louis delhaize group another retail group headquartered in charleroi belgium . this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message delhaize le lion de leeuw type naamloze vennootschap soci t anonyme industry retail fate merged with ahold successor ahold delhaize founded 1867 ; 149 years ago 1867 headquarters anderlecht brussels belgium number of locations 3 534 in europe north america and asia 2013 1 key people frans muller ceo damon park current ceo mats jansson chairman kevin holt ceo delhaize america services supermarkets hypermarkets convenience stores wholesale revenue 21.1 billion 2013 profit 487 million 2013 1 total assets 11.6 billion end 2013 1 total equity 5.076 billion end 2013 1 website delhaizegroup.com delhaize le lion de leeuw french pronunciation d l z was a food retailer headquartered in sint jans molenbeek brussels belgium 2 and operating in seven countries and on three continents . the principal activity of delhaize group is the operation of food supermarkets . on june 24 2015 delhaize reached an agreement with ahold to merge and form a new parent company headquartered in the netherlands ahold delhaize . 3 contents 1 history 2 sales divisions 2.1 europe 2.2 north america 2.3 asia 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit delhaize le lion de leeuw was founded near charleroi belgium in 1867 by jules delhaize and his brothers auguste edouard and adolphe . he was helped in this endeavor by his future brother in law jules vieujant . 4 for their new company they chose the lion the symbol of strength as their logo . they also chose a motto unity is strength . 5 as of 31 december 2014 delhaize group had a sales network which includes directly operated franchised and affiliated stores of 3 402 stores and employed approximately 150 000 people excluding the stores and related associates of divested and discontinued operations . store formats are primarily supermarkets which represent 85 % of delhaize group s sales network . delhaize group s sales network also includes other store formats such as neighborhood stores convenience stores and specialty stores . the company is actively engaged with the u.s. environmental protection agency s energy star program to manage energy efficiency across its u.s. facilities . 6 in addition to food retailing delhaize group engages in food wholesaling to stores in its sales network and in nonfood retailing of products such as pet products and health and beauty products . in 2014 delhaize group recorded revenue of 21.4 billion and underlying operating profit of 762 million . delhaize group s operations are located primarily in the united states food lion llc hannaford brothers company and belgium . other operations are located in greece indonesia serbia luxembourg and romania . delhaize entered the u.s. market through its acquisition of food town stores in 1983 renaming it food lion and expanding from 22 stores to 226 . 5 in 1985 it became a franchisee for cub foods and opened the first of many stores in the atlanta area and in 1996 acquired kash n karry a florida grocery chain . 5 both its cub foods stores and the kash n karry chain have since been sold by delhaize . in 2007 the company left the czech market after 16 years and sold all of its 97 supermarkets to billa . 7 in 2009 the company left the german market after 6 years and sold all of its 4 supermarkets to rewe group . in 2011 delhaize acquired serbian retailer delta maxi . 8 in may 2013 harveys was sold along with sister supermarket chains sweetbay and reid s to bi lo llc for 265 million . 9 the locations in montenegro were sold in 2013 . 10 the locations in bosnia and herzegovina were sold in 2014 . 11 in november 2014 delhaize group signed an agreement to sell its bottom dollar food store locations in the u.s. to aldi inc. the stores were closed on january 12 2015 and the transaction was completed early 2015 . citation needed on june 24 2015 delhaize reached an agreement with ahold to merge forming a new parent company ahold delhaize . 12 13 14 ahold ceo dick boer will become ceo of the merged company with frans muller ceo of delhaize to become deputy ceo and chief integration officer . 15 sales divisions edit delhaize distribution centre in zellik europe edit belgium delhaize red market ad delhaize proxy delhaize shop & go tom & co. delhaize.be caddyhome.be delhaizewineworld.com luxembourg delhaize proxy delhaize greece alfa beta vassilopoulos city ab ab shop & go ab food market ena romania 16 mega image 203 stores shop & go 217 stores gusturi romanesti 1 store ab cool food 1 store mega drive 1 store serbia maxi shop & go formerly mini maxi tempo centar formerly tempo cash & carry north america edit united states operates as delhaize america a wholly owned subsidiary of delhaize group food lion hannaford asia edit indonesia super indo 51 % see also edit brussels portal companies portal food portal european retail round table references edit a b c d http annualreport.delhaizegroup.com lang en company annual report contacts . delhaize group . retrieved on 10 march 2016 . osseghemstraat 53 1080 brussels belgium hln.be dendooven pascal 5 july 2007 . de onversaagde kruideniers van delhaize . de standaard in dutch . retrieved 30 october 2014 . a b c delhaize company s our history hannaford supermarket first to achieve leed platinum rating . www.greenbiz.com . greenbiz group . retrieved 28 october 2014 . billa r zdvojn sob pod l na trhu obrat po et prodejen i zam stnanc billa r will double its market share sales number of supermarkets and employees delvita press release 1 june 2007 food lion parent delhaize buys delta maxi . charlotte business journal . 