CINCINNATI, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.
(NYSE: KR) family of stores will be firing up grills in parking
lots across the country to reignite customers' passion for summer
grilling during the first-of-its-kind Kroger Red, White and
Barbecue event in local stores.
Customers can take in the aroma and sample the spicy smokiness
of Western Chipotle Roasted Chicken Pizza or relish the savory
crunch of North Carolina Piedmont Slaw during the two-week event
beginning later this week. This ultimate food event will bring
recipes from across the country to each local store, with cooking
demonstrations and samples that will bring those recipes to
life.
Customers can visit www.kroger.com/bbqtime to find grilling tips
and view regionally-inspired recipes. They can also enter to win
one of several Ultimate Grill Packages by sharing a photo of their
summertime celebration on Twitter or Instagram and tagging their
Kroger family of stores banner or on Facebook using
#redwhitebbq.
"With regionally-inspired flavors and recipes from across the
country, our stores hope to help answer the question 'what's for
dinner?' This is a great way to start the grilling season across
America," said Mike Donnelly,
Kroger's senior vice president of merchandising. "We'll introduce
our customers in the Pacific Northwest to some of the regional
recipes from the Deep South, like Memphis-style Grilled Ribs, and
our customers here in the Mid-West to grilling Pacific Northwest
Salmon topped with fresh mango salsa. We'll even demonstrate how to
grill a pizza Southern California-style!"
Kroger will also be partnering with the USO to take a summer
barbecue experience to troops stationed throughout the United States and beyond. As a thank you
for their service, Kroger will be serving a gourmet burger and brat
bar as well as Coca-Cola products to troops and their families
stationed at nearly a dozen bases here in the U.S. Kroger will also
send barbecue "fixins" to three international bases for our
deployed troops to enjoy overseas.
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 100 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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