https://www.nytimes.com/topic/company/kroger-company Kroger! en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Thu, 21 May 2026 21:19:25 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:28:25 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/topic/company/kroger-company https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/business/listeria-outbreak-trader-joes-kroger.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/business/listeria-outbreak-trader-joes-kroger.html Prepared pasta sold at grocery chains across the country, including Albertsons and Trader Joe’s, were recalled after 27 people in 18 states became ill, federal health officials said. Livia Albeck-Ripka and Alice Callahan Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:17:43 +0000 Listeria Monocytogenes Recalls and Bans of Products Food Contamination and Poisoning Deaths (Fatalities) Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Pasta Nate's Fine Foods Inc Albertsons Inc Trader Joe's Kroger Company Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/us/listeria-outbreak-trader-joes-fettuccine-alfredo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/us/listeria-outbreak-trader-joes-fettuccine-alfredo.html An outbreak has killed four people and spread to 15 states, with officials linking it to refrigerated or frozen pasta meals sold at Walmart and Kroger. The latest alert cautions about other products. Ashley Ahn Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:16:16 +0000 Food Contamination and Poisoning Listeria Monocytogenes Frozen Foods Deaths (Fatalities) Pasta Food Safety and Inspection Service Trader Joe's Walmart Stores Inc Kroger Company United States https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/business/aldi-grocery-expansion.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/business/aldi-grocery-expansion.html “It feels like I’m at a bougie store, but I’m not paying bougie prices,” one shopper said of the discount grocer, which is set to open hundreds of stores as consumers look to save and buy organic. Julie Creswell Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:03:23 +0000 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Discount Selling Food Shopping and Retail Generic Brands and Products Organic Foods and Products Dyes and Dyestuffs Aldi Supermarkets Lidl Albertsons Inc Kroger Company Trader Joe's Walmart Stores Inc https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/kroger-ceo-resigns-rodney-mcmullen.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/kroger-ceo-resigns-rodney-mcmullen.html The grocery chain said it had investigated its chief executive, Rodney McMullen, and found that his actions were “inconsistent” with its business ethics policy. Amanda Holpuch Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:28:49 +0000 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Appointments and Executive Changes Suits and Litigation (Civil) Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Compensation for Damages (Law) Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Layoffs and Job Reductions Ethics and Official Misconduct Company Reports Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Labor and Jobs Albertsons Inc Kroger Company Delaware Kentucky United States Cincinnati (Ohio) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/business/canned-tuna-recall-botulism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/business/canned-tuna-recall-botulism.html Tuna sold in 26 states and in Washington, D.C., was recalled over concerns that it may have been contaminated. The stores affected include Trader Joe’s, Genova, Van Camp’s and H-E-B. Jenny Gross Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:34:52 +0000 Tuna Recalls and Bans of Products Botulism Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Food Contamination and Poisoning Food and Drug Administration Trader Joe's Costco Wholesale Corporation Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc HEB Grocery Co LP Kroger Company https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/albertsons-kroger-merger-deal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/albertsons-kroger-merger-deal.html The supermarket chain had tried to join forces with Kroger, but judges sided with federal and state regulators who charged that the merger would reduce competition. Danielle Kaye Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:10:07 +0000 Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Decisions and Verdicts Albertsons Inc Kroger Company Federal Trade Commission https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/business/kroger-albertsons-merger-ftc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/business/kroger-albertsons-merger-ftc.html The ruling, citing a potential loss of competition, was a victory for the Federal Trade Commission. Later, a Washington State judge blocked the deal on similar grounds. Danielle Kaye Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:14:25 +0000 Kroger Company Albertsons Inc Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Suits and Litigation (Civil) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Federal Trade Commission Decisions and Verdicts Regulation and Deregulation of Industry United States https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/kroger-walmart-facial-recognition-prices.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/kroger-walmart-facial-recognition-prices.html Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills. Sara Ruberg Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:36:43 +0000 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Kroger Company Walmart Stores Inc Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Facial Recognition Software Privacy Supply Chain Wegmans Whole Foods Market Inc Amazon.com Inc Shopping and Retail workrelated https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/business/antitrust-case-tracker.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/business/antitrust-case-tracker.html Here are 16 major cases brought by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission since late 2020, under both Presidents Trump and Biden, as antitrust enforcers have promised to sue monopolies and block big mergers. Danielle Kaye, David McCabe, Lazaro Gamio and Cecilia Kang Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:57:43 +0000 Suits and Litigation (Civil) Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Activision Blizzard Inc CVS Caremark Corporation Change Healthcare Technologies Inc Facebook Inc Federal Trade Commission Google Inc Justice Department JetBlue Airways Corporation Kroger Company Live Nation Entertainment Inc Meta Platforms Inc Penguin Random House UnitedHealth Group Inc Visa Inc Microsoft Corp Spirit Airlines https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/business/kroger-albertsons-merger-impact.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/business/kroger-albertsons-merger-impact.html Federal regulators are trying to block Kroger’s merger with Albertsons. In a Portland suburb, residents already know what deteriorating access to fresh food looks like. Danielle Kaye Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:02:57 +0000 Albertsons Inc C&S Wholesale Grocers Kroger Company Safeway Stores Inc Fred Meyer Inc Portland (Ore) Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Food Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Food Insecurity Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues