Grocery Wars

How Kroger Competes in Our H-E-B Dominated City

The national chain is staying relevant in the Houston market with a wine bar, good cheese, barbecue, and a Hispanic concept store.

05/21/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Free groceries

There’s Only One Day Left to Enter Kroger’s $1-Million Sweepstakes

The catch? You have to get vaccinated.

07/09/2021 By Jaisal Kalapatapu

Throw it out

Tyson Recalls 30 Chicken Products after Listeria Outbreak

30 ready-to-eat chicken products are being pulled from shelves.

07/06/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

One Last Dance

So Long, Disco Kroger, You Charmingly Unpretty Sight

As the infamous Montrose store prepares to turn off its lights for good, a writer reminisces.

11/11/2020 By Craig Hlavaty

Pay it forward

Local Celebrities Are Organizing a Citywide Hurricane Laura Donations Drive

Mattress Mack, Trae Tha Truth, and more are coming together to help out.

09/01/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Tour De Houston

Tejas Chocolate & Barbecue Heats Things Up with Summer Pop-Ups

A partnership with Kroger supermarkets means midweek brisket, ribs, and sausage.

07/21/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Cover It Up

How Grocery Stores Are Handling Mask Policy

We asked a few of the major local chains if they're enforcing the city order.

04/28/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

In The Age of COVID

5 Tips For Safer Grocery Shopping

A few things to keep in mind when you decide to journey into public.

03/25/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Ice House

Kroger Now Has a Self-Driving Delivery Car

We made a few Houston-specific modifications to it.

05/24/2019 By Abby Ledoux

The Perfect Pairing

We Asked Local Cheesemongers Questions About Cheese So You Don't Have To

Talk funky cheese to us.

02/25/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Came Through Dippin'

Attention, Shoppers: Kroger Now Has Its Own Clothing Line

It's called Dip, and it's affordable: More than 80 percent of the collection retails for $19 or less.

11/14/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Newcomer's Guide

Which Houston Grocery Store Is the One For You?

Consult our handy chart to find out.

08/30/2018 By Jeff Balke

Voilà! A meal.

We Tried Kroger's Meal Kits for Dinner and This Is What We Thought

Does this fast dish pass the home kitchen test?

08/21/2018 By Joanna O'Leary

Baked Bads

Kroger's 'Soft' Pretzels Gave Us Hard Feelings

Kroger gets a lot right, but their soft pretzels leave much to be desired.

05/18/2018 By Joanna O'Leary

Tiny Bubbles

We Tried Kroger's Christmas Sodas So You Don't Have To

Will they make or break your holidays?

11/27/2017 By Alice Levitt

Bring in da Funk

Make Your Own Super Stinky Cheese Platter

How to assemble Houston's most odiferous cheese plate.

07/25/2017 By Joanna O'Leary

Patisserie Bourgeois

The Macarons At Kroger Are Huge and Often Broken

Just don't call them "Parisian Oreos."

10/12/2016 By Joanna O'Leary

Purloined Pastries

Craving Voodoo Doughnut? A Grocery Chain Has You Covered

Kroger debuts designer donuts suspiciously similar to those made famous by the Portland-based bakery.

06/16/2016 By Joanna O'Leary

Shooting from the Hip

Here's a List of the Houston Restaurants and Grocery Stores Allowing Open Carry

Some restaurants are offering open-carry discounts as of Jan. 1 while others are banning weapons altogether.

12/30/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Battle of the Bulge

The Grocery Store Wars Have Only Just Begun

Local stalwarts and national newcomers struggle to outdo each other in a fight over the Houston’s supermarket dollars.

09/29/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen