Ahold
Former Dutch multinational retail company
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| 2025 | Animal welfare activists stage protests at multiple company locations, including Salisbury (UK), Netherlands headquarters, Quincy (Massachusetts), and the company's shareholder meeting, criticizing the company's failure to meet initial cage-free product commitments. |
| December 2024 | Delhaize America extended its cage-free product commitment, revising the target to 70% cage-free sales by the end of 2030 and 100% cage-free by the end of 2032. |
| 2023 | Announced the acquisition of Romanian retailer Profi for approximately €1.3 billion from Mid Europa Partners. |
| November 2023 | Sold FreshDirect to Turkish company Getir to focus on the 'omnichannel experience' and strengthen supermarket and online presence. |
| 2020 | Acquired a majority stake in FreshDirect, an online grocer. |
| June 2020 | Ahold Delhaize implemented a partnership with Instacart to provide home delivery from over 750 stores under Hannaford, Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop brands. |
| 2018 | The company experienced significant growth in the United States (Food Lion), the Netherlands, and online markets. |
| 2018 | Dick Boer retires as CEO of Ahold Delhaize, with Frans Muller succeeding him as the new CEO after previously serving as deputy CEO and chief integration officer. |
| March 2018 | Frans W. H. Muller becomes chief executive officer of Ahold |
| 2016 | Delhaize America committed to making its products 100% cage-free by 2025, demonstrating a significant animal welfare initiative. |
| 2016 | Ahold merged with Belgium-based Delhaize Group to form Ahold Delhaize, transforming the company's corporate structure and international presence. |
| June 24 2015 | Delhaize Group reached an agreement with Ahold to merge, forming a new company called Ahold Delhaize. Under the merger terms, Ahold shareholders would own 61% of the new combined company, while Delhaize Group shareholders would hold 39%. Dick Boer (Ahold's CEO) was set to become CEO of the merged company, with Frans Muller (Delhaize's CEO) becoming deputy CEO and chief integration officer. |
| February 2015 | Wouter Kolk becomes chief operating officer of Ahold Netherlands |
| February 2015 | Jan Ernst de Groot appointed as chief legal officer |
| September 2013 | Hanneke Faber becomes chief commercial officer |
| February 2013 | James McCann appointed as chief operating officer of Ahold USA |
| 2012 | A different shareholder group brought up another lawsuit against Ahold. |
| November 2011 | Jeff Carr appointed as chief financial officer |
| November 2011 | Under Dick Boer's leadership, Ahold announced a new growth strategy called 'Reshaping Retail', which included six strategic pillars focused on growth and enablement. |
| March 2011 | Dick Boer was appointed CEO of Ahold. |
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