Ahold Delhaize POLITICAL

Target: Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. Research date: 26 October 2026 Audit scope: Corporate communications, disputed-territory operations, retail policies, political advocacy, financing, governance and controlling principals.

Corporate Communications & Public Stance

Official communications - Ukraine, 2022.

On 1 March 2022, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. published a statement condemning Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, describing the invasion as a breach of international law and announcing a €1 million contribution to the Red Cross for humanitarian relief in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. The acting entity was Ahold Delhaize; the announced beneficiary was the Red Cross; the communication channel was the company’s own newsroom. The earliest verified publication date is 1 March 2022. The announcement remains publicly accessible as of October 2026, approximately four years and seven months later. Its intended audience was the public, customers and other corporate stakeholders. The actual disbursement date and duration of the underlying humanitarian programme were not independently established.¹

Middle East communications - April 2026.

At the 8 April 2026 Annual General Meeting, Ahold Delhaize President and CEO Frans Muller referred to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, describing their consequences for consumers, markets and supermarkets. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the channel was its shareholder meeting and subsequently published minutes on the company’s corporate domain. The recorded remarks were addressed to shareholders and meeting participants. The communication is documented on 8 April 2026 and remains available through the published meeting minutes as of 26 October 2026. No definitive end date for public availability was stated.²

Official communications - Israeli-origin products, April 2026.

At the same AGM, Claude Sarrailh, then CEO of Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia, described corporate policies concerning suppliers operating in Israeli settlements and occupied Palestinian territories. The company stated that its brands apply labeling rules to Israeli-origin products and maintain due diligence procedures intended to exclude products originating from occupied Palestinian territories. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., represented by Sarrailh; the recipients were shareholders and stakeholders questioning sourcing practices. The communication occurred on 8 April 2026, was recorded in official minutes, and remained available in October 2026. The minutes establish the company’s stated policy, but do not provide independent farm-level verification of its effectiveness.²

Comparative public posture.

The company’s March 2022 Ukraine statement explicitly condemned military aggression and identified a humanitarian beneficiary and contribution amount. In April 2026, the company’s recorded Middle East communication discussed ongoing conflict and commercial effects without an equivalent specific condemnation of a named belligerent in the relevant passage. No public evidence identified of a separate, comparably explicit Ahold Delhaize parent-company declaration concerning Israeli military operations in Gaza within the sources examined. This observation concerns the identified corporate communications and does not establish the absence of every possible subsidiary-level statement.^{1, 2}

Market framing.

The company’s corporate presentation describes Ahold Delhaize as an international food retailer operating through local supermarket and e-commerce brands. Its publicly described operating markets include the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Greece, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Portugal and Indonesia. Israel is not presented as a direct retail operating market in that description. The source was current when accessed in October 2026; individual historical market-entry dates are not established by this source.³

Executive communication about geopolitical events.

The April 2026 AGM minutes record Frans Muller’s comments on Middle Eastern conflicts alongside Ukraine, inflation, technological change and household financial pressure. The remarks were made in his corporate leadership capacity and subsequently published by Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. The minutes do not document a personal financial donation or military endorsement arising from the remarks.²

Operations in Occupied or Contested Territories

Corporate territorial presence.

Ahold Delhaize’s published business description identifies supermarket and digital-commerce operations across the United States, Europe and Indonesia. Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories are not listed among its disclosed direct retail operating markets in that source. No public evidence identified of an Ahold Delhaize-owned supermarket, warehouse, production facility or directly operated franchise in an Israeli settlement through the materials examined. The absence of Israel from the company’s identified operating-market list does not establish that its international supply chain has no Israeli commercial relationships.³

Israeli-origin retail sourcing - 2026.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. acknowledged at its 8 April 2026 AGM that its retail brands sell some products originating from Israel. Claude Sarrailh stated that the company maintains guidelines against working with suppliers operating in Israeli settlements or occupied Palestinian territories, applies country-of-origin labeling requirements, and conducts supplier due diligence. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the immediate commercial channel was sourcing by its retail brands, including the Albert Heijn business discussed in the shareholder question. The earliest and latest verified observation of this particular management disclosure are both 8 April 2026. The company described the sourcing and due diligence arrangements in the present tense, indicating they were active on that date. Their operational status after that date has not been independently verified.²

Disputed supply-chain traceability.

