Ahold – Food & Drug Conference

Pending merger causing anxiety for local grocery workers

Dozens of Giant Food store employees in Fredericksburg are fighting to keep their jobs. Employees said their parent company, “Ahold,” informed their stores they could be sold or closed as part of a pending merger with the company that owns Food Lion. Ahold also owns Martin’s and Giant Food stores. [...]

richie2016-03-28T22:48:26+00:00March 28th, 2016|Tags: Ahold, giant food|

Ahold-Delhaize Deal Would Create One of Largest Grocery Chains in U.S.

The merger agreement between the Dutch supermarket operator Ahold and the Delhaize Group of Belgium on Wednesday reflected yet another sign of the malaise hanging over the grocery business in the United States. While the deal would, if approved, create one of the largest supermarket operators in the United States, marrying [...]

richie2015-06-26T16:06:20+00:00June 26th, 2015|Tags: Ahold, Delhaize Group, supermarket merger|