Fred Meyer is under Kroger, and Smith's is the same company in Utah, but I haven't noticed a great difference in produce
quality between Kroger/Smith's/FM and other grocery stores (except Winco, their produce is always crappier than the rest). I think the best produce around here is at Harmon's (also the most expensive), but it's all pretty decent most of the time. Sometimes there are good batches and bad batches at the various stores too.