At the April 2026 AGM, AH Apartheidvrij challenged the company’s supplier controls, arguing that Israeli agricultural sourcing can create a risk of settlement-origin products entering Dutch retail supply chains. The campaign asked whether Ahold Delhaize would audit Israeli suppliers and suspend relevant sourcing pending stronger verification. Its website published the question and management’s answer. The acting entity for the challenge was AH Apartheidvrij; the recipient was Ahold Delhaize management; the channel was an AGM intervention subsequently published on the campaign’s own domain. The dated intervention occurred on 8 April 2026 and remained published in October 2026. The challenge documents a supply-chain concern, while the material examined does not identify a specific shipment conclusively originating from a settlement.⁴

Company response to the sourcing challenge.

The official AGM minutes record Sarrailh’s statement that the company’s policy is to work only with suppliers that do not operate in occupied territories. He also described sanctions screening, Israeli-origin product labeling and due diligence intended to verify that products do not originate from occupied Palestinian territories. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the recipient was the AGM audience and stakeholders who had raised the question. The company’s official publication channel was its AGM minutes. The policy was described as operating on 8 April 2026; the minutes do not identify its original implementation date or subsequent independent audit results.²

Organized boycott campaign - BDS Nederland.

BDS Nederland published the Albert Heijn Apartheidvrij campaign, targeting the sale of Israeli products by the Dutch supermarket chain. The campaign identifies products such as fruit, vegetables and Israeli-branded food as subjects of its boycott appeal. The acting entity is BDS Nederland; the intended recipient is Albert Heijn and its customers; the communication channel is the campaign organization’s own website. The precise first publication date of the archived campaign page could not be established from the retrieved record. The page remained accessible in October 2026, but the date on which every individual campaign activity began or ended is unknown.⁵

Organized boycott action - Leiden, June 2026.

Leiden Palestina Coalitie states that its boycott working group organized activity at an Albert Heijn XL supermarket in Leiden in June 2026 and sent a letter to the store manager requesting a boycott of Israeli products. The acting entity was Leiden Palestina Coalitie; the recipient was the Albert Heijn store management and local shoppers; the communication channels included an in-person campaign, a letter and the coalition’s own website. June 2026 is the earliest and latest specifically documented action date. The campaign page remained available in October 2026, but whether the physical activity continued afterward is not established.⁶

Shareholder pressure - April 2026.

AH Apartheidvrij attended Ahold Delhaize’s AGM on 8 April 2026 to question the company about Israeli products and settlement-related sourcing risk. Its published account records the exchange with Claude Sarrailh. The acting entity was the campaign organization; the recipient was the company’s management board and shareholders; the channels were the AGM and the campaign website. The intervention occurred on 8 April 2026 and the published account remained accessible in October 2026. The campaign indicated an intention to pursue the issue further, but a later specific shareholder intervention was not independently established.⁴

Dutch regulatory context - September 2026.

Reporting published in September 2026 described Dutch restrictions on trade in Israeli settlement goods and the resulting traceability questions for supermarket chains. Albert Heijn was reported as stating that it was monitoring the requirements and would investigate products where necessary. The acting entity for that reported position was Albert Heijn; the recipient was the reporting outlet’s readership; the channel was third-party news publication. The reported statement concerns September 2026. Continued implementation or subsequent enforcement outcomes were not independently verified.⁷

UN database and international scrutiny.

