Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., known as Ahold Delhaize, is a food retail group headquartered in Zaandam, Netherlands.
HISTORY
Ahold Delhaize was formed in 2016 from the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group. Ahold‘s origins date back to 1887 when Albert Heijn and his wife opened a small grocery store in Oostzaan, Netherlands. Delhaize Group traces its roots back to 1867 when the Delhaize brothers opened a wholesale grocery business in Charleroi, Belgium, and chose the lion as their logo.
In 1952, the Delhaize brothers and Albert Heijn pioneered the use of their own branded products and introduced the concept of the self-service store supermarket.
In 2023, Ahold Delhaize announced the acquisition of Romanian retailer Profi from MidEuropa Partners.
BRANDS
- Albert (Czech Republic) – Supermarkets, convenience stores, hypermarkets;
- Albert Heijn (The Netherlands / Belgium) – Supermarkets, convenience stores, online shopping;
- Alfa Beta (Greece) – Supermarkets, convenience stores, cash and carry, online shopping;
- Bol (Netherlands / Belgium) – Online shopping with a focus on general merchandise;
- Delhaize (Belgium) – Supermarkets, convenience stores, online shopping;
- ENA (Greece) – Supermarkets;
- Etos (Netherlands) – Drugstores, online shopping;
- Food Lion (United States) – Supermarkets, Online shopping;
- FreshDirect (United States) – Online shopping;
- Gall & Gall (Netherlands) – Liquor stores, online shopping;
- Giant Food (United States) – Supermarkets, Online shopping, Pharmacies;
- The GIANT Company (United States) – Supermarkets, Online shopping, Small urban supermarkets;
- Hannaford (United States) – Supermarkets, Online shopping, Supermarkets with pharmacies;
- Maxi (Serbia) – Supermarkets, convenience stores, hypermarkets, online shopping;
- Mega Image (Romania) – Supermarkets, convenience stores, online shopping;
- Peapod Digital Labs (United States);
- Pingo Doce (Portugal) – Supermarkets;
- Retail Business Services (United States);
- Stop & Shop (United States) – Supermarkets, Online shopping;
- Super Indo (Indonesia) – Compact supermarkets, supermarkets;
- Tempo (Serbia) – Hypermarkets.
With over 414,000 employees and more than 7,500 local grocery, small format and specialty stores in over 10 countries, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. is considered one of the world’s largest food retail groups. According to Forbes, it is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in The World.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and ”www.aholddelhaize.com/en”.
**Video published on YouTube by “Ahold Delhaize“.