Kroger and Home Chef Take On Fast-Casual Takeout With Expanded Dinner Line
Kroger expands its Home Chef partnership to deliver fully prepared dinner solutions aimed at busy households seeking convenient alternatives to restaurant takeo
By Foodie Pundit Newsroom - Published - Updated - Section: Chef Moves
Key points
- Kroger and Home Chef are rolling out an expanded ready-to-eat meal program across nationwide grocery locations.
- The fully cooked meal solutions aim to capture market share from fast-casual restaurants amid rising dining-out costs.
- Centralized production allows Kroger to maintain consistent food quality while minimizing back-of-house store labor.
- The initiative highlights the growing grocerant trend, where supermarkets offer restaurant-style meals directly to shoppers.
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Sources and methodology
Reported from the public datasets below.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Food services and drinking places series
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Consumer Price Index, food away from home
- U.S. Census Bureau - Monthly Retail Trade, food services
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Consumer Price Index, food away from home
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Food services and drinking places series
- U.S. Census Bureau - Monthly Retail Trade, food services
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