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Kroger Co | NYSE:KR | NYSE | Common Stock |
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-0.90 | -1.63% | 54.38 | 55.13 | 54.18 | 54.93 | 4,889,136 | 01:00:00 |
CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), which operates 14 Food 4 Less stores in the greater Chicago area, has announced a new, national effort aimed at ending hunger in the communities Kroger calls home and eliminating waste across the company by 2025.
"No family in a community we serve should ever go hungry, and no food in a store we operate should ever go to waste," said Rodney McMullen, Kroger's chairman and CEO.
Across the United States, 42 million Americans struggle with hunger. At the same time, an estimated 72 billion pounds of food ends up in a landfill every year.
"More than 40 percent of the food produced in the U.S. each year goes unconsumed, while one in eight people struggle with hunger. That just doesn't make sense," Mr. McMullen said. "As America's grocer and one of the largest retailers in the world, we are committing to doing something about it."
Kroger's visionary Zero Hunger | Zero Waste plan includes the bold commitments outlined below, in keeping with the company's Purpose to Feed the Human SpiritTM.
Kroger is also crowdsourcing for solutions, asking communities, partners and other stakeholders to help provide ideas, feedback and best practices as the effort evolves. In addition, Kroger is working closely with both Feeding America and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), our longstanding partners, to develop transparent metrics to track our progress.
"We know that meals matter – families that share meals together have children who do better in every aspect of their lives. That's why we imagine a world without hunger and food waste," said Bryan Kaltenbach, president of Food 4 Less.
"We are inviting everyone who is passionate about feeding people and protecting the planet to join us in our mission to end hunger in our communities and eliminate waste across our company by 2025," added Mr. Kaltenbach.
"Hunger exists in every county and affects every demographic group in this country," said Diana Aviv, CEO of Feeding America®. "If we are to succeed in creating a hunger-free America, it will take the combined efforts of a variety of groups – policymakers, nonprofits, individuals and corporations – working together with the 200 network member food banks. Kroger is stepping up to the challenge and we look forward to working with them on their Zero Hunger | Zero Waste plan."
"The production and consumption of food has the largest environmental footprint of any human activity. By wasting less food, we can reduce the environmental impact of food production while also conserving biodiversity and wildlife habitat," said Sheila Bonini, senior vice president, Private Sector Engagement, WWF. "Kroger's zero waste commitment sets a new standard for food waste reduction goals and will have a ripple effect across their supply chain and industry."
Zero Hunger | Zero Waste: A Plan to End Hunger In Kroger Communities
and Eliminate Waste In The Kroger Co.
"Zero Hunger | Zero Waste is a vision for the America we want to help create with our associates, customers and stakeholders," Mr. McMullen said. "This is our moonshot.'"
"We recognize we have a lot of work to do," he added. "But we know when Kroger's more than 443,000 associates put their passion to work to make something happen, we can uplift our communities, the planet and each other."
Follow our journey and join the conversation at thekrogerco.com and #ZeroHungerZeroWaste.
At The Kroger Co., Ralphs and Food 4 Less, we are dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed The Human SpiritTM.
About Food 4 Less
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Food 4 Less operates 130 price-impact, warehouse-format supermarkets under the banners Food 4 Less in Southern California, Illinois and Indiana, and Foods Co in Central and Northern California. Last year, Food 4 Less and Foods Co combined to contribute more than $4 million to support the communities served by its stores. Food 4 Less is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., (NYSE:KR), one of the nation's largest grocery retailers, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about Food 4 Less, please visit our website at www.food4less.com.
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