According to their website
www.delhaizegroup.com, the DelHaize Group is a Belgium based, French speaking company founded in 1867 that has something like 2200 retail stores in Europe, Asia, and America. 2200 is a heck of a lot of big stores!
Suggest you click on the Delhaize history link....very interesting 140 year synopsis from a single Belgium grocery store to world-wide super-markets In the year 2000, Delhaize purchased 106 'Shop & Save' stores, based in Portland, Maine, and renamed as Hannaford.
Is Hannaford a name with French origin? That's a question and I do not know the answer?
The French are world famous for running excellently managed retail stores, and pride hemselves on their point-of-sale displays, and over-all store ambience.
The Meredith Hannaford has a lady store manager with a last name that is a double hyphenated name and most definately French in origin.
......................bon appetit!
