Ahold Delhaize

CHICAGO -- Leading Internet grocer Peapod, LLC is adding yet another state to its growing distribution territory this weekend, as the Ahold-owned company will launch service in Milwaukee and surrounding cities.

ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Global food retailer Ahold said yesterday its U.S. retail arm has stopped the practice of delaying payments to creditors, a method that it said boosted its cash position, but never led to fraud.

ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Global food retailer Ahold said yesterday its U.S. retail arm has stopped the practice of delaying payments to creditors, a method that it said boosted its cash position, but never led to fraud.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands -- Although Ahold revealed ballooning annual losses for the forth quarter of 2004, the world's fourth largest supermarket group here said it was on track to meet all its targets in 2005.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands -- Although Ahold revealed ballooning annual losses for the forth quarter of 2004, the world's fourth largest supermarket group here said it was on track to meet all its targets in 2005.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine. -- Hannaford Bros. has chosen MAP International, a nonprofit organization providing medicines and medical supplies to more than 115 countries, as the recipient of funds collected in the Northeast regional grocer's community donation kiosks during the month of March.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine. -- Hannaford Bros. has chosen MAP International, a nonprofit organization providing medicines and medical supplies to more than 115 countries, as the recipient of funds collected in the Northeast regional grocer's community donation kiosks during the month of March.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands -- Ahold has received from escrow the final purchase amount for the approximately 85 percent of the shares of Disco S.A., which it transferred on November 1, 2004 to the Chilean retailer Cencosud S.A., after reaching an agreement with Cencosud on the final purchase price adjustment resulting from the closing balance sheet of Disco.