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| Lyle Everingham retires from Kroger. |
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Kroger celebrates 110 years in the grocery business. |
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| David Dillon is promoted to President & Chief Operating Officer of The Kroger Co. |
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| Kroger announces plan to merge with Fred Meyer, Inc., creating one of the nation's largest supermarket companies. |
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Kroger merges with Fred Meyer, Inc. in a $13 billion deal that creates the nation's largest retail grocery company. |
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| Named "Grocery Distributor of the Year" by America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest food bank network. Kroger donated 19 million pounds of product valued at $32 million. |
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| Kroger named one of America's "100 Best Corporate Citizens" by Business Ethics, a national publication honoring corporate social responsibility. -and- Sales top $50 billion for the first time in company history. |
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David B. Dillon promoted to Chief Executive Officer after Joseph A. Pichler announces plans to retire. |
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