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Delhaize Group is a food retailer headquartered in Belgium which operates in 7 countries. Delhaize Group was founded in Belgium in 1867. The principal activity of Delhaize Group is the operation of food supermarkets in North America, Europe and Southeast Asia.

As of December 31, 2006, Delhaize Group had a sales network (which includes directly operated, franchised and affiliated stores) of 2,705 stores and employed approximately 142,500 people. 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. In addition to food retailing, which accounts for approximately 95% of Delhaize Group's sales, Delhaize Group also engages in food wholesaling to stores in its sales network and in non-food retailing of products such as pet products and health and beauty products.

In 2006, Delhaize Group recorded sales of EUR 19.2 billion and net income of EUR 351.9 million. Delhaize Group's operations are located primarily in the United States, Belgium and Greece. Its other operations are located in Romania and Indonesia.