DELHAIZE AMERICA FACTS

Headquarters: Salisbury, N.C.tely 1,500Volume: $15.4 billion in year ending Jan. 3 (SN estimate)Founding year: Delhaize Group first entered the United States in 1974Operating area: 16 states in Eastern U.S.Retail banners: Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n' Karry, Harveys