Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.
TypePublic (N.V.)
Euronext Amsterdam: AD
AEX component
ISINNL0011794037
Industry
Predecessors
Founded25 July 2016 (2016-07-25)
HeadquartersZaandam, Netherlands
Number of locations
7,659 (2022)
Key people
  • Frans Muller (President and CEO)
  • Jerry W Fleeman (CEO Ahold Delhaize USA)
  • Wouter Kolk (CEO Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia)
  • Jolanda Poots-Bijl (starting 1 october 2023 (CFO) [1]
RevenueIncrease €87 billion (2022)[2]
Increase €2.5 billion (2022)[3]
Number of employees
414,000[4]
Websitewww.aholddelhaize.com

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. (in Dutch literally "Royal Ahold Delhaize"), commonly known as Ahold Delhaize,[5] is a Dutch-Belgian multinational retail and wholesale holding company. Its name comes from the merger between Ahold (Dutch) and Delhaize Group (Belgian), the two merging companies which form the present-day Ahold Delhaize. Its business format includes supermarkets, convenience stores, hypermarkets, online grocery, online non-food, drugstores, and liquor stores. Its 21 local brands employ 414,000 people at 7,659 stores in 10 countries, predominantly the Netherlands and Belgium.[6]

Ahold Delhaize's international headquarters is in Zaandam, Netherlands; it is the headquarters of the merging partner company Ahold.[7] Its brands are active in the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Romania, Serbia, and the United States. It also participates in joint ventures in Indonesia and Portugal.[8][9]

Ahold Delhaize shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels (ticker: AD).[10] Ahold's CEO, Dick Boer, became the CEO of Ahold Delhaize until his retirement in 2018, and Frans Muller, the former CEO of Delhaize Group, succeeded Dick Boer, after previously having served under Dick Boer's supervision, as the deputy CEO, chief integration officer and acting chief operations officer (ad interim) of Delhaize America.[11][12]

Operating more than 2,000 stores across 23 states, Ahold Delhaize is among the largest food and consumables retailers in the United States via its regional subsidiaries.[13]

History

Ahold Delhaize was formed in July 2016 from the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group.[14][15] Delhaize Group dates back to 1867, when the Delhaize brothers opened a shop in Charleroi, Belgium. Ahold, originally named Albert Heijn N.V., started in 1887 when Albert Heijn bought the general store of his father in the Dutch town of Oostzaan. He gave the store his name and transformed it into a modern specialized grocery together with his wife, Neeltje Heijn. After a few years, he owned a chain of Dutch stores.

In 2018, the company experienced significant growth in the United States (Food Lion), the Netherlands, and online.[16] Growth in Belgium has been minimal.[16]

With around 380,000 employees in almost 7,000 stores, the company achieved a turnover of 66 billion euros in 2019.[17]

Beginning in June 2020, Ahold Delhaize implemented a partnership with Instacart to provide home delivery from more than 750 stores operated under the Hannaford, Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop brands.[18] The company further expanded in the United States with the acquisition of a majority stake in FreshDirect, an online grocer. As of 2021, Ahold Delhaize has plans to establish Ship2Me, an online marketplace featuring food and merchandise items, in the second half of the year. [19]

In November of 2023, Ahold Delhaize sold FreshDirect to the Turkish company Getir.[20] Part of the reason for the sale was so that Ahold Delhaize, specifically Ahold Delhaize USA, could focus more on 'omnichannel experience' and to strengthen its presence in supermarkets and online.

As of 2023, Ahold Delhaize announced the acquisition of Romanian retailer Profi for approximately €1.3 billion from Mid Europa Partners.[21]

Brands and formats

Ahold Delhaize (co-)owns a number of supermarket chains and e-commerce businesses.[22]

Country Company Type Opening
(Acquisition)		 Stores Note
 Belgium Delhaize Supermarket 1867 754 Including Proxy Delhaize (245 stores), AD Delhaize (222 stores), Shop & Go (150 stores), Fresh Atelier (8 stores) and Delhaize.be.
Albert Heijn Supermarket 2011 53 Including AH.be
Bol.com E-commerce 1999
(2012 by Ahold)		 n/a
 Czech Republic Albert Supermarket 1991 324
 Greece Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos Supermarket 1939
(1992 by Delhaize)		 526 Including AB City (21 stores), AB Food Market (81 stores), AB Shop & Go (122 stores).
Ena Cash & Carry -
(2000 by Delhaize)		 14
 Indonesia Super Indo Supermarket 1997 171 Joint venture with Salim Group, Ahold Delhaize holds a 51% share.
 Luxembourg Delhaize Supermarket 54 Including Proxy Delhaize (21 stores), AD Delhaize (2 stores), Shop & Go (23 stores).!
 Netherlands Albert Heijn Supermarket 1877 990 Including AH to go (87 stores), AH XL (37 stores) and AH.nl.
Gall & Gall Liquor store 1884
(1989 by Ahold)		 588
Etos Drug store 1919
(1973 by Ahold)		 545
Bol.com E-commerce 1999
(2012 by Ahold)		 n/a
 Portugal Pingo Doce Supermarket 1980 436 Joint venture with Jerónimo Martins, Ahold Delhaize holds a 49% share.
 Romania Mega Image Supermarket 1995
(2000 by Delhaize)		 854 Including Shop & Go (435 stores), Mega Image - Concept (4 stores) and Gusturi Romanesti (2 stores).
Profi Supermarket 2001
(2023 by Delhaize)		 1600
 Serbia Maxi Supermarket 2000
(2011 by Delhaize)		 434 Including Shop & Go (192 stores).
Tempo Supermarket 2003 12
 United States Bfresh Supermarket 2014 1
Food Lion Supermarket 1957
(1974 by Delhaize)		 1103
Giant Food Supermarket 1936
(1998 by Ahold)		 164
Hannaford Supermarket 1883
(2000 by Delhaize)		 181
Peapod Online grocer 1989
(2000 (51%), 2001 (100%) by Ahold)		 n/a
Stop & Shop Supermarket 1914
(1996 by Ahold)		 415

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jolanda Poots-Bijl appointed to the Management Board of Ahold Delhaize as CFO /
  2. ↑ "Annual Report". 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Annual Report". 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Annual Report". 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Governance". www.aholddelhaize.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Annual Report 2022". www.aholddelhaize.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. ↑ ""Hoofdkantoor Ahold-Delhaize komt in Nederland" - HLN.be". hln.be. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ahold en Delhaize verstaan elkaar soms slecht". MT/Sprout (in Dutch). 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ahold richt zich met Delhaize in België meer op gemakswinkels". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "First Trading Day Ahold Delhaize on Euronext". Euronext. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ahold, Delhaize complete merger agreement". SupermarketNews. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "FT.com". Financial Times. ft.com. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ahold Delhaize Is Acquiring FreshDirect". Progressive Grocer. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Delhaize Group and Ahold complete merger after receiving clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission". GlobeNewswire. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  15. ↑ Wilmot, Stephen (24 July 2016). "A New U.S.-European Grocery Giant Is Born - WSJ". Wall Street Journal. wsj.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Stevige groei bij Ahold Delhaize". Telegraaf. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "Investor Relations". www.aholddelhaize.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Northeast grocer provides same-day delivery". Chain Store Age. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Ahold Delhaize's US identical sales move forward modestly in Q1". Grocery Dive. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  20. ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (8 November 2023). "More consolidation in grocery delivery: Getir acquires FreshDirect to beef up in the US". TechCrunch. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "Ahold Delhaize announces the acquisition of Profi Rom Food SRL, a leading grocery retailer in Romania". 30 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Our family of great local brands". Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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