Ahold, Delhaize Execs Have Clear Vision of Essential First Steps in Pending Merger
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Progressive Grocer] By Meg Major - June 30, 2015 -
In the wake of the pending merger between international supermarket giants Ahold and Delhaize Group, Progressive Grocer spoke with Dick Boer and Frans Muller, respective CEOs of each company, to discuss the prevailing and future opportunities they foresee as they embark on what promises to be a complex, albiet fortifying, integration.
When asked about the first order of business that will be tackled on their massive to-do list once the deal closes in mid-2016, Boer said a key element of a smooth integration will be ample "pre-work and preparation about what, how, and where to start the process," which will focus "first and foremost on [collective] synergies and private label programs." The second element, he continued, ...
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