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KROGER CREATES NEW POSITION TO LEAD MULTI-CULTURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 21, 2008 – The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced today it has named Angel Colon to lead multi-cultural business development for the Company. In his new position, Mr. Colon will be responsible for enhancing Kroger’s approach to serving its diverse customer base.
“At Kroger, we strive to connect better with our broad range of customers every day, in every store. In his new role, Angel will help us improve our efforts in this important area as we develop even better ways to tailor products and services for our customers,” said Donald Becker, Executive Vice President of Merchandising for Kroger.
Mr. Colon brings 16 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods industry to his new position with Kroger. He previously held leadership positions in sales and ethnic marketing for Goya Foods and The Kellogg Company. While at Kellogg, Mr. Colon played a key role on the company’s ethnic marketing team and led its Hispanic and African American promotion efforts. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Ill. and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University in Madison, Wis. Mr. Colon will be based at Kroger’s headquarters in Cincinnati.
Kroger, one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains, is honored to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2008. The Company’s more than 310,000 associates serve customers in 2,486 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, Fry’s, King Soopers, Smith’s, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger associates also serve customers in 782 convenience stores, 394 fine jewelry stores and 696 supermarket fuel centers the Company operates. In addition, the Company operates 42 food processing plants in the U.S. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local schools and grassroots organizations in the communities it serves. For more information about the Company, please visit our web site at www.kroger.com
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