THE KROGER CO. OF MICHIGAN WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR WELCOMING US INTO YOUR HOMES. I N 1917, THE KROGER CO. OPENED ITS FIRST STORE IN MICHIGAN AND BEGAN SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY , IN THE METRO DETROIT AREA. A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN, BUT WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN Z. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES ON WHICH THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED: DIVERSITY, TRADITION, AND COMMUNITY. A T KROGER WE UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE'S NEEDS ARE DIFFERENT... EVERYONE'S TASTES ARE DIFFERENT. WE EMBRACE THIS DIVERSITY. ALTHOUGH WE'VE BECOME THE NATION'S LARGEST SUPERMARKET CHAIN, WE ARE COMMITTED AND RESPONSIVE TO THE. NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND CONSUMERS.