The Kroger Company (Kroger for short) is an American retail company founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the largest supermarket by revenue and the second largest general retailer in the United States. Kroger is also the fifth largest retailer in the world and the fourth largest U.S.-owned private employer in the United States. Kroger is ranked 23rd among the Fortune 500 companies in the United States in terms of total revenue.