Cincinnati — Joe Grieshaber has been named president of The Kroger Co.’s Dillon Food Stores division.

In the role, he is responsible for improving customers’ shopping experience and utilizing his expertise to benefit merchandising and store management programs, according to the company.

Grieshaber, who started with the company as a store manager in 1983, most recently served as group vice-president of perishables merchandising and procurement for Kroger. Dillon Food Stores is based in Kansas, with nearly 100 more stores in Missouri and Nebraska.