LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Food 4 Less, California's
leading price-impact supermarket chain, and United Food and Commercial Workers
Locals 135, 324, 770, 1036, 1167, 1428 and 1442 announced that a new
three-year labor agreement has been ratified.
The new agreement, which was reached after several months of negotiations,
covers approximately 5,700 associates working in 101 Food 4 Less-operated
stores serving Kern, Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,
San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The agreement will enable Food
4 Less to remain competitive in Southern California while maintaining good
wages and benefits for its associates.
"This agreement represents a balanced solution that provides our
Associates with the good health care and competitive wages they deserve at a
cost that is fair to everyone involved, including Food 4 Less customers," said
Bryan Kaltenbach, group vice president for Food 4 Less. "Our Associates are
the best in the business, and they are the reason for all of the success Food
4 less has enjoyed over the years. Working together, we will build a better
future for our Associates, our customers and our Company."
Food 4 Less currently operates 137 price-impact, warehouse-format
supermarkets under the banners Food 4 Less in Southern California, Nevada,
Illinois and Indiana, and Foods Co in Northern California, from its
headquarters in Compton, CA. Food 4 Less is a division of The Kroger Co.,
(NYSE: KR), one of the nation's largest grocery retailers, headquartered in
Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about Food 4 Less, visit
http://www.food4less.net
SOURCE Food 4 Less
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CONTACT:
Terry O'Neil, Director of Public Relations
for Food 4 Less, +1-310-884-4680
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