CINCINNATI, July 14,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR),
America's largest grocery retailer, today announced its
participation in the National Convening to Inform the White House
Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health at the Bipartisan Policy
Center in Washington, D.C. This
one-day event serves to bring together critical viewpoints to
identify and discuss solutions for the crises the nation faces
around hunger, nutrition and diet-related chronic disease.
"Kroger's position at the nexus of fresh food and healthcare
gives us a unique perspective on the role nutrition plays in
prevention and mitigation of chronic illness," said Rodney McMullen, Kroger's chairman and CEO. "We
are proud to share what we have learned through our Zero Hunger |
Zero Waste commitment to help create communities free of hunger and
waste as well as our Food As Medicine platform that helps people
lives healthier lives. We thank the Bipartisan Policy Center and
the Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition and Health for inviting us to
participate in this important conversation."
"The centerpiece of Kroger's comprehensive ESG strategy is our
Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social and environmental impact plan,"
said Keith Dailey, Kroger's group
vice president of Corporate Affairs and chief sustainability
officer. "We are making strong progress against our ambitious goals
to direct more than three billion meals by 2025 to feed hungry
families in America and to provide not just more food, but more
fresh and nutritious food through associates who are rescuing and
donating surplus fresh produce every day across our family of
stores."
Alongside its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste platform, Kroger has long
empowered its customers to explore the ways nutrition positively
impacts health outcomes through its Food as Medicine platform and
through its network of pharmacies and health clinics, which make
health care more accessible and affordable for more Americans.
"Today, more Americans are sick than are healthy," said
Colleen Lindholz, president of
Kroger Health. "Simply put, this is unacceptable, and we thank the
Task Force for taking action. At Kroger, we aspire to make a real
difference in the lives of our customers and associates by making
it easier to access, choose and enjoy healthy foods, while
connecting them to expert and trusted health care providers."
The one-day national convening event on July 14 brought together scientists, nonprofits,
community organizations, industry representatives and Congressional
leaders to move the nation closer to the goals of ending hunger,
improving nutrition and reducing diet-related chronic disease in
the United States by 2030. The
outcomes of the convening will be delivered to the Biden-Harris
Administration to inform the White House Conference on Hunger,
Nutrition and Health taking place in September.
This event was not organized or endorsed by the White House, but
represents an independent effort to convene voices from across the
nation to help solve the issues at the heart of the Conference's
focus.
About Kroger
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to
our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™. We are, across our family
of companies, nearly half a million associates who serve over nine
million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping
experience and 2,800 retail food stores under a variety
of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and
uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To
learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor
relations site.
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