Ahold USA Inc. / AHO
Giant Food, owned by Dutch parent company Royal Ahold, operates 185 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District and employs 21,000 people. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)
About Ahold USA Inc.
1315 Lee-Jackson Memorial Hwy., Suite 210, Fairfax, Va. 22033
www.aholdusa.com
| 703-961-6000
| Founded: 1988
Industry: Retail | Category: Top Companies Headquartered Outside Region
Giant Food, Washington's largest grocer, experienced turbulence at the top last year. Dutch parent company Royal Ahold installed John Rishton as chief executive, replacing Anders Moberg. Locally, industry veteran Robin Michel was appointed executive vice president and general manager of Washington- and Baltimore-area Giant stores. Ahold also completed its sale of food distributor U.S. Foodservice, based in Columbia, to private-equity firms Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in July.
CFO: Bob Fishbune
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 104,968 | Local employees: 10,612Did You Know
KID STUFF: About 150 Giant employees volunteered to build a playground in Southeast Washington in one day in April in partnership with the nonprofit group So Others Might Eat.
