Bernard Kroger

Bernard Heinrich Kroger is the businessman responsible for many innovations in the grocery store industry in the United States. He was the first to establish an in-house bakery for his stores, while other grocers bought bread from independent bakeries. Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger operates 2,719 grocery retail stores under its various banners and divisions in 35 states (mostly in the South, Midwest and West) and the District of Columbia. [6] During the 42-minute episode, the show, which looks at the history behind America's most iconic food empires, examined the evolution of the modern-day grocery store, crediting founder Bernard...

During the 42-minute episode, the show, which looks at the history behind America's most iconic food empires, examined the evolution of the modern-day grocery store, crediting founder Bernard... Kroger is responsible for many innovations in grocery store operations. He was the first to place grocery ads in daily newspapers and was the first grocer to bring meat departments into the store. Starting with one store, he created a chain of 5,200 stores in 1,000 towns with total sales over $200 million by his retirement. The Kroger Company traces its roots back to 1883, when Bernard H. Kroger began the Great Western Tea Company, one of the first chain store operations in the United States. Kroger left school to go to work at age 13 when his father lost the. On July 1, 1883, a young, hard-working German immigrant named Bernard Henry “Barney” Kroger opened his first store in Cincinnati, Ohio. He founded the company with $122 in cash, 10 years... Before he opened his first grocery store in 1883, Barney Kroger painted the inside and outside red and spelled out the name in large gold letters: The Great Western Tea Co. His rivals in...

The Kroger Company traces its roots back to 1883, when Bernard H. Kroger began the Great Western Tea Company, one of the first chain store operations in the United States. Kroger left school to go to work at age 13 when his father lost the. On July 1, 1883, a young, hard-working German immigrant named Bernard Henry “Barney” Kroger opened his first store in Cincinnati, Ohio. He founded the company with $122 in cash, 10 years... Before he opened his first grocery store in 1883, Barney Kroger painted the inside and outside red and spelled out the name in large gold letters: The Great Western Tea Co. His rivals in... One significant person with an expanding business during the predepression era of the twentieth century (1900-1929) was Bernard Henry Kroger. The fourth of eight children, Bernard, or Barney as he was frequently called, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1860 to German immigrant parents.