Kroger Health

What Kroger Health does

Kroger Health is the healthcare division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), operating an integrated retail health platform that combines pharmacy, in-person clinic, and nutrition services within the parent's grocery store footprint. The organization runs over 2,200 pharmacies and 220+ The Little Clinic locations across 35 states, serving approximately 17 million customers annually with prescription medications, walk-in clinical care, vaccinations, and chronic disease management. Its service portfolio also includes the Prescription Drug Safety Program, a digital education curriculum delivered to middle and high schools in partnership with Everfi that has reached over 250,000 students since 2018.

The underlying technology layer combines pharmacy management infrastructure with point-of-care clinical workflows inside grocery retail environments, supplemented by partnerships with Flashfood (food waste reduction), FoodHealth Co. (nutrient density scoring), and FDB (AI-driven prescription processing). Revenue is generated primarily through transaction fees on prescription dispensing and clinic visits, supplemented by professional services revenue from dietitian-led virtual nutrition classes and consulting. Marketing and thought leadership are anchored by the annual Nourishing Change Conference, co-hosted with Hy-Vee and, as of 2026, Ahold Delhaize USA, which convenes over 1,200 cross-sector leaders.

Kroger Health is led by President Colleen Lindholz and operates without external funding as a wholly-owned division of its publicly traded parent. The strategic positioning centers on connecting food, pharmacy, and clinical care into a single accessible retail touchpoint, a thesis that has driven recent expansion into GLP-1 medication access, AI-enhanced prescription processing, and multi-retailer ecosystem partnerships.

Name

Kroger Health

Legal name

Kroger Health

Website

https://krogerhealth.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Kroger Health is the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., operating 2,200+ pharmacies, 220+ in-store clinics, and nutrition services across 35 states to serve 17 million consumers annually with prescriptions, clinical care, and food-as-health initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Healthcare Services

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail & Community Pharmacies (Chain/Independent) (HLAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail & Pharmacy-Based Urgent Care Clinics (HLAFADAE), Discount Drugstores with Clinics (Retail Health Clinics) (CRAEAHAE)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• In-store health clinics
• Immunization services
• Prescription medication management
• Clinical nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pharmacy Services: Kroger Health operates over 2,200 pharmacies across 35 states providing prescription medications and pharmacy services to customers visiting Kroger grocery stores
2. In-Store Clinic Services: The Little Clinic operates 220+ in-person clinics within Kroger stores offering walk-in healthcare services
3. Nutrition and Wellness Services: Dietitian-led virtual cooking classes and nutrition counseling services that build customer loyalty and promote grocers' private label products and services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kroger Health operates over 2,200 retail pharmacies and 220+ in-store clinics (The Little Clinic) across 35 states, delivering prescription medications, walk-in healthcare services, vaccinations, and chronic disease management to 17 million customers annually. As the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., it integrates pharmacy, clinic, and nutritional services within grocery store locations, positioning food and pharmacy as accessible health touchpoints. Supporting offerings include immunization services and digital prescription drug safety education for schools.

Product overview

Kroger Health is the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., operating a multi-faceted health platform that combines retail pharmacy (2,200+ pharmacies across 35 states), in-person clinics (220+ The Little Clinic locations), and community health initiatives. The core products include pharmacy services, The Little Clinic, and Vaccine & Immunization Clinic Services. Supporting offerings include the Prescription Drug Safety Program (digital education curriculum via Everfi) and the Nourishing Change Conference initiative. The Flashfood partnership provides food waste reduction technology integrated across store locations. Kroger Health serves 17 million customers annually, positioning grocery and pharmacy as accessible health touchpoints.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kroger Pharmacy Services
• The Little Clinic
• Vaccine & Immunization Clinic Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250,000 students completed prescription drug safety program since 2017-18 academic year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ahold Delhaize USAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026Ahold Delhaize USA joined Kroger Health and Hy-Vee as a co-host of the 2027 Nourishing Change Conference in Washington D.C., expanding the health-focused initiative founded by Kroger Health. Ahold Delhaize USA represents East Coast grocery brands including Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop.
• Hy-VeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026Kroger Health and Hy-Vee co-host the annual Nourishing Change Conference, now in its third year. The conference brings together over 1,200 leaders from healthcare, retail, policy, and technology sectors to discuss the evolving role of grocery and pharmacy in American healthcare. The 2026 conference was held in Des Moines, Iowa.
• Cardinal Health FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 October 2025Kroger Health, supported by the Cardinal Health Foundation, participates in the DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, allowing individuals to dispose of unused or expired medications at local pharmacies. Kroger Health has hosted multiple events since 2018 to promote community safety and environmental health.
• EverficoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Kroger Health has partnered with Everfi since 2018 to deliver the Prescription Drug Safety program to middle and high schools. The free curriculum has grown from approximately 700 students in 2017-18 to nearly 65,000 students in 2024-25, reaching over 250,000 total students to reduce prescription medication misuse among young adults.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ahold Delhaize USA: Ahold Delhaize USA operates East Coast grocery banners (Food Lion, Giant, Hannaford, Stop & Shop) with in-store pharmacies. Co-host of Nourishing Change 2027 and structurally analogous grocery-anchored pharmacy operator.
• CVS Health: CVS operates the largest U.S. retail pharmacy chain plus MinuteClinic walk-in clinics and the Caremark PBM. Direct competitor to Kroger Health on retail pharmacy dispensing, in-store clinics, and integrated chronic-care management.
• Albertsons Companies: Albertsons operates supermarket-anchored pharmacies across its banners (Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco). Directly comparable grocery-pharmacy model to Kroger Health and co-partner on Nourishing Change.
• Rite Aid: Rite Aid is a U.S. retail drugstore chain with pharmacy dispensing and RediClinic locations, directly comparable to Kroger Health on retail pharmacy and clinic offerings.
• Walmart Health: Walmart operates retail clinics (tied to its grocery footprint) and a low-cost pharmacy program. Most structurally analogous to Kroger Health on grocery-anchored healthcare delivery.
• Walgreens Boots Alliance: Walgreens runs ~9,000 U.S. drugstores and VillageMD primary care clinics and is expanding into value-based care. Closest comparable retail pharmacy + clinic platform to Kroger Health.

Emerging players

• Amazon Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy delivers prescriptions nationally with logistics advantages via Amazon Prime. Emerging direct competitor particularly threatening retail pharmacy script volumes.

Broad incumbents

• Humana (CenterWell): Humana operates the CenterWell senior-focused primary care clinic network and a large PBM. Adjacent retail/clinic model targeting chronic-care populations, partially overlapping with Kroger Health's chronic-disease positioning.
• UnitedHealth Group (Optum): Optum Rx is one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers and increasingly owns/operates clinics (Optum Care). Overlaps with Kroger Health on pharmacy and ambulatory care but operates at vastly larger scale across the payer-provider value chain.

Regional players

• Costco Wholesale: Costco operates warehouse-club pharmacies with high script volume per location. Comparable pharmacy retail model anchored to a broader retail membership footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/krogerspecialty
• Facebookfacebook.com/krogerspecialtypharmacy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/krogerhealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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