Ahold Delhaize

Ahold Delhaize USA Services LLC, a service provider for some of the biggest grocery store chains in the country, is facing federal class action litigation after reporting it suffered a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of 2.24 million people.

Ahold Delhaize and each of its brands take human rights concerns very seriously. Through third-party audits and close to 400 on-farm assessments led by its supplier HOOD, Hannaford has been, and continues to, be engaged in thorough due diligence reviews across its dairy supply chain. To date, no credible information indicating violations of legal standards within our supply chain has been discovered. As always, we remain committed to ensuring supplier compliance with Ahold Delhaize’s Standards of Engagement.

In April 2025, US-based migrant rights organisation, Migrant Justice, filed a complaint to the Dutch National Contact Point of the OECD Guidelines alleging “grave human rights violations” in Ahold Delhaize’s supply chain and a “failure to align with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises”.

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Zaandam, the Netherlands, June 9, 2022 – Ahold Delhaize published its second Human Rights Report today, an important milestone for the company. The report focuses on the past two years of progress by Ahold Delhaize and its great local brands on the company’s global Roadmap on Human Rights. In addition, Ahold Delhaize published its updated Position on Human Rights today, which is grounded in the company’s Code of Ethics and outlines its commitment to supporting and respecting human rights in its own operations and supply chains. This updated Position on Human Rights broadens the benchmarks and international standards that guide the company’s approach to human rights. The updated Position also includes additional information on Ahold Delhaize's approach to due diligence and access to remedy.

The United States alleged that Ahold Delhaize supermarkets with in-store retail pharmacies – including supermarket chains operating under the names Giant, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Food Lion, and others – operated prescription savings programs pursuant to which enrolled members received discounted prices on prescription drugs. The United States contends that, in light of the features and operations of those savings programs, and the applicable Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE program requirements (including, where applicable, contractual requirements), the discounted prices should have been reported as “usual and customary” prices on claims submitted to Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE. Reported “usual and customary” prices serve as ceiling prices on payments to pharmacies under the applicable healthcare program payment formulas. The United States contends that Ahold Delhaize pharmacies failed to accurately report their discounted prices as their “usual and customary” prices on claims to Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE, causing those programs to pay inflated amounts on such claims.

Jackson’s office says the supermarkets discounted prescription drugs through savings programs but reported higher prices to Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE.

But instead, Ahold Delhaize’s pharmacies reported the higher, pre-discount prices when billing Medicare Part D, Medicaid and TRICARE – prompting the government to pay inflated reimbursements, the DOJ alleged.

According to federal prosecutors, Legacy Delhaize stores (from 2009 to 2016) and Legacy Ahold stores (from 2013 to 2017) offered discounted drug prices to customers enrolled in their respective choice savings programs. The government contended that under the rules of Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE, these lower, promotional prices should have been reported as the pharmacies' "usual and customary" prices. Instead, the chains allegedly failed to report the discounts, causing the taxpayer-funded healthcare programs to pay inflated amounts for routine prescriptions.

Instead, the supermarkets allegedly reported inflated “usual and customary” prices for prescription drugs in claims submitted to federal health care programs. As a result, Medicare Part D, Medicaid and TRICARE paid more than they should have for prescription drugs.

Ahold Delhaize USA is being accused of failing to report the discounted prescription prices as its “usual and customary” rates when billing Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and Tricare.

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Ahold Delhaize USA has inked a deal with NationsBenefits under which Medicare Advantage and Medicaid members can use a prepaid benefits card issued by the financial technology company to buy fresh produce, pantry staples and over-the-counter wellness items in the grocery company’s stores.

Dirk Van de Put and Frans Muller are co-chairs of The Consumer Goods Forum, a group of nearly 400 global companies taking on issues such as deforestation, human rights and food waste.

Last year, the CGF named Frans Muller, the president and CEO of grocery giant Ahold Delhaize, and Dirk Van de Put, the head of Oreo and Ritz manufacturer Mondelēz International, as its newest co-chairs through June 2025. The executives recently sat down with sister site Food Dive to discuss the role of the CGF, the responsibility consumer goods companies have in tackling issues affecting the planet and challenges that complicate efforts by the group to follow through on its mission.

Salisbury, NC; and White Plains, NY – Ahold Delhaize USA, the East Coast’s largest grocery retail group, Danone North America, a top purpose-driven food and beverage company, and The Nature Conservancy, a global conservation organization, today announced a value chain collaboration that seeks to enhance farm and supply chain resilience and reduce Scope 3 emissions from dairy production. The pilot, which will kick off this year, targets a shared reduction in methane emissions from the dairy supply in selected Danone North America yogurt products sold by retailers, including Ahold Delhaize USA brands, over the next five years.

According to the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) website, Dutch multinationals such as Aegon (Transamerica), Ahold Delhaize, Airbus, CNH Industrial, KPMG, Louis Dreyfus, LyondellBasell, and Philips have US subsidiaries whose Political Action Committees (PACs) made direct donations to these Congress members.

According to the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) website, the following eight of the largest Netherlands-headquartered multinationals [Aegon (Transamerica), Ahold Delhaize, Airbus, CNH Industrial, KPMG, Louis Dreyfus, LyondellBasell, Philips] have U.S. subsidiaries whose Political Action Committees (PACs) have donated directly to the campaigns of U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Those certification votes were held after the courts had ruled the election was fair... Those Congress members have been strongly criticized for attempting to undermine democracy by voting against certification...

Party Committees</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23. Contributions to Fed. Candidates/Committees and Other Political Committees</td><td>5500.00</td><td>12500.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24. Independent Expenditures (SCHEDULE E)</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25. Coordinated Expenditures Made by Party Committees (SCHEDULE F)</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26. Loan Repayments Made</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27. Loans Made</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">28. Refunds of Contributions To:</td> </tr> <tr> <td> (a) Individuals/Persons Other Than Political Committees</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td> (b) Political Party Committees</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td> (c) Other Political Committees (such as PACs)</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td> (d) Total Contribution Refunds (28(a) + (b) + (c))</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29. Other Disbursements</td><td>12000.00</td><td>33000.00</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3">30. Federal Election Activity</td></tr> <tr><td> (a) (i) Allocated Federal Election Activity - Federal Share (SCHEDULE H6)</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr>

<table> <tr> <td>Total disbursements</td> <td>$69,725.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Operating expenditures</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allocated operating expenditures - federal share</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allocated operating expenditures - nonfederal share</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other federal operating expenditures</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Transfers to affiliated committees</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Contributions to other committees</td> <td>$15,500.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Independent expenditures</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Party coordinated expenditures</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Loans made</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Loan repayments made</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total contribution refunds</td> <td>$225.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Individual refunds</td> <td>$225.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Political party refunds</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other committee refunds</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other disbursements</td> <td>$54,000.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total federal election activity</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allocated federal election activity - federal share</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allocated federal election activity - Levin share</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Federal election activity - federal only</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total federal disbursements</td> <td>$69,725.00 </td> </tr> </table>

Koninklijke Ahold and Delhaize Group, which between them own and operate five well-known U.S. supermarket chains, have agreed to sell 81 stores to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $28 billion merger would likely be anticompetitive in 46 local markets in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.