KROGER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LEHMAN BROTHERS ELEVENTH ANNUAL RETAIL AND RESTAURANT CONFERENCE

CINCINNATI, OH, April 22, 2008 – The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will participate in the Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual Retail and Restaurant Conference on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Dave Dillon, Kroger chairman and chief executive officer, and Mike Schlotman, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will address investors.

The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet beginning at 11:45 a.m. (ET) at http://www.thekrogerco.com/finance/financialinfo_investorconferencecalls.htm Click on “Webcast Events” to access the event. The presentation will be available in an archived format for one week following the conference.

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. The Company also 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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