Royal Ahold N.V. (Ahold) is a multi-local food provider, serving its customers through food and retail and foodservice operations. Ahold provides quality food to 40 million people worldwide every week. Under their own local brand names, Ahold companies operate approximately 9,000 supermarkets, hypermarkets and convenience stores in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia. Ahold operates over 1,600 stores grouped in six retail operating companies along the U.S. eastern seaboard under the regional brand names of Stop & Shop, Giant-Carlisle, Giant-Landover, Tops, BI-LO, and Bruno's.