{"id":714380,"date":"2022-11-22T11:28:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kroger-shares-thanksgiving-trends-ahead-of-the-holiday\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T11:28:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:28:14","slug":"kroger-shares-thanksgiving-trends-ahead-of-the-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kroger-shares-thanksgiving-trends-ahead-of-the-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Kroger Shares Thanksgiving Trends Ahead of the Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grocer to sell more than 6 million pounds of cranberries<\/p>\n

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\n <\/span>, Nov. 22, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), America’s grocer, today announced trends heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, sharing that it will sell 55 million pounds of turkey, as 85 percent of surveyed customers<\/a> celebrating say they will enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal cooked at their home or in the homes of family and friends, according to 84.51\u00ba<\/a>, Kroger’s retail and data science, insights and media arm.*<\/p>\n

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“Thanks to our amazing team of associates, Kroger is prepared to help our shoppers make holiday memories this season with all of their favorite family recipes and Thanksgiving staples\u2014including 55 million pounds of turkey,” said Stuart Aitken<\/span>, Kroger<\/span> Senior Vice President and Chief Merchant & Marketing Officer. “As families and friends gather this Thanksgiving, we are here to help them make it a meal they will remember \u2013 whether they’re recreating longstanding traditions or creating new \u2013 no matter how they choose to celebrate.”<\/p>\n

While turkey will be at the center of the Thanksgiving plate for many customers, cranberries remain a holiday staple with, a projected 6.2 million pounds\u2014100 truckloads\u2014of fresh cranberries to be sold.* Among the 4.1 million pies purchased this season, pumpkin, apple and pecan dominate as customer favorites.* For holiday hosts looking for more variety or families who simply cannot choose between seasonal favorites, Kroger has customers covered with a brand-new half-pumpkin and half-pecan pie available for the first time this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nostalgia reigns supreme this season with a fall twist on classic cocktails such as cranberry mules, pumpkin spice mudslides, maple old-fashioned and apple-spiced margaritas. The grocer predicts that spirits will be batched and shareable with boozy punches and sangria infused with autumn flavors like apple cider, pumpkin spice and dark spirits.<\/p>\n

Kroger’s Our Brands’<\/i> products, tried, tested and loved by customers, boast several products to make customers’ holiday meals affordable, easy and delicious including items such as:<\/p>\n