The Ahold Delhaize logo is seen at the company's headquarters in Zaandam, Netherlands August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photoon Wednesday reported a 4.4% rise second-quarter underlying operating income, citing good U.S. margins and strong European sales growth.
Ahold, which operates the Stop & Shop, Giant, Food Lion and Hannaford chains in the United States, its biggest market, and the Albert Heijn and Delhaize chains in the Netherlands and Belgium, posted sales up 4.3% at constant exchange rates to 22.1 billion euros. "On a positive note, we see more evidence that inflation has passed its peak," CEO Frans Muller said in a statement. However it is still affecting costs "due to higher energy, commodity, transport and labour costs, all of which are having a particularly notable impact on our European margins".
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