No public evidence identified in the retrieved materials establishing that Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., Albert Heijn or another named group company appears on the UN OHCHR settlement-business database. No company-specific finding under A/HRC/59/23 was independently verified. The April 2026 AGM minutes nevertheless demonstrate that settlement sourcing and occupied-territory due diligence were subjects of direct shareholder scrutiny.^{2, 4}

Specific settlement suppliers and contracts.

No public evidence identified of a verified named Israeli settlement farm supplying Albert Heijn, a settlement-located Ahold Delhaize retail branch, an Israeli military procurement contract, or an occupied-territory logistics contract involving a named Ahold Delhaize subsidiary. The publicly documented commercial activity is Israeli-origin retail sourcing, which the company acknowledged in April 2026.²

Internal Governance, Content & Retail Policies

Retail sourcing guidelines.

At the 8 April 2026 AGM, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. stated that it maintains guidelines for suppliers connected to Israeli settlements and occupied territories, together with sanctions screening and product-origin due diligence. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the commercial counterparties were suppliers to its retail brands. The communication was delivered by Claude Sarrailh at the AGM and recorded in the company’s official minutes. The guidelines were described as active on 8 April 2026. Their original adoption date, exact contractual provisions and current supplier-by-supplier implementation status were not disclosed in the cited minutes.²

Political expression in an Amsterdam store - October 2023.

Dutch media outlet GeenStijl reported an incident involving a Palestinian solidarity slogan displayed at an Amsterdam Albert Heijn location. The report reproduced a response attributed to Ahold Delhaize Investor Relations stating that the display had been an individual action and that the store had been instructed to remove it. The acting entity was Ahold Delhaize, communicating through Investor Relations; the immediate recipient was an individual who contacted the company; the reporting channel was a third-party media website. The incident was reported in October 2023, and the company response was reproduced in that reporting. The reported removal ended the specific display, while the available evidence does not establish the employment status of the person responsible or any disciplinary outcome.⁸

Employee discipline connected to Palestine-related speech.

The October 2023 reporting documents removal of a political display, but does not substantiate dismissal, suspension or another employment sanction against a named employee. No public evidence identified of a verified company-wide programme of disciplinary measures against employees for expressing support for Palestinian civilians. The documented action concerns a specific store display in October 2023.⁸

Content moderation and editorial policy.

No public evidence identified of algorithmic suppression, coordinated removal of Palestine-related online content, or an Israel-Palestine-specific editorial moderation policy involving Ahold Delhaize’s retail platforms. The company’s published operating description identifies online retail among its activities but does not establish an Israel-Palestine-specific content moderation practice.³

Country-of-origin labeling.

Claude Sarrailh stated at the April 2026 AGM that Ahold Delhaize applies origin-labeling requirements to products sourced from Israel and conducts due diligence intended to exclude products from occupied Palestinian territories. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., acting through its retail brands; the beneficiaries of labeling were retail customers and regulatory compliance functions. The declaration was made on 8 April 2026 and published through the official corporate AGM record. The cited record does not establish the farm-level origin of every Israeli-origin product stocked by Albert Heijn.²

Independent labeling challenge.

AH Apartheidvrij argued during the April 2026 shareholder meeting that existing product-origin checks might be insufficient to distinguish agricultural products originating inside Israel’s internationally recognized borders from those originating in settlements. The acting entity was AH Apartheidvrij; the recipient was Ahold Delhaize management; the channel was a shareholder question reproduced on the campaign’s own website. This constitutes a documented challenge to the company’s sourcing controls, rather than an independently verified finding about a particular product batch.⁴

Comparative internal communications.

Ahold Delhaize’s March 2022 Ukraine statement explicitly described humanitarian support and announced financial aid, including assistance by European retail brands. The acting entity was Ahold Delhaize; the beneficiary was the Red Cross and affected civilians; the channel was the company’s own newsroom. The communication was issued on 1 March 2022 and remained publicly available in October 2026. No public evidence identified in the reviewed materials of an equivalent parent-company announcement establishing a specified Gaza humanitarian contribution.¹

Brand Heritage & State Partnerships

Historical corporate identity.

