Champagne is a specific type of sparkling wine, produced in a particular way, in a certain region of French known as Champagne.
Kroger was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1883 by Bernard Kroger who invested his life savings to open a grocery store in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Cincinnati.
In the 1930s, Kroger was the first grocery to monitor product quality and first to have a store surrounded on all sides by a parking lot. In 1955, Kroger acquired Henke & Pillot. In the 1970s, Kroger was the first chain to introduce electronic checkout scanners.