Ahold Delhaize announces that the Romanian authorities have approved the acquisition of 100% of Profi Rom Food SRL, Romania's leading food retailer.
Profi, which operates 1,751 stores and generated sales of €2.7 billion over 12 months, will complement Ahold Delhaize's existing business in Romania, operated under the Mega Image brand.
Claude Sarrailh, Managing Director Europe & Indonesia at Ahold Delhaize, emphasizes that this acquisition will strengthen the group's presence in the Romanian market, combining the complementary propositions of Profi and Mega Image to better meet the needs of urban and rural consumers, while driving growth and profitability.
The transaction is expected to close in January 2025.
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Ahold Delhaize N.V. is one of the world leaders in retailing. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- retail distribution in the United States (60.7%): operated, at the end of 2024, 2,017 stores broken down by names between Food Lion (1,109), Stop & Shop (362), Giant/Martin's (193), Hannaford (189) and Giant Food (164). The group is also active in sale and home or workplace delivery of groceries through the Website Peapod.com;
- retail distribution in Europe (39.3%): operated 5,748 stores under the names Albert Heijn (1,276 in the Netherlands and Belgium), Mega Image (985 in Romania), Delhaize (818 in Belgium and Luxembourg), Gall & Gall (629 in the Netherlands), Ena Food (613 in Greece), Delhaize Serbia (556 in Serbia), Etos (510 in the Netherlands), Albert (647 in the Czech Republic) and AB (14 in Greece). Ahold Delhaize N.V. is also active in sale and home or workplace delivery of groceries through the Website bol.com.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the Netherlands (21.4%), Europe (18%) and United States (60.6%).
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