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• Netherlands-based Royal Ahold's earnings rise

  - 2008-03-07

  Royal Ahold NV, the Netherlands-based owner of the Stop & Shop and Giant Food supermarket chains in the United States, reported a 9.2 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings on strong results from its Dutch grocery operations. Net profit was 262 million euros ($398 million), up from 240 million euros a...

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• Two buyout firms may vie for U.S. Foodservice

  - 2008-02-18

  NEW YORK -- Clayton Dubilier & Rice, Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. may be bidding for U.S. Foodservice, or USF, the second-largest U.S. broadline distributor, according to Bloomberg.com. USF, which is owned by Royal Ahold, is valued at $6 billion.

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• Royal Ahold NV reports fourth-quarter sales

  - 2008-01-28

  Royal Ahold NV, the owner of the U.S. Giant supermarket chain, reported fourth-quarter sales that beat estimates after revenue at its Stop & Shop stores in the country climbed almost twice as much as analysts had predicted. Ahold rose 2 percent in Amsterdam trading, adding to yesterday's 5.5 percent climb,...

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• Amsterdam-based Royal Ahold names new CEO

  - 2007-11-19

  Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of Giant Food and Stop & Shop supermarkets in the U.S., named John Rishton, a 49-year-old Briton, as its permanent chief executive officer, more than six months after he was tapped as a temporary replacement for Anders Moberg. Kimberly Ross, 42, who had been...

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• Royal Ahold N.V. - Company Analysis Offers Key Financial Data, Ratio And SWOT Analysis.

  - 2007-06-22

  M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 2007-Research and Markets: Royal Ahold N.V. - Company Analysis Offers Key Financial Data, Ratio And SWOT AnalysisC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22062007 Dublin: Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60548) has announced the addition of "Royal Ahold N.V. - Company Analysis"...

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• Dutch-based Royal Ahold NV reports lower earnings

  - 2007-06-08

  Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch-based owner of grocery chains including Landover-based Giant Food, said first-quarter earnings and sales were down slightly due to worse margins and a weaker dollar. Net profit was 237 million euros ($320 million), down from 239 million euros a year earlier. Sales slipped to 13.2 billion...

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• Royal Ahold's profit doubles, plans to sell Columbia-based U.S.

  - 2007-03-24

  Royal Ahold NV, the Netherlands-based owner of the Stop & Shop and Giant Food supermarkets, reported fourth-quarter net income of 239 million euros ($319 million), or 15 cents a share, from 108 million euros, or 7 cents, in 2005's last three months. Ahold will buy back 3 billion euros worth...

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• Two buyout firms may vie for U.S. Foodservice

  - 2007-03-05

  NEW YORK -- Clayton Dubilier & Rice Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. may be bidding for U.S. Foodservice, or USF, the second-largest U.S. broadline distributor, according to Bloomberg.com. USF, which is owned by Royal Ahold, is valued at $6 billion.

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• ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC - Directorate Change.

  - 2007-02-07

  7th February, 2007 CHANGES TO THE ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC BOARD Rolls-Royce has appointed Professor Peter Gregson and John Rishton as non-executive directors. They will join...

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• U.S. Foodservice to be sold by Royal Ahold

  - 2006-12-04

  AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS -- Royal Ahold, based here, said it would exit the foodservice business by divesting U.S. Foodservice of Columbia, Md. A statement from the parent company said: "U.S. Foodservice has the potential to further improve its performance, but we see limited near-term synergies between it and retail operations....

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