Newsweek Names Kroger One of America's Most Trustworthy Companies

Retailer recognized for outstanding associate, customer and investor trust scores

CINCINNATI, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), America's grocer, today announced it has been recognized by Newsweek as one of "America's Most Trustworthy Companies" for 2025.

"We work to earn trust every day by delivering great quality food at low prices, offering dependable employment with opportunities for fulfilling careers, caring for our communities and rewarding shareholders," said Ron Sargent, Kroger's Chairman and CEO.

Companies earn this distinction from three main public pillars of trust – associate trust, customer trust and investor trust. 

The ranking reflects Kroger's continued efforts to provide customers with fresh, affordable food, employees with a workplace that respects and values every associate, and neighbors with a commitment to create communities free from hunger and food waste through Kroger's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste plan. Since launching Zero Hunger | Zero Waste in 2017, the retailer has directed more than 3.9 billion meals to feed hungry families in local communities.

To learn more about Zero Hunger | Zero Waste, visit here. 

The Kroger Co. has been named a 2024 top place to work by the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN™, was honored by Handshake for excellence in early career hiring, named a best workplace for diverse professionals by Mogul, earned recognition from Newsweek as One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and ranked among Computerworld's Top 100 best places to work in IT. 

Visit krogerfamilycareers.com to learn more about pursuing a career in roles that enhance the customer experience at Kroger.

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 more than 400,000 associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through an eCommerce experience and retail food stores under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.   

SOURCE The Kroger Co.