Food 4 Less
Food 4 Less is a discount grocery-store banner within The Kroger Co. family of companies. The chain focuses on a warehouse-style, value-driven grocery model emphasizing low prices, fresh produce, meat, seafood, dairy products, packaged groceries, household essentials, bakery items, deli foods, beverages, and other everyday products. Many stores also provide digital coupons, loyalty savings, online ordering, pickup, delivery, fuel points, and other Kroger-supported digital services.
The Food 4 Less banner existed before Kroger ownership and developed through several grocery organizations and regional operators. The commonly cited founding year for the banner is 1977, although Kroger’s current corporate history focuses primarily on the chain’s acquisition history rather than publishing one single original founding date. Kroger’s official history confirms that Fred Meyer owned Food 4 Less and that Food 4 Less entered the Kroger family through Kroger’s 1999 merger with Fred Meyer.
Today, Kroger operates Food 4 Less as a dedicated division with headquarters at 1100 W. Artesia Boulevard, Compton, CA 90220. Current Food 4 Less store listings show 97 grocery stores across California, Illinois, and Indiana, including 87 in California. Food 4 Less remains part of Kroger rather than an independently owned grocery corporation. Current Kroger CEO is Greg Foran, who took office on February 9, 2026.
310-884-9000
This is the current Food 4 Less Division office phone listed by The Kroger Co.
1-800-576-4377
Also written as
1-800-KRO-GERS
This is the current Kroger Family of Companies Customer Service number used by Food 4 Less.
Food 4 Less Division
1100 W. Artesia Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
United States
Food 4 Less
1100 W. Artesia Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
United States
Kroger currently lists this address as the Food 4 Less Division office.
Food 4 Less does not publish one universal plain-text Customer Service email.Customers should use the official Contact Us form or call 1-800-576-4377.
Grocery Retail, Supermarkets, Discount Grocery, Food Retail, Fuel and E-Commerce
1977 is the commonly cited founding year for the Food 4 Less banner.Current Kroger corporate history confirms that Food 4 Less became part of Kroger in 1999 through the Fred Meyer merger.
97 Food 4 Less grocery stores in 3 states
Current store listings show operations in California, Illinois, and Indiana.
The Kroger Co.
Current Kroger CEO
Greg Foran.
Public walk-in hours for the Food 4 Less Division office are not prominently published.Customer Service hours can vary by issue. Current pickup-related support lists extended daily service hours.
Food 4 Less does not operate separate public-company Investor Relations.
Kroger Investor Relations
https://ir.kroger.com/
Careers
https://www.krogerfamilycareers.com/
Food 4 Less sells fruits, vegetables, herbs, packaged produce, and seasonal produce. The chain emphasizes value pricing while offering both national and Kroger-family private-label products.
Stores provide fresh and packaged beef, pork, poultry, and other meat products. Selection and butcher-service availability vary by location.
Seafood departments offer fish, shellfish, frozen seafood, and other products depending on the store. Food 4 Less promotes seafood alongside meat and fresh-produce departments.
Customers can purchase milk, eggs, cheese, butter, yogurt, cream, and other refrigerated staples in a range of national and private-label brands.
Food 4 Less currently lists 94 bakery locations across three states. Bakeries sell bread, desserts, cakes, pastries, and other baked goods, while selected stores support custom cake and Order Ahead services.
Food 4 Less deli departments sell meats, cheeses, prepared foods, hot entrées, side dishes, and party products. Current California listings show 84 deli departments in that state alone.
Stores offer frozen meals, vegetables, pizza, desserts, meat, seafood, breakfast products, and other frozen grocery items.
Food 4 Less carries cereal, rice, pasta, canned foods, sauces, baking ingredients, snacks, spices, beverages, and other pantry essentials.
Customers can purchase paper goods, cleaning supplies, laundry products, trash bags, food-storage products, and other household necessities.
Stores carry personal-care products, over-the-counter health items, vitamins, hygiene supplies, and selected wellness products.
As part of Kroger, Food 4 Less sells Kroger-family brands such as Kroger, Simple Truth, Private Selection, and other private-label lines where stocked.
Selected Food 4 Less locations offer curbside pickup. Current listings show 14 pickup locations in California. Orders of $35 or more can qualify for free pickup under the current general pickup policy, subject to restrictions.
Food 4 Less supports delivery in eligible markets through Kroger-operated and third-party delivery systems. Availability, fees, tipping rules, and delivery partners vary by location.
Customers can load digital coupons to an eligible Shopper’s Card account and redeem them on qualifying purchases. Offers are generally subject to household and product limitations.
Food 4 Less participates in Kroger-family Cash Back promotions. Eligible shoppers can load offers and receive rewards after purchasing qualifying products.
Food 4 Less currently lists 26 gas stations across two states. Customers can redeem eligible Fuel Points for discounts of up to $1 per gallon under current program rules.
Customers earn Fuel Points through qualifying grocery and promotional purchases. Points can be redeemed at participating Food 4 Less fuel centers and partner locations according to program terms.
Food 4 Less provides digital receipts for eligible transactions through its website and mobile app. Customers can review previous purchases through their account.
The Food 4 Less mobile app supports digital coupons, shopping lists, online ordering, purchase history, rewards, store information, and other digital shopping functions.
Food 4 Less accepts SNAP EBT for qualifying in-store purchases and supports eligible online transactions where offered. Restrictions apply to non-eligible products and payment of certain fees.
Alcohol products are sold at eligible locations where permitted by state and local law. Current Food 4 Less listings show 89 liquor-selling locations across its operating states.
310-884-9000.
310-884-9000
310-884-9000
310-884-9000
800-576-4377
Also:
1-800-KRO-GERS.
