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Generate Profi table
Sales Growth Pursue Best-in-Class
Execution
Operate as a
Responsible Company
Group Synergies and
Exchange of Best Practices
Our strength as a Group stems from the continuous exchange of ideas and the
creativity of the local companies supported by the global scale of the Group.
Sharing experiences, learning and leveraging our size are fundamental to our
success.
Talent Development
To support the creation of Group synergies
and the exchange of best practices, Delhaize
Group regularly offers international training and
development opportunities to its managers. In
2007, the Group continued its series of global
sharing sessions, holding ten such events. These
summits bring associates together online to share
experiences on specifi c topics that are important
to our business. The Leadership College initiative
moved into its second year in 2007. Each year, a
small group of senior high-potential executives
from different operating units and functions are
chosen to work together on a signifi cant business
issue in a team environment that is supported
by executive management and development
professionals.
Three years ago, Delhaize Group launched the “Skill
of the Year” concept. Since then, various domains
of expertise have been covered including a fi nance
training program aimed at strengthening the
fi nancial knowledge of the Group’s corporate and
operating company leadership. In 2007, the central
theme was “Executional Excellence,” building
organizational capability to facilitate stronger
execution in retail and support functions. Several
sessions were held around the world to reach the
management of the operating companies.
Sales Expertise
Building sales is the heart of our business and the
subject of many of our cross-banner initiatives.
Delhaize Belgium, with a decade of experience in
chilled prepared meals, supported Delhaize’s U.S.
operating companies in their development of a
range of restaurant-quality prepared meals to be
introduced in 2008. The U.S. operating companies
also benefi ted from Delhaize Belgium’s leadership
position in the area of private brand development.
Hannaford and Food Lion supported Sweetbay
during the conversion from Kash ‘n Karry.
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