CINCINNATI, April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.
(NYSE: KR) family of stores, recently recognized by the U.S. EPA
for its efforts to reduce food waste, today launched a microsite –
Kroger.com/earthday -- to inspire customers to live green, save
money and reduce waste at home.
Kroger partnered with Seventh Generation and Mrs. Meyer's Clean
Day Products to provide simple tips and money-saving tricks to help
fruits and vegetables stay fresh longer, to use natural cleaning
methods to complete household chores, and to offer digital coupon
savings for Seventh Generation products by visiting
Kroger.com/earthday.
"We are committed to reducing food waste because it is good for
our business, our communities and the environment," said
Suzanne Lindsay-Walker, Kroger's
director of sustainability. "We also want to make it easy for our
customers to take simple steps at home to live greener and reduce
household food waste."
Earlier this year, the EPA recognized Kroger for its leadership,
innovation and education efforts to feed hungry people, protect the
environment, and save money through Kroger's food recovery
programs.
- As part of the company's food recovery strategy in grocery
stores, Kroger's Perishable Donations Partnership donated the
equivalent of 43 million meals of healthy, perishable food to local
Feeding America food banks to help feed hungry families last
year.
- Kroger's retail operations team has implemented an organic
recycling program in 1,000 stores across the country. This program
utilizes composting and animal feed to limit the amount of food
going into landfills.
- Kroger was the first major retailer in the U.S. to develop a
clean energy production system that converts food that cannot be
sold or donated into clean energy. The facility provides a quarter
of the power needed to run the company's Ralphs/Food 4 Less
distribution center in Compton,
CA.
For more tips, tricks and DIY decor ideas visit
Kroger.com/earthday.
Kroger, one of the world's largest retailers, employs nearly
400,000 associates who serve customers in 2,625 supermarkets and
multi-department stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia under two dozen local
banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less,
Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, Jay C, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs
and Smith's. The company also operates 782 convenience
stores, 326 fine jewelry stores, 1,330 supermarket fuel centers and
37 food processing plants in the U.S. Recognized by Forbes as
the most generous company in America, Kroger supports hunger
relief, breast cancer awareness, the military and their families,
and more than 30,000 schools and community organizations. Kroger
contributes food and funds equal to 200 million meals a year
through more than 80 Feeding America food bank partners. A leader
in supplier diversity, Kroger is a proud member of the Billion
Dollar Roundtable and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber's Million
Dollar Club.
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