- CEO
- Frans W. H. Muller
- Full Time Employees
- 390,000
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- Address
- Provincialeweg 11 Zaandam Netherlands 1506 MA
- IPO Date
- Apr 8, 1991
- Business
- Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates as one of the world's largest food retailers, focusing on supermarkets, e-commerce, and specialty stores across the United States, Europe, and select international markets; it offers a wide range of products including produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, frozen foods, groceries, beer and wine, floral items, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise, electronics, newspapers, magazines, tobacco, gasoline, and pharmacy products through its family of local brands such as Food Lion, The GIANT Company, Giant Food, Hannaford, Stop & Shop in the US; Albert Heijn, bol.com, Etos, Gall & Gall in the Netherlands; Delhaize, Albert Heijn, bol.com in Belgium and Luxembourg; Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos, ENA, Maxi in Greece; Albert in the Czech Republic; Mega Image and Profi in Romania; and Super Indo in Indonesia via joint venture. Founded in 1867 with roots tracing to Delhaize Group and evolving through the 2016 merger with Ahold (originally established in 1887), the company is headquartered in Zaandam, Netherlands, and employs around 393,000 associates across approximately 9,400 stores including supermarkets, convenience formats, and online platforms. It segments operations into food retail, online grocery, and wholesale, targeting everyday consumers with emphasis on value, healthy options, sustainability, and omnichannel convenience in key markets like the US East Coast, Benelux, Greece, Czech Republic, Romania, and Indonesia. In recent developments, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize completed the acquisition of Profi Rom Food from MidEuropa for €1.3 billion in early 2025, adding over 1,770 stores and €2.8 billion in annual net sales primarily in Romania to bolster southeastern Europe growth; it unveiled the "Growing Together" strategy in 2024 for 2025-2028 focusing on organic store expansions, 1,000 remodels, omnichannel acceleration, own-brand leadership aiming for 45% share, complementary revenue streams to €3 billion by 2028 via retail media like Edge platform, and sustainability initiatives including Healthy Future Academy and partnerships for regenerative farming with Danone, Kellanova, General Mills, and Campbell's; US operations finalized Stop & Shop store closures and PRISM platform rollout across brands in 2025 while planning new distribution centers and Food Lion remodels; Europe advanced AI tools like Albert Heijn's "Steijn" assistant, expanded Price Favorites to 900+ items per brand, and announced Delhaize Belgium's eight new supermarkets for 2026; the company reported Q3 2025 net sales of €22.5 billion up 6.1% at constant rates driven by Profi and 2.9% comparable sales growth excluding gasoline, underlying operating margin of 4.1%, and announced a €1 billion share buyback starting 2026 alongside reconfirmed 2025 outlook for 4% underlying margin, €2.2 billion free cash flow minimum, and mid-to-high single-digit EPS growth.