Kroger Wellness Festival Returns September 27 & 28

Third Eye Blind and Jason Derulo to perform free concerts at the festival  

CINCINNATI, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger (NYSE: KR) Wellness Festival presented by PepsiCo and P&G returns September 27 and 28, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., to a new location on Fifth Street, in Downtown Cincinnati.

The free health and wellness festival celebrates physical, mental and emotional health for the whole family. The festival will showcase more than 200 experiences and food offerings focused on six core pillars of transformation: balance, breathe, care, move, play and uplift.

Festival attendees can experience fitness activities, cooking demos, panel discussions, exhibitions, workshops, and live music across six stages from brand sponsors: P&G, Gatorade, Kenvue, BODYARMOR, smartwater and American Greetings.

Headlining the Festival are two free concerts. Friday's concert, presented by Campbell's, will feature Third Eye Blind and Saturday's concert, presented by GoGo squeeZ® will feature Jason Derulo. Three-time MVP and World Series Champion Alex Rodriguez, Food Network star and James Beard-award winning chef Maneet Chauhan, New York Times bestselling cookbook author Chrissy Teigen, MMA star Dustin Poirier, and former WNBA player and registered dietitian nutritionist Briana Butler, among many others, will also appear at the festival. The full schedule will be released later this month.

"We're excited to bring the Kroger Wellness Festival to a larger location with two full days of free, interactive health-centered programs that focus on fitness, mindfulness and overall wellness," said Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health. "This festival is another opportunity for the community to access resources that encourage heathy eating and living, in a family-friendly atmosphere."

"At PepsiCo, we are dedicated to lifting up the communities in which we work and live. The Kroger Wellness Festival is a fantastic opportunity to bring people together and provide them with engaging experiences and knowledge to lead healthier lives," said Brad Hoener, SVP, PepsiCo. "PepsiCo is a proud co-presenting sponsor inspiring festival guests to create more smiles for themselves and their families with every sip and bite."     

To assist with the safety and security of festival attendees and supporters, the Kroger Wellness Festival will prohibit the use of carts, wagons, suitcases, strollers without children, duffle bags, oversized backpacks, roller bags, and wheeled carriers of any kind at this year's festival.

For more information about the Kroger Wellness Festival, visit www.kroger.com/wellnessfestival. 

About Kroger Health
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., is one of America's leading retail healthcare organizations, serving more than 17 million patients annually. Kroger Family of Pharmacies operate more than 2,200 pharmacies across 35 states and The Little Clinic offers telehealth services in nine states and operates more than 220 in-person clinics in eight states. Our team of 24,000 healthcare practitioners, including pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered dietitians and technicians believe in practicing at the top of our licenses, enabling "food as medicine" to help prevent disease before it starts, and helping people live healthier lives. For more information, visit www.kroger.com/health.

About Kroger
At The Kroger Co., we are dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit™. We are, across our family of companies 420,000 associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping experience and retail food stores under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.

About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always^®, Ambi Pur^®, Ariel^®, Bounty^®, Charmin^®, Crest^®, Dawn^®, Downy^®, Fairy^®, Febreze^®, Gain^®, Gillette^®, Head & Shoulders^®, Lenor^®, Olay^®, Oral-B^®, Pampers^®, Pantene^®, SK-II^®, Tide^®, Vicks^®, and Whisper^®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit https://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands. For other P&G news, visit us at https://www.pg.com/news.

About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.

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