27 july 2011 . retrieved 29 october 2014 . tampa based sweetbay supermarkets sold tampa bay times may 28 2013 delhaize press release sale of maximinimaxi and tempo stores delhaize press release sale of bosnian herzegovinian stores http delhaizegroup.com en publicationscenter otherpressreleases otherpressreleasesview tabid 301 article 1670 ahold and delhaize announce intention to merge.aspx growing dutch company eats up maine based hannaford chain . the portland press herald maine sunday telegram . stop & shop parent to purchase owner of hannaford business the boston globe . bostonglobe.com . ahold delhaize complete merger agreement . supermarketnews . 24 june 2015 . retrieved 26 june 2015 . o noua localitate pe harta mega image . magazinul progresiv . retrieved 5 april 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to delhaize . official website v t e convenience stores v t e major convenience stores in africa kenya national oil morocco mini brahim south africa sasol spar zimbabwe spar express v t e major convenience stores in asia east 759 store 7 eleven circle k circle k sunkus cu daily yamazaki familymart gs25 hi life lawson ministop ok mart parknshop express poplar spar storyway vango with me southeast 108 shop 7 eleven all day alfamart b s mart choices co.op food cheers circle k fairprice xpress fresh mart jiffy lawson lawson 108 familymart indomaret mini big c ministop mesra shop & go star mart tesco lotus express tops daily vango south spar west circle k spar former ampm buy the way bp connect daily stop on the run v t e major convenience stores in europe northern 7 eleven bargain booze best one bp connect budgens centra the co operative food costcutter david sands deli de luca happy shopper jones convenience stores kwik save little waitrose londis ireland londis united kingdom mace narvesen nisa on the run one stop pressbyr n r kioski mccoll s sainsbury s local scotmid spar tesco express southern couche tard mac s on the run opencor provi soir spar eastern billa cba groszek ma pka express spar abka western albert heijn carrefour city delhaize franprix march plus monoprix on the run petit casino spar former jacksons stores local plus mills morrisons m local somerfield ugo v t e major convenience stores in north america canada 7 eleven circle k cst brands couche tard irving mac s convenience stores needs convenience on the run pioneer provi soir quickie convenience stores honduras circle k mexico 7 eleven circle k oxxo super city tiendas extra united states 7 eleven a plus abc stores albertsons allsup s ampm casey s general stores cenex chevron circle k convenient food mart cst brands cumberland farms dairy barn dari mart exxon famima gate petroleum getgo getty go mart high s dairy store holiday jr. food mart jr. food stores kum & go kwik fill red apple country fair kwik trip kwik star kroger convenience stores kwik shop loaf n jug quik stop smith s express tom thumb turkey hill lawson love s travel stops & country stores mapco express minit mart mobil mart on the go on the run the pantry pdq food stores pilot flying j pilot food mart plaid pantry quality dairy company quick chek quiktrip racetrac raceway road ranger roady s truck stops royal farms rutter s sheetz speedway stewart s shops stripes convenience stores stuckey s superamerica tedeschi food shops thorntons inc. tom s convenience store town pump travelcenters of america united dairy farmers wawa food markets weigel s former becker s bp connect town & country food stores uni mart utotem white hen pantry wilco v t e major convenience stores in oceania australia 7 eleven bp connect newslink nightowl convenience stores spar express new zealand bp connect night n day woolworths gull list of convenience stores v t e bel20 companies of belgium ackermans & van haaren ageas anheuser busch inbev befimmo sicafi bekaert bpost cofinimmo colruyt group delhaize group delta lloyd d ieteren elia engie gbl kbc groep proximus group solvay telenet group ucb umicore v t e european retail round table members asda c & a carrefour delhaize group el corte ingl s h & m ikea inditex jer nimo martins kingfisher marks & spencer mercadona metro ag ahold tesco v t e supermarket chains in the united states kroger baker s supermarkets city market dillons food stores food 4 less foods co. fred meyer fry s food & drug gerbes super markets harris teeter jay c king soopers kroger owen s pay less super markets qfc ralphs roundy s pick n save mariano s metro market copp s ruler foods scott s smith s albertsons acme markets albertsons amigos carrs haggen jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and star market super saver tom thumb united supermarkets vons supervalu county market cub farm fresh hornbacher s save a lot shop n save shoppers ahold delhaize food lion giant carlisle giant landover hannaford brothers company martin s food markets stop & shop southeastern grocers bi lo fresco y m s harveys supermarkets winn dixie wakefern pricerite shoprite the fresh grocer other national chains aldi iga lidl target walmart regional chains asian 99 ranch market great wall supermarket h mart hong kong supermarket island pacific supermarket marina food marukai corporation u.s.a. mitsuwa marketplace nijiya market seafood city shun fat supermarket uwajimaya hispanic bravo el ahorro supermarket fiesta foods fiesta mart la perla tapat a supermarkets m s club mi pueblo food center supermercados teloloapan vallarta supermarkets organic earth fare natural grocers trader joe s whole foods market wholesale bj s wholesale club costco sam s club conventional acme fresh market amigo andronico s balducci s bashas best yet market big y boyer s food markets inc. bristol farms brookshire brothers brookshire grocery company buehler food markets inc. c town supermarkets cash & carry central market d & w fresh market dave s markets dean & deluca demoulas market basket dierbergs markets dorothy lane market easy way store econofoods family fare fairway market fareway festival foods festival foods minnesota