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Ralphs/Food 4 Less
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| Ralphs/Food 4 Less | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Compton, California |
| Type: | Corporation |
| Affiliation: | The Kroger Company |
| Top official: | W. Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO, Kroger |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2016, Ralphs/Food 4 Less was a chain of California grocery stores based in Compton, California. The two stores, Ralphs and Food 4 Less, were subsidiaries of The Kroger Company, which owned the Kroger grocery chain and was based in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1][2][3]
Background
Ralphs/Food 4 Less, as of 2016, was a chain of grocery stores that operate in California and were both headquartered in Compton, California.[1][2] Both companies were subsidiaries of The Kroger Company, which also owned Kroger, Dillons, Smith's, King Soopers, Fry's, QFC, City Market, Owen's, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker's, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, Pick N' Save, Copps, Metro Market, Mariano's, Fred Meyer, Dillons Marketplace, Fry's Marketplace, King Soopers Marketplace, Kroger Marketplace, Smith's Marketplace, and Foods Co.[4][5]
Ralphs Grocery Company operated primarily in Southern California and was founded in 1873.[2] Food 4 Less operated in California, Illinois, and Indiana.[5][6]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
2016 activity
Ralphs/Food 4 Less supported a yes vote on California's Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum, which upheld legislation enacted by the California Legislature banning plastic bags. The company was a top donor of the ballot measure committee Yes on 67. The measure appeared on the ballot on November 8, 2016.[7]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Ralphs/Food 4 Less' ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Ralphs/Food 4 Less | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| California Proposition 67, Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum (2016) | 2016 | Opposed a veto |  Approved
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bloomberg, "Company Overview of Food 4 Less Holdings, Inc.," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bloomberg, "Company Overview of Ralphs Grocery Company, Inc.," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Bloomberg, "Company Overview of The Kroger Company, Inc.," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Kroger, "Operations," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kroger, "Grocery Retail," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Kroger, "2015 Fact Book," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Contributions Received, Yes On 67," accessed October 5, 2016
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