DILLON RECEIVES VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, OH, January 31, 2003 - The Urban League of Greater Cincinnati today named David B. Dillon, president and chief operating officer of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), as the winner of the Cordell Williams Volunteer Leadership Award.

The award was presented at the Urban League's annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Cincinnati. Mr. Dillon has been a member of the Urban League's Board of Trustees since 1998.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains. At the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,461 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 32 states under approximately two dozen banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, King Soopers, Smith's, Fry's and Fry's Marketplace, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger also operates (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 783 convenience stores, 441 fine jewelry stores, 341 supermarket fuel centers and 41 food processing plants. For more information about Kroger, please visit our web site at www.kroger.com.

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