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  1. Hannaford is an American supermarket chain based in Scarborough, Maine. [2] Founded in Portland, Maine , in 1883, Hannaford operates stores in New England and New York . The chain is part of the Ahold Delhaize group based in the Netherlands , and is a sister company to formerly competing New England supermarket chain Stop & Shop .

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    Arthur Hannaford sells high-quality fruits and vegetables from a one-horse produce cart on the Portland, Maine, waterfront.

    Edward Hannaford succeeds his brother, Howard, as president. He served in this capacity for 34 years – the longest of any Hannaford president to date.

    A leading produce wholesaler in Northern New England, Hannaford relocates to a five-story, state-of-the-art warehouse on Cross Street in Portland.

    Hannaford begins a long-standing partnership with the United Way; in 2007, associates raise and donate more than $1.8 million to help fund United Way programs.

    At the suggestion of Vice President Stewart Taylor, Hannaford joined the Clover Farm Group, a national organization of independent grocers, allowing the company to increase variety and inventory while reducing operating costs.

    Hannaford expands into the wholesale grocery business with the purchase of H. S. Melcher Co., parent company of Red & White stores throughout Maine.

    Stewart Taylor was rewarded for his business acumen by being named Edward Hannaford's successor as president of the company.

    Hannaford ventures into retailing for the first time under a unique equity partnership arrangement with William T. Cottle, owner of Cottle's Supermarkets.

    Continuing a strategic shift from wholesale to retail, Hannaford merges with T. R. Savage Co. of Bangor, laying the groundwork for future retail expansion in Northern Maine.

    To service an expanding retail business, Hannaford opens a modern 200,000-square-foot warehouse in South Portland, Maine; Walter Whittier is appointed president of the company.

  2. Hannaford is an American supermarket chain based in Scarborough, Maine. [2] Founded in Portland, Maine , in 1883, Hannaford operates stores in New England and New York . The chain is part of the Ahold Delhaize group based in the Netherlands , and is a sister company to formerly competing New England supermarket chain Stop & Shop .

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  4. Hannaford Bros. Co. is the largest food retail chain in northern New England. Based in Maine, the company operates supermarkets in that state, as well as in parts of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and upstate New York.

  5. Hannaford General Information Description. Operator of a supermarket chain based in the United States. The company sells canned food, grocery, and organic products, personal care items, pharmaceutical products, herbs and supplements and other similar products through its online and offline stores, enabling customers to avail a wide range of goods and necessities at one place.

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