The Kroger Co. is recognized as one of Newsweek’s “America’s Most Trustworthy Companies” for 2025.
“We work to earn trust every day by delivering great quality food at low prices, offering dependable employment with opportunities for fulfilling careers, caring for our communities and rewarding shareholders,” says Ron Sargent, chairman and CEO of Kroger.
Companies earn this distinction from three main public pillars of trust — associate trust, customer trust and investor trust.
The ranking reflects Kroger’s continued efforts to provide customers with fresh, affordable food, employees with a workplace that respects and values every associate and neighbors with a commitment to create communities free from hunger and food waste through its Kroger’s Zero Hunger, Zero Waste plan, according to a news release. Since launching Zero Hunger, Zero Waste in 2017, the retailer has directed more than 3.9 billion meals to feed hungry families in local communities, according to the company.
Additional grocers on the list include Publix, Whole Foods, HEB, The Fresh Market, Albertsons Companies, Sprouts, Grocery Outlet, Wegmans, Raley’s, HyVee, Weis Markets, Food Lion and Save-A-Lot; produce companies include Fresh Del Monte, Blue Diamond Growers, Sanderson Farms, Whole Earth Brands and others.
