KROGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

CINCINNATI, OH, June 22, 2006 -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.065 per share to be paid to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 15, 2006. The dividend is payable on September 1, 2006.

This is the second quarterly dividend Kroger’s board has declared since it adopted a dividend policy in March 2006.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains. At the end of fiscal 2005, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,507 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, King Soopers, Smith’s and Smith’s Marketplace, Fry’s and Fry’s Marketplace, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger also operated (either directly or through subsidiaries, franchise agreements, or operating agreements) 791 convenience stores, 428 fine jewelry stores, 579 supermarket fuel centers and 42 food processing plants. For more information about Kroger, please visit our web site at http://www.kroger.com.

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