The Benefits of Medium-Chain Fatty Acids. Coconut oil is about 2/3 medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), also called medium-chain triglycerides or MCTs. These types of fatty acids produce a whole host of health benefits. Coconut oil is nature's richest source of these healthy MCFAs.
Many other acquisitions followed in recent years including Pay Less Food Markets, Hilander Foods and Scottâs Food & Pharmacy. In 1997, the company merged with Fred Meyer. Today, the company operates over 3500 stores. The Kroger corporate office is still located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Company Created More than 12,000 New Jobs in 2016. Company Release - 1/23/2017 7:30 AM ET. CINCINNATI, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that its family of stores is hiring to fill an estimated 10,000 permanent positions in its supermarket divisions. The company also announced that its total active workforce grew by more than 12,000 associates in 2016.