Ahold Delhaize USA Names Greg Finchum as President of Food Lion

December 16, 2024 Ahold Delhaize USA/Food Lion

Ahold Delhaize USA has announced that Food Lion executive Greg Finchum, currently Executive Vice President, Retail Operations, will assume the role of President, in May 2025.

Ahold Delhaize USA Announces Retirement of Food Lion President Meg Ham After Distinguished Career

December 5, 2024 Ahold Delhaize USA

Ahold Delhaize USA has announced that Meg Ham, president of Food Lion, plans to retire on May 2, 2025, after more than 35 years with the organization. She has been at the helm of Food Lion for more than a decade and has been part of the brand’s unprecedented growth, grounded in Food Lion’s heritage of customer service and convenient locations. A successor for Ham will be announced before year-end.

Ahold Delhaize USA and General Mills Collaborate to Decrease Value Chain Emissions

September 23, 2024 Ahold Delhaize USA

Through co-investments in priority supply sheds — or geographic growing regions where key ingredients are sourced — the two companies will support farmers as they adopt regenerative farming practices. Utilizing expertise from Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC), a nonprofit member-based consortium, farmers will receive technical and financial support to implement techniques like cover cropping and nutrient management, and a combination of field sampling and modeling will estimate net greenhouse gas emissions.

FreshDirect May Go Under as Parent Getir Looks to Cut Costs: ‘Don’t See How it Lasts Longer Than a Year’

Turkish-based Getir, which scooped up FreshDirect from Stop & Shop owner Ahold Delhaize USA last November, has come under pressure to cut costs from its investors, which include Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital, according to a Sky News report.

Thai Union Launches New Initiative to Decarbonize Thai Shrimp Supply Chain

March 15, 2024 Thai Union

Thai Union Group, the world’s seafood leader, has launched an innovative program to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the shrimp supply chain. The Shrimp Decarbonization initiative, which was developed in collaboration with global environmental organization The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Ahold Delhaize USA, marks a significant step towards more sustainable aquaculture practices.