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The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) generates a steady flow of news that reflects its role as a large U.S. grocery retailer and digital food platform. Company announcements span grocery merchandising, health and wellness, digital innovation, partnerships, and community impact, giving investors and customers insight into how Kroger evolves its business and serves shoppers.
Recent news highlights include seasonal product launches under Kroger’s Our Brands portfolio, such as the Private Selection Harvest Apple collection, which showcases limited-edition fall flavors across beverages, snacks, and bakery items. Kroger also shares annual food trend predictions developed by its food experts, connecting emerging customer preferences to specific products in its exclusive brands.
Kroger Health and The Little Clinic are frequent subjects of updates, including vaccination campaigns that offer savings incentives for customers who receive flu and other vaccines at Kroger pharmacies or clinics. These stories illustrate how the company integrates healthcare services and the "food as medicine" concept into the grocery experience.
On the digital front, Kroger news covers partnerships and technology initiatives, such as the nationwide launch of thousands of Kroger Family of Companies locations on Uber Eats, Uber, and Postmates for on-demand grocery delivery. The company also reports on its expanded relationship with Google Cloud, where it plans to use Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience to power an AI-based shopping and meal assistant.
Corporate updates include leadership changes, the sale of non-core assets like Vitacost.com, and programs aimed at affordability and food access, such as the Verified Savings Program and Yearly Checkout savings summaries. For anyone tracking KR, this news feed offers a consolidated view of how Kroger manages merchandising, health, technology, and community initiatives over time.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) will host its fourth quarter 2025 earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Management will discuss financial and operational results for Q4 and full year 2025. The live webcast is available at ir.kroger.com under "Quarterly Results." An on-demand replay posts at approximately 1:00 p.m. ET on March 5, 2026.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) unveiled exclusive Big Game food items and savings for February, including Flamin' Hot® Boneless Chicken Wings and the limited-time Champion Chip Collection. Kroger highlighted special pricing, BOGO deals, digital coupons, and weekly promotions on proteins, snacks, pizzas and party items to drive game-day shopping.
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share, payable March 1, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 13, 2026.
The company noted its quarterly dividend has grown at a 13% compounded annual growth rate since 2006 and said it expects, subject to board approval, an increasing dividend over time. Kroger reiterated a capital allocation strategy that prioritizes reinvestment in the business, maintaining an investment-grade debt rating, and returning capital to shareholders.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) expanded its Simple Truth™ Protein line with 24 new items, bringing the brand to more than 110 protein-focused products available exclusively at Kroger as of Jan 29, 2026.
The launch includes high-protein cereal (14g protein), beef sticks (9g), protein+electrolyte water enhancers (9g), 21g protein cottage cheese, and 20g protein energy bars, all positioned as affordable, "free from" options for everyday nutrition and fitness-focused customers.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) positions itself as a molecular-level verification infrastructure provider with real-world deployments across industrial, precious metals, energy, rubber and recycled-material supply chains in 2025. The company highlights an operational agreement with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and Asia-Pacific collaboration frameworks including A*STAR. SMX says its technology embeds permanent molecular markers into raw materials and links them to secure digital systems for end-to-end traceability. A $116 million equity purchase facility is presented as capital to fund commercialization and geographic expansion. The release frames verification as an emerging mandatory infrastructure driving long-term demand for SMX's platform.
Kroger is reissuing Private Selection Harvest Apple as a limited-edition, in-store-only fall collection available starting September 8 while supplies last. The line returns popular flavors from last year plus new items such as Spiced Apple Cider, Caramel Apple Popcorn and Caramel Apple Blondie, alongside snacks, bakery items, beverages and Bloom Haus bouquets. Customers can shop the collection in Kroger family stores and use Kroger Pickup or Delivery for other items; digital coupons and the Boost membership offer additional savings.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Uber launched nearly 2,700 Kroger Family of Companies stores on Uber Eats, Uber, and Postmates nationwide on January 15, 2026. Customers can shop full store assortments — including groceries, Our Brands, floral, and sushi — for on-demand and same‑day delivery, and schedule deliveries at preferred times.
Promotional highlights include discounts up to 50% off first orders and $0 delivery fee for Uber One members on eligible orders. Participating banners include Ralphs, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, Smith’s, Fry’s, Harris Teeter, and Mariano’s.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) announced leadership changes effective Jan. 13, 2026: Victor Smith is promoted to senior vice president, Retail Divisions, joining Valerie Jabbar and Joe Kelley. Monica Garnes moves from Fry's to president, Atlanta Division; Ken DeLuca is named president, Fry's Division; Kendra Doyel is promoted to president, Ralphs Division. Tom Schwilke (Ralphs) and Colleen Juergensen (Central) announced retirements after 7 and 45 years with Kroger, respectively. All promotions are internal, highlighting multi‑decade Kroger experience and continuity in division leadership.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) on January 13, 2026 published its top six food trend predictions for 2026, outlining anticipated customer tastes and product examples across its private brands.
Key themes include cultured dairy innovations, protein+fiber products, one-bite snacks, a citrus flavor surge, restaurant-style home cooking, and Asian-inspired mashups, with example SKUs named under Kroger, Simple Truth, and Private Selection.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) expanded its relationship with Google Cloud on Jan. 11, 2026 to deploy Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience nationwide. Kroger will roll out an integrated Shopping assistant and Meal assistant to streamline meal planning, build carts from recipe requests, surface personalized offers, and schedule delivery. The assistants use agentic capabilities and Kroger's proprietary data for recommendations grounded in assortment, pricing, and availability. Kroger also will use Customer Experience Agent Studio to analyze store call interactions to resolve issues earlier and improve associate productivity.
The company positions the program as a personalized digital concierge to speed shopping while preserving customer preferences.