October 2014 Corporate Cocktail Reception and Evening with David B. Dillon, The Kroger Co.

Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Basie Ballroom
200 W. 12th Street
Hear how a small, local grocery chain grew to become one of the world's largest retailers. Kroger is ranked #23 on the 2014 Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. public companies with over 100 billion in sales.

Mergers have played a key role in Kroger's growth over the years. In 1983, 100 years after the company's founding, Kroger merged with Dillon Companies Inc. in Kansas to become a coast-to-coast operator of food, drug and convenience stores. The company now employs 375,000 associates who serve customers in more than 3,500 supermarkets, convenience and jewelry stores under two dozen brands, all of which share the same belief in building strong local ties and brand loyalty with customers.