Negotiators for Kroger and a union representing about 8,500 employees in 70 supermarkets in three states have reached tentative agreement on a new contract.
Kroger spokesman Gary Rhodes says the agreement, subject to ratification by union members, includes wage increases and improvements in health insurance coverage.
He says negotiators agreed to the deal about two this morning. He declined to comment on its details.
A United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1099 Web site confirmed the deal.