KROGER TO WEBCAST ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

CINCINNATI, OH, June 24, 2002 -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will hold its annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday, June 27, 2002 at Music Hall in Cincinnati. The meeting will be broadcast live over the Internet beginning at 11 a.m. (EDT) at http://www.kroger.com/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.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains. At the end of fiscal 2001, the Company (either directly or through its subsidiaries) operated 2,418 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, Dillon, QFC and City Market. Kroger also operates 789 convenience stores, 427 fine jewelry stores, 227 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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