KROGER AND UFCW LOCALS 400 IN WEST VIRGINIA AND 1099 IN CINCINNATI REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS

CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 2, 2007 – The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced today that tentative agreements have been reached with UFCW Local 400 in West Virginia and Local 1099 in Cincinnati in their respective contract negotiations.

The tentative agreement with UFCW 400 covers more than 3,250 associates at 41 stores in multiple cities in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. The tentative agreement with UFCW 1099 covers nearly 11,000 associates in more than 75 stores in the Cincinnati region.

The unions will fully recommend these contracts to their associates and ratification votes will take place in the coming days.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains. In 2006, the Company donated $150 million to help hunger relief efforts across the country, raise awareness of breast cancer, and support local schools and organizations in the communities it serves. At the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,458 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banners including Kroger and Kroger Marketplace, 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) 779 convenience stores, 408 fine jewelry stores, 652 supermarket fuel centers and 42 food processing plants. For more information about Kroger, please visit our web site at www.kroger.com.

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