Ahold Delhaize’s corporate materials identify the business as a food-retailing group with brands originating in European and American supermarket markets. Its published strategy concerns supermarkets, digital retail, consumer value and sustainability. The company identifies its retail operating markets separately from Israel. No public evidence identified that the company’s foundational commercial branding asserts Israeli military heritage or a state-security origin.^{3, 9}

Commercial branding and geopolitical positioning.

Ahold Delhaize’s February 2026 annual-report announcement described its strategy as serving local communities through food retail and digital commerce. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the intended audience was shareholders, customers and other stakeholders; the channel was the company’s own newsroom. The report announcement was published on 25 February 2026 and remained accessible in October 2026. No public evidence identified of military or Israeli state-security identity being used as part of that published corporate positioning.⁹

Institutional and government engagement.

The company’s published Guidelines for Engaging with Public Policy Makers establish procedures for company and brand-level contact with elected officials and public authorities. They permit engagement on matters affecting the business and provide for coordination through public-affairs functions. The acting entity is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. and its brands; recipients are public officials and policy makers; the policy is published on the company’s own domain. The precise original adoption date of the retrieved policy version was not established. The policy was publicly accessible during the research period, while the dates and duration of individual engagements must be verified separately.¹⁰

Israeli state partnerships and cultural sponsorship.

No public evidence identified of Ahold Delhaize sponsoring an Israeli government public-relations campaign, a settlement cultural event, an IDF-sponsored commercial programme, or a formal non-commercial partnership with an Israeli military institution. The company’s disclosed policy on public-authority engagement provides general procedural context but does not document any such specific arrangement.¹⁰

Corporate honors and academic affiliations.

No public evidence identified of an Ahold Delhaize corporate honor conferred by the Israeli state, a company-funded Israeli geopolitical advocacy programme, or a formal partnership with an Israeli military-affiliated academic institution. The publicly identified corporate mandate is international grocery and e-commerce retailing.^{3, 9}

Lobbying, Advocacy, Financing & Logistics

Political-engagement framework.

Ahold Delhaize’s published policy states that political engagement is intended to address business-relevant matters and must comply with applicable laws and internal procedures. The policy permits company resources for authorized public-affairs activity and explains that U.S. federal candidate contributions are generally made through a separate employee-funded PAC rather than directly from corporate treasury funds. The acting entities are Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. and its brands; recipients are public officials and political decision-makers; the publication channel is the company’s own governance documentation. The policy was available during the research period; the precise original effective date of the retrieved version is unknown.¹⁰

United States political action committee.

United States Federal Election Commission records identify AHOLD DELHAIZE USA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, committee C00214304, as an active qualified corporation-connected PAC. The FEC records identify Ahold Delhaize USA, Inc. as its connected organization. The acting entity is the PAC; the recipients of its political disbursements are candidates and political committees identified through election-finance records; the disclosure channel is the official FEC database. The committee’s registration dates to 6 April 1987 [pre-2020], and its active registration was reported during the 2025–2026 election cycle. The earliest historical registration is confirmed, and the current filing status establishes continuation into the research period.¹¹

PAC financial activity - 2025–2026.

The FEC’s 2026-cycle committee profile reports political receipts and disbursements for Ahold Delhaize USA, Inc Political Action Committee during the period beginning 1 January 2025. The committee’s activity includes contributions to other committees, while the published figures distinguish receipts, operating activity and other disbursements. The acting entity is the registered PAC; the recipients are the political committees identified in FEC reporting; the channel is official federal election disclosure. Activity continued into 2026, including after both the 19 July 2024 ICJ advisory opinion and November 2024 ICC warrants. The FEC summary does not itself establish that any particular disbursement concerned Israel-Palestine policy.¹¹

Identified federal political recipients.

