Kroger: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Kroger (NYSE: KR) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States that owns 4 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Kroger is the largest supermarket operator in the United States, founded in Cincinnati in 1883. Its proposed merger with Albertsons was blocked by American courts in 2024, which left it dependent on its own brands rather than on scale from acquisition.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The Kroger Co.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Founded
- 1883
- Tickers
- NYSE: KR
- SEC CIK
- 0000056873
- Website
- www.thekrogerco.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Kroger in numbers
- Kroger owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is home, garden & diy with 3 brands.[1]
Everything Kroger owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Kroger own?
Kroger owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Kroger, Simple Truth, Home Chef and Private Selection.
Is Kroger an American company?
Yes. Kroger is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States and was founded in 1883.
Who owns Kroger?
Kroger is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as KR on the NYSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Kroger Co. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-31 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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