Carl Icahn Targets Kroger Over Pork, CEO Pay
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn is seeking two board seats at Kroger Co., pushing the U.S. supermarket giant to make changes among its pork suppliers and to address what Mr. Icahn said was a widening gap between worker and executive pay.
Mr. Icahn sent a letter Tuesday to Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s chief executive and chairman, criticizing the way pregnant pigs are housed on farms that supply pork to Kroger’s stores, as well as the median pay for workers at the Cincinnati-based company.