800-576-4377
800-576-4377
Food 4 Less directs customers with website or mobile-app questions to the Customer Service Center.
800-576-4377
Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM to midnight ET
Saturday and Sunday: 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM ET.
800-576-4377
For Instacart-fulfilled orders, current Food 4 Less guidance lists
888-246-7822.
800-576-4377
Food 4 Less does not publish a separate nationwide billing department.Payment, refund, pickup, and online-order concerns should generally use Customer Service or the store involved.
Not applicable as a centralized department for ordinary grocery purchases.
Food 4 Less Division
310-884-9000
Individual stores have local phone numbers available through the official Store Locator.
Food 4 Less is a U.S. retail banner and does not publish a general international Customer Service number.
No nationwide corporate emergency hotline is published.Store emergencies should be reported to store management and emergency services when appropriate.
Food 4 Less does not maintain independent Investor Relations.Investor matters belong to parent company The Kroger Co.
Food 4 Less does not prominently publish a permanent standalone media phone number.Corporate press matters are generally handled through Kroger communications.
Food 4 Less does not publish one universal applicant HR line.
https://www.krogerfamilycareers.com/
Not applicable.
For most shopping, digital coupon, pickup, delivery, loyalty, or account issues, call 800-576-4377. Have your Shopper’s Card or Alt ID, receipt, store location, transaction date, online order number, and the last four digits of the payment method ready when relevant. Food 4 Less uses Kroger’s centralized Customer Service platform, so clearly identify the Food 4 Less store and city at the beginning of the call.
For a problem that happened inside a store, contact the local Food 4 Less location first and ask for the manager on duty or Store Manager. Store leadership can usually resolve refunds, pricing discrepancies, product-quality concerns, employee interactions, and many receipt issues more quickly than the corporate division office. The official store locator provides individual telephone numbers and store hours.
If local management and central Customer Service cannot resolve the issue, the Food 4 Less Division office is located in Compton and can be reached at 310-884-9000. Have previous case numbers and a written timeline ready so the corporate team can understand what has already been attempted.
Food 4 Less Division
1100 W. Artesia Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
United States
Kroger’s official division directory currently identifies this address for Food 4 Less.
Food 4 Less Division
1100 W. Artesia Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
Food 4 Less is part of
The Kroger Co.
Kroger’s parent-company headquarters is in
Cincinnati, Ohio
Food 4 Less customer and operational issues should normally remain with the Compton division or Kroger Customer Service rather than being sent directly to Cincinnati.
Older Food 4 Less ownership records may reference predecessor businesses, Fred Meyer, Ralphs, or other regional operators. The current Kroger division address is 1100 W. Artesia Blvd., Compton, CA 90220, which should be used for current corporate-location information.
Complaints may involve pricing, refunds, employee conduct, product quality, food safety, pickup, delivery, digital coupons, Fuel Points, discrimination, accessibility, or another store experience. Before escalating, keep the receipt, store address, date and approximate time, order number if applicable, photographs, loyalty-account information, and details of any conversation with store employees.
Call 800-576-4377 and identify the Food 4 Less location involved. Explain the problem clearly, provide the transaction or order details, and ask the representative to document the complaint. For online orders, have the confirmation number ready. For loyalty or coupon issues, have the Shopper’s Card or account details available. Keep any case number given to you.
A store-purchase complaint should usually go to the Store Manager, while pickup and delivery issues should use the e-commerce support channel. Fuel complaints should identify the fuel center and pump, and accessibility complaints can use 800-576-4377 through Kroger’s accessibility support process. Choosing the relevant channel helps prevent a complaint from being repeatedly transferred between teams.
If the first employee or Customer Service representative cannot resolve the matter, request the Store Manager, district-level management, or a Customer Service supervisor. Provide the previous case number and explain the exact remedy being requested, such as a refund, account correction, loyalty adjustment, or review of staff conduct. Keep names, dates, screenshots, and copies of receipts.
Use Food 4 Less’s official online Contact Us or Customer Service form to create a written record. Include the store location, transaction date, receipt information, and previous attempts at resolution. Written complaints are particularly useful for recurring digital-account problems, disputed promotions, discrimination concerns, or cases requiring photographs or supporting documents.
For a serious unresolved issue, contact the Food 4 Less Division, 1100 W. Artesia Blvd., Compton, CA 90220, phone 310-884-9000. Provide the Customer Service case number and a concise history showing that the store and central support were already given an opportunity to resolve the problem.
Certain complaints require specialized handling. Accessibility matters should use Kroger’s accessibility process, privacy concerns should follow the Kroger Family of Companies Privacy Notice, and pharmacy-related issues should be addressed through the pharmacy or healthcare support structure if the store involved provides that service. Payment-card or delivery-platform issues may require coordination with the payment provider or third-party delivery company.
Food-safety and sanitation complaints may be filed with the county or state health department responsible for the store. Pricing, scale accuracy, or fuel-measurement complaints may fall under state or local weights-and-measures authorities. Pharmacy complaints, where applicable, can involve the state Board of Pharmacy. The regulator should match the actual complaint rather than using one agency for every Food 4 Less issue.
General consumer complaints can be submitted to the state Attorney General or appropriate consumer-protection agency. A disputed card charge may be addressed with the issuing bank if the situation qualifies under the bank’s dispute rules. For third-party deliveries, customers may also need to contact the delivery provider in addition to Food 4 Less, particularly where the third party controlled the driver or fulfillment.
If a significant unresolved dispute remains, review the applicable Food 4 Less and Kroger terms before filing a legal claim. Depending on the circumstances, options may include small-claims court, another civil remedy, or any dispute process required by the relevant digital-service terms. Preserve the original receipt, photographs, account records, Customer Service case numbers, and written responses before taking formal action.
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