Delhaize Group is a food retailer headquartered in Belgium which operates in 10 countries and on three continents. 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. World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...

As of December 31, 2003, Delhaize Group had a sales network (which includes directly operated, franchised and affiliated stores) of 2,559 stores and employed approximately 144,000 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 accounted for approximately 95% of Delhaize Group's sales in 2003, Delhaize Group also 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.

Delhaize Group recorded sales of 18.8 billion euros in 2003 and net income of 178.3 million euros in 2002. Delhaize Group's operations are located primarily in the United States (Food Lion) and Belgium. Its other operations are located in Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Thailand and Indonesia. The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ... Food Lion logo Food Lion is an American grocery store chain with 1,200 stores found in 11 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, including Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. ...