KROGER TO PARTICIPATE IN MCDONALD INVESTMENTS CONSUMER CONFERENCE

CINCINNATI, OH, September 26, 2002 -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will participate in the McDonald Investments Consumer Conference. The Kroger presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet on October 9, 2002 at 2:15 p.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 the second quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,447 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) 782 convenience stores, 439 fine jewelry stores, 307 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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