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Kroger adds 50+ items to plant-based private-label line

10/15/2020

Kroger has expanded its in-house plant-based Simple Truth collection by more than 50 items as the brand's sales surpassed $2.5 billion last year, according to Kroger's chief merchant Stuart Aitken. New offerings include alt-dairy cheese shreds, oat milk ice cream, a line of plant-based ground chicken called Emerge Chick'n, ready-to-eat brownie batter and salad dressings.

Kroger announces changes in the C-suite

7/13/2020

With Kroger's Joe Grieshaber retiring as senior vice president and chief merchant after 37 years with the company, the grocer announced two major C-suite moves.
Stuart Aitken will succeed Grieshaber as Kroger's chief merchant on Aug. 1, and CIO Yael Cosset will take over Aitken's former role as head of the company's 84.51° analytics subsidiary and its alternative business division.

Kroger names new chief merchant

7/8/2020

With Kroger's Joe Grieshaber retiring as senior vice president and chief merchant after 37 years with the company, the grocer announced two major C-suite moves.
Stuart Aitken will succeed Grieshaber as Kroger's chief merchant on Aug. 1, and CIO Yael Cosset will take over Aitken's former role as head of the company's 84.51° analytics subsidiary and its alternative business division.

Kroger announces changes in the C-suite

7/8/2020

With Kroger's Joe Grieshaber retiring as senior vice president and chief merchant after 37 years with the company, the grocer announced two major C-suite moves.
Stuart Aitken will succeed Grieshaber as Kroger's chief merchant on Aug. 1, and CIO Yael Cosset will take over Aitken's former role as head of the company's 84.51° analytics subsidiary and its alternative business division.