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  1. www.hannaford.com. 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. Hannafordis an American supermarketchain based in Scarborough, Maine.[2] Founded in Portland, Maine, in 1883, Hannaford operates stores in New Englandand New York. The chain is part of the Ahold Delhaizegroup based in the Netherlands, and is a sister company to formerly competing New England supermarket chain Stop & Shop. [3]

  3. Oct 19, 2023 · Oct 19, 2023. File Photo. The name of supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize, parent of the Hannaford chain locally, has surfaced again in connection with the planned merger of the country’s ...

  4. The company had scanning capability in 18 stores by 1982, and its internally developed computer programs for inventory and other financial procedures was advanced enough to be coveted by other supermarket firms. Hannaford Trucking Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, was founded in 1982, giving the company more flexibility and control over its ...

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  6. Belgium-based Delhaize Group, the parent company of Hannaford Supermarkets, said it has reached an agreement to merge with Netherlands-based Ahold, which owns Stop & Shop. The New York Times ...

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