An independent compilation of FEC transaction data identifies contributions by the Ahold Delhaize USA political action committee during the 2025–2026 election cycle to U.S. federal candidates including Alma Adams, John Joyce and Richard Hudson. The acting entity is the registered PAC; the recipients are the identified candidates or their committees; the publication channel is an independent election-finance database drawing on FEC records. The compilation identifies three direct candidate contributions of $1,000 each: Alma Adams on 18 December 2025, John Joyce on 20 May 2026 and Richard Hudson on 27 May 2026. The cited compilation identifies these transactions in its itemized candidate-contribution data and distinguishes them from the committee’s broader financial-summary totals. The identified transactions are not established as donations to Israeli organizations or as payments earmarked for legislation concerning Israel-Palestine.¹²

Issue-specific geopolitical lobbying.

No public evidence identified of Ahold Delhaize or its U.S. PAC directing a verified payment to AIPAC, an Israeli settlement organization or an anti-BDS advocacy campaign. The company’s political-engagement policy and FEC registration establish general political activity, but do not independently demonstrate a specific Israel-Palestine lobbying intervention.^{10, 11}

Corporate financial contributions - Ukraine.

On 1 March 2022, Ahold Delhaize announced a €1 million Red Cross contribution for Ukraine-related humanitarian relief and additional assistance through European brands. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the announced beneficiary was the Red Cross; the communication channel was the corporate newsroom. The commitment was announced on 1 March 2022 and was accompanied by descriptions of local emergency support. Its precise completion date and final independently verified expenditure were not established in the announcement.¹

Military-welfare and settlement financing.

No public evidence identified of an Ahold Delhaize corporate donation to the IDF, Friends of the IDF, the Jewish National Fund, Regavim, Im Tirtzu or a named Israeli settlement fundraising organization. No verified company-specific military-welfare donation, recipient amount or transfer date was established in the reviewed disclosures.^{10, 11}

Crisis logistics and military support.

The company’s March 2022 disclosure documented humanitarian asset mobilization through European brands in response to the invasion of Ukraine. No public evidence identified of an equivalent company resource transfer to the Israeli military, Israeli Ministry of Defense, an Israeli reservist support fund or a settlement organization during the Israel-Gaza conflict.¹

Political activity after July and November 2024.

Ahold Delhaize’s PAC remained active during the 2025–2026 reporting period, while the April 2026 AGM documented continued Israeli-origin retail sourcing and ongoing supplier due diligence. These are separate recorded activities by different legal entities. The available evidence does not establish that the PAC’s post-November 2024 activity was directed toward Israel-Palestine policy.^{2, 11}

Corporate Structure & Primary Mission

Legal identity and ownership.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. is a publicly listed Dutch company with shares traded on Euronext Amsterdam. The company’s shareholder-information page discloses BlackRock Inc. with a 5.63% shareholding and 6.91% voting rights, based on an August 2023 notification, and Amundi Asset Management with a 3.09% shareholding and 3.03% voting rights, based on a September 2026 notification. These are dated regulatory ownership notifications rather than a complete real-time beneficial ownership register. The disclosed positions are below the 10% equity threshold. No holder of at least 10% of the company’s equity was established from this shareholder disclosure.¹³

Corporate business model.

Ahold Delhaize identifies food retailing, supermarkets, digital commerce and related operations as its principal businesses. Its published brand and market information identifies operations through multiple local brands across the United States, Europe and Indonesia. The acting legal parent is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; its commercial beneficiaries and counterparties are retail customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders. The operating description was publicly available in October 2026. No state-security or military objective is identified as the company’s principal corporate mission in this disclosure.³

Corporate governance mandate.

The company’s governance disclosures establish a Management Board and Supervisory Board structure, supported by articles of association, rules of procedure and shareholder governance arrangements. The acting entity is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the disclosure channel is the company’s corporate governance website. The retrieved governance materials describe conventional listed-company governance arrangements. No public evidence identified of an Israeli state-held golden share, Israeli government veto right or explicit constitutional requirement to advance Israeli geopolitical objectives.¹⁴

Executive control - October 2026.

