Kroger, Kitchen United to Debut New Takeout Concept in Columbus, Ohio, Area

New Mix Food Hall featuring national brands available for takeout or delivery to open in Clintonville, Gahanna and Dublin Kroger locations

COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Buckeyes will have a new option for high quality, convenient meals on the go or delivered to their doors when California-based Kitchen United opens three Mix Food Hall locations inside neighborhood Kroger stores in the Columbus, Ohio, area this fall. Mix Food Hall will open inside Kroger locations at 3417 N. High St., Clintonville, 7625 Sawmill Rd., Dublin and 300 S. Hamilton Rd., Gahanna. Each Mix Food Hall will offer a selection of multiple national restaurant brands including:

Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop – Cold, grilled and vegetarian subs, cheese steaks and salads

Genghis Grill – Create-your-own stir-fried bowl with more than 80 fresh ingredients and flavorful sauces.

Fuku -A variety of fried chicken offerings and sides drawn from Asian and American influences from celebrity chef David Chang.

Nathan’s Famous – An American tradition serving New York favorites, from its world-famous hot dogs to its burgers, shakes, and fries, for more than 100 years.

Hardee’s – Committed to serving great food, Hardee’s is known for their 100 percent Black Angus Thickburgers®, Made from ScratchTM Biscuits and Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders TM.

Nékter Juice Bar – Freshly made juices, smoothies and açaí bowls made to order without hidden filler, unnecessary sugars, processed ingredients and artificial flavors.

Pei Wei Asian Kitchen – Asian-inspired handcrafted dishes featuring fresh, house-chopped veggies, whole cuts of white-meat chicken and grass-fed flank steak with rice, noodle or salad.

Saladworks – Create-your-own-salads with 60 fresh ingredient options chopped fresh all day, every day, that can also be customized into warm grain bowls or wraps. Also serving paninis.

Wing Zone – Great wings in 18 award-winning flavors

Wow Bao – Asian-inspired street food including bao, pan-seared potstickers, steamed dumplings and rice bowls.

Each location will have six or more of the restaurant brands above. Customers have the option to order from their favorite restaurant or mix and match items on one order for pickup or delivery, ultimately allowing individuals and groups to enjoy variety without having to compromise.

“Kitchen United is proud to open its first Mix Food Hall in the Columbus area,” said Kitchen United Chief Executive Officer Michael Montagano. “Families and groups who can’t agree on what to have for lunch or dinner will love the ability to order different foods from different restaurants, all in one order.”

“We are always looking for new and unique ways to help our customers answer the ‘what’s for dinner tonight?’ question,” said Melissa Stimac, vice president of merchandising Kroger Columbus Division. “The collaboration with Kitchen United is special because customers’ restaurant-quality meal will be crafted while they’re shopping for the fresh food and pantry staples their families need.”

Ordering will be available via on-site digital kiosks, online at MixFoodHall.com, or through the Mix App. While customers can also order from the restaurants housed in Mix Food Hall through various third-party delivery platforms, “multi-restaurant ordering” is only available through the Mix ordering platform.

“With our proprietary, leading-edge technology, Mix Food Hall is revolutionizing the way people order takeout, and we couldn’t be more excited to introduce this one-of-a-kind experience to Columbus,” Montagano said. “We’ve secured the perfect locations for us to serve quick, easy meals to local neighborhoods, businesses, and college students who enjoy having delicious options to take home after they get their grocery shopping done.”

These Mix Food Hall locations will be the first three in Ohio and the first collaboration with Kroger in the Midwest. The company will have a total of 17 locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, New York, Ohio, and Texas with the opening of these new food halls.

A grand opening event will be held for each new location, and more details about each event will be announced soon. To learn more about Kitchen United and the Mix Food Halls, visit MixFoodHall.com.

About Kitchen United

Founded in 2017, Kitchen United is a leading provider of restaurant hub technology, streamlined logistics and turn-key commercial kitchen space that empowers foodservice operators to tap into the growing off-premise business opportunity and offers consumers a first-of-its-kind multi-restaurant to- go experience. The company offers a value-driven, low-risk way for emerging and established restaurant brands to enter into new markets, grow revenue through off-premise dining and expand delivery areas. Kitchen United currently operates 14 to-go food halls in Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Jose, and Santa Monica, CA, Austin, Dallas, Frisco, and Houston, TX, Scottsdale, AZ, New York, NY and Chicago, IL, with more locations opening across the nation. It’s the nation’s first “multi-restaurant ordering” to-go experience that allows foodie fans who love variety to order meals from multiple restaurants, all on the same bill. For additional information, please visit: http://www.kitchenunited.com

About The Kroger Co.

At The Kroger Co. ( NYSE: KR), we are Fresh for EveryoneTM and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are, across our family of companies, nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.