Kroger Names Bryan Kaltenbach President of Food 4 Less

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Apr 16, 2010, 11:00 ET

CINCINNATI, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced Bryan Kaltenbach has been promoted to President of Kroger's Food 4 Less Division, effective immediately. Mr. Kaltenbach has held several leadership positions in the company, including his most recent role as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Food 4 Less.

"Bryan brings extensive retail experience to his new position, and his leadership will be a tremendous asset to our team members and our Food 4 Less customers," said Rodney McMullen, President and Chief Operating Officer of Kroger.

Mr. Kaltenbach, 54, began his career in 1973 at Alpha Beta Markets in California. He held a variety of roles at Alpha Beta, which merged with Food 4 Less in 1991. Food 4 Less was part of Kroger's merger with Fred Meyer Inc. in 1999. During his career, Mr. Kaltenbach has served in many leadership positions, including store director, district manager, and various other roles up to and including Senior Vice President of Store Operations for Food 4 Less.

Kroger's Food 4 Less Division, based in Compton, Calif., operates 146 warehouse stores under the Food 4 Less banner in southern California, Nevada, Illinois, and Indiana and under the Foods Co. banner in central and northern California. These warehouse stores offer customers great value and everyday low prices on a wide selection of grocery, health and beauty care items.

Kroger, the nation's largest traditional grocery retailer, employs more than 334,000 associates who serve customers in 2,468 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's. The Company also operates 777 convenience stores, 374 fine jewelry stores, 893 supermarket fuel centers and 40 food processing plants in the U.S. Kroger, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local organizations in the communities it serves. For more information about Kroger, please visit www.kroger.com.

SOURCE The Kroger Co.