We're pleased to share some of the honors and awards the Kroger family of stores has received during the past two years:
- Kroger was recognized as the most generous company in America based on charitable giving measured as a percentage of pre-tax profits, by Forbes magazine
- Kroger was named 36th Most Reputable Company in a Forbes magazine survey
- Kroger ranked 25th on the 500 Largest U.S. Corporations list by FORTUNE
- Kroger ranked 15th out of 50 Corporations on “America’s Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities for 2011” by DiversityBusiness.com
- Fry’s Food Stores was named Corporation of the Year by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Kroger’s Holiday Mega Event was named best in category in the Best Third-Party Prepaid Product Retailer by Prepaid Media
- Kroger’s Layton Bakery won the first place blue ribbon in the Family Cherry Pie category in the American Pie Council-National Pie Championships
- Kroger received the Retail Sustainability Award from Produce Business Magazine
- Kroger’s Mid-South Division received the Arthur M. Walters Champion of Diversity Award from the Louisville Urban League
- Kroger received a community service award for “Many Years of Service to the Community and Support of the American Legion” from the Hamilton County Council American Legion & Auxiliary
- Kroger received the Golden Halo Award from Cause Marketing Forum for our “Giving Hope a Hand” breast cancer campaign
- Kroger received a Power Partner Award from Duke Energy
- Kroger Mid-South Division received the award for Highest Savings for Multiple Program Participation from Xcel energy
- Kroger received a Corporate Philanthropy Award for large companies from Nashville Business Journal
- Kroger’s Fry’s Division received the HOPE award from the American Red Cross-Grand Canyon Chapter
- Kroger was recognized as a Fit Friendly Company-Gold Achievement by the American Heart Association
- Kroger received the Black Pearl Award for food safety standards from the International Association for Food Protection
- Kroger received the Galaxy-Star of Energy Efficiency Award from the Alliance to Save Energy
- Kroger’s Central Division received the Corporate Partner Award from Indianapolis Public Schools
- Our King Sooper’s Division Associate Lee Lucero received the Store Manager of the Year Award from the Food Marketing Institute
- Our King Sooper’s Division Associate Marie Royval was recognized in Outstanding Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer
- Crawfordsville, Tamarack, Westover, Southern, Centennial and Winchester dairies were honored with Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards by the International Dairy Foods Association
- Kroger received a Rewards for Recycling certificate from the City of Dallas
- Kroger’s Smith Division received the “Quality of Life” Making A Difference Award from the American Cancer Society
- Kroger’s Smith Division received “Best of Las Vegas” Readers’ Pick for Favorite Grocery Store-2006–2012 from the Las Vegas Review Journal
- Kroger was named a member of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Million Dollar Club, which recognizes corporate leadership in supplier diversity