all your food and households needs
it's in part thanks to Barney Kroger's
innovation that grocery stores as we
know them came to be throughout the 20th
century
Kroger's company continued to grow until
it became the supermarket giant we know
today
Barney Kroger sold his shares in the
company in the late 1920s and passed
away just a decade later so he never got
to see just how big the Kroger company
eventually got he'd probably be blown
away by it
clearance products if you're looking to
save big on your groceries checkout
clearance section there are a ton of
great deals waiting for you you just
have to know where to look Jimmy that's
a great deal most grocery stores will
display their clearance products right
in the front so you see them as you walk
in but that's not the case with Kroger
these items are usually stocked at the
back of the store making them easy to
miss the supermarket isn't really
looking to turn a profit on their
clearance items many of them are sold at
just a few cents above cost taking a few
extra minutes to browse the clearance
rack is a great way to save a few bucks
at Kroger's groceries can get pretty
expensive and those savings can really
add up over time it sounds too good to
be true right you're probably thinking
that you're going to go to the clearance
section and all you'll find is a moldy
cantaloupe and some expired Doritos but
don't fret Kroger didn't get to be
America's favorite grocery store by
selling subpar products so you can be
sure that even the products in the
clearance section will be of good
quality next time you do your groceries
at Kroger start shopping at the back of
the store you never know what deals
you'll find this is probably the most
useful piece of information we could
give you about shopping at Kroger's so
much like the clearance items
don't let this knowledge go to waste no
more senior discounts Kroger senior
discounts vary from location to location
some locations offer 5 to 10 percent
discounts once a month while others have
senior Tuesdays or Wednesdays where
shoppers over the age of 60 can buy
their groceries at a discounted fee
regardless of the details of the
discount this senior pricing is
something Kroger has become known for
and is obviously a big draw for those
who qualify for these savings that's
what made this news so upsetting to many
nearly 200 Kroger locations in Georgia
South Carolina and eastern Alabama did
away with their weekly 5% senior
discounts this has become a bit of a
trend for Kroger with many of the
supermarket's reducing their discounts
or getting rid of them entirely remember
one COO
fun's ruled the grocery shopping
experience said without the coupons not
so much anymore
while the company has tried not to make
a big deal about the cuts people have
noticed and they aren't too happy about
it however to be fair to Kroger the
locations that dropped the senior
discount also lowered prices on many of
their items so shoppers can still save
on the produce even Warren Buffett shops
they're alright right that's how it got
rich Kroger is popular among people from
all walks of life even Warren Buffett
yes that Warren Buffett loves Kroger he
recently became one of the largest
shareholders in the company after
purchasing over half a billion dollars
worth of shares you may think your
grocery bill is high but we bet you've
never spend that much I Kroger oh my god
this was a pretty classic investment
move for Buffett who now owns just over
2% of the company
this puts Kroger's on the short list of
food based stocks Buffett invests in
coca-cola and Kraft Heinz being among
the others of which Buffett also has
stakes in this totally counts as a
celebrity endorsement right or maybe
even better a man known for smart
investing is literally willing to put
his money where his mouth is when it
comes to the quality of their stores
he got me invested in some kind of Fruit
Company this definitely comes as good
news for Kroger and acts as a testament
to the company's popularity and
reliability thanks to its fair pricing
and quality products
Kroger keeps customers coming back time
and time again we can only imagine
Warren Buffett loading up his minivan
with bags full of Coca Cola Kraft
macaroni and cheese and Heinz ketchup
after a grocery run to Kroger's now that
would be something to see I was waiting
for that space
the first supermarket surrounded by
parking lots here's something you
probably didn't know about Kroger
possibly because you've never really
cared but for any trivia buffs out there
this fun fact is an absolute gem we've
established that Kroger is somewhat of a
groundbreaking company but one of its
many innovations often goes overlooked
apparently it was the first grocery
store to be completely surrounded by
parking lots take note that's a
potential jeopardy question right there
seeing malls restaurants and grocery
stores completely surrounded by parking
lots is the norm these days but that
wasn't always the case
as a general rule parking lots suck but
this layout is mildly less terrible
seeing a parking lot that surrounds the
store is usually a good sign
because it tends to mean that the store
has maximized its parking space and
you'll actually be able to find
somewhere to park your car and it won't
be half a mile away from the store
itself the next time you're able to find
a parking spot at a crowded store know
that you may have Kroger to thank for
all those extra spaces oh dear we've
said it before Kroger is incredibly
popular apparently its fans aren't
limited to human beings if this incident
is any indication it seems like wildlife
also enjoys the fresh produce no one's
really sure exactly how this event came
to be but one day at a Kroger in Indiana
shoppers were interrupted by an
unexpected visit from a deer the animal
which was clearly as confused about the
entire situation as the shoppers were
sprinted through the supermarket's
aisles and launched itself over the meat
counter it didn't quite clear it and
seemed to get stuck for a moment or two
but fueled by desperation to get the
heck out of the meat section that had to
be traumatizing for the poor thing the
deer managed to recover and continue its
rampage through the store the deer was
chased up and down aisles by employees
in the end the deer found its way to the
exit leaving behind
group of customers trying to figure out
what just happened what
hopefully the deer recovered from its
minor injuries as well as from the shock
the store's manager confirmed the
incident and quipped that they hope that
in her time near the meat case the deer
noticed our expanded selection of
plant-based protein products the whole
thing was caught on video in case you
need to see it to believe it
America's favorite supermarket maybe
this one doesn't really count as an
untold truth really we've all known it
all along haven't we oh but in case you
wanted to see the cold hard stats a
survey conducted in 2017 showed that
Kroger was voted as the best grocery
store in America obviously this is a
matter of opinion maybe your team Costco
or team Publix and that's totally fair
but there are a whole lot of people on
Team Kroger and they're not afraid to
show it there are a lot of reasons why
Kroger got voted to the top spot in this
survey it also doesn't hurt that the
grocery store has almost three thousand
locations which can be found in 35
states plus Washington DC I don't know
how to put this but I'm kind of a big
deal and is therefore super accessible
to a large portion of the population
from humble origins to incredible
success Kroger has come a long way
Varney Kroger started the first store
with his life savings of three hundred
and seventy two dollars to be fair this
is in eighteen eighty three dollars and
now Kroger rakes in approximately one
hundred and ten billion dollars a year
talk about the American Dream and
clearly since Kroger has been dubbed the
best grocery store in America the
supermarket success is well-deserved
he's in the freezer let's just say cool
off
no I didn't say anything I should shave
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