An official 13 October 2026 announcement identifies Frans Muller, Jolanda Poots-Bijl, Claire Peters and Margaret Versteden-van Duijn as members of the company’s Management Board following the Extraordinary General Meeting. Thierry Garnier was also appointed in connection with the planned CEO succession. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the beneficiaries were the company and its shareholders; the channel was its official newsroom. The appointments were announced on 13 October 2026 and remained effective or prospective according to their respective stated commencement dates.¹⁵

Prospective leadership transition.

On 21 October 2026, Ahold Delhaize announced that Thierry Garnier would join the business on 11 January 2027 and succeed Frans Muller as President and CEO at the close of business on 3 March 2027. The acting entity was Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.; the audience was shareholders and the public; the channel was the corporate newsroom. As of 26 October 2026 the transition was prospective, with Frans Muller remaining the incumbent CEO.¹⁶

Former leadership and cessation.

Claude Sarrailh, previously CEO Europe & Indonesia, announced his intended departure in May 2026. Ahold Delhaize subsequently announced Margaret Versteden-van Duijn as his successor, with her new role commencing in October 2026. The official October board announcement identifies Margaret as the incumbent regional CEO. Sarrailh’s April 2026 shareholder-meeting statements are attributable to his role at that time. The dates of the transition are documented by Ahold Delhaize’s own public announcements.^{17, 15}

Integrated retail entities.

Ahold Delhaize’s corporate operating description identifies Albert Heijn and bol.com among its Dutch retail activities, Delhaize in Belgium, Mega Image in Romania, Albert in the Czech Republic, and joint-venture interests in Super Indo and Pingo Doce. It also describes substantial U.S. supermarket operations. These relationships were publicly described during the research period. The available materials do not establish an Israel-Palestine-specific political act by each individual brand.³

Foundational state mandate.

No public evidence identified of a founding charter establishing Israeli state-building, settlement expansion, military logistics or geopolitical advocacy as Ahold Delhaize’s primary purpose. The company’s disclosed activity is food retailing and e-commerce, with governance exercised through its listed-company structure.^{3, 14}

Executive & Leadership Footprint

Named-entity search record - parent and significant shareholders.

• Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. - listed parent: Searched for Israel-Palestine statements, settlement sourcing, advocacy, political donations and military-related support. Verified corporate statements on Israeli-origin sourcing and occupied-territory supplier controls at the April 2026 AGM. The acting entity was the company; the recipients were shareholders and retail stakeholders; the channel was its official AGM minutes; the observed communication dates to 8 April 2026 and remains published in October 2026.²

• BlackRock Inc. - disclosed institutional shareholder: Searched for shareholder control, Israel-Palestine advocacy and company-specific governance intervention. The Ahold Delhaize shareholder register reports a 5.63% capital interest and 6.91% voting interest, disclosed on 11 August 2023. No public evidence identified of an Israel-Palestine-related direction issued by BlackRock specifically to Ahold Delhaize. The ownership notification is historical, and its current precise percentage is not independently established.¹³

• Amundi Asset Management - disclosed institutional shareholder: Searched for ownership control, settlement-related advocacy and company-specific interventions. Ahold Delhaize reports a 3.09% capital interest and 3.03% voting interest disclosed on 24 September 2026. No public evidence identified of an Israel-Palestine-specific intervention by Amundi in Ahold Delhaize governance.¹³

• Holder of 10% or more of the company’s equity: The disclosed shareholder positions examined do not identify such a holder. No public evidence identified establishing an individual or institution with a verified equity interest of at least 10% through the reviewed shareholder information.¹³

Named-entity search record - current and incoming controlling principals.

• Frans Muller - incumbent President and CEO: Searched for Israel-Palestine statements, IDF/FIDF/JNF donations, settlement sponsorship, defence investments and geopolitical board memberships. Verified comments referring to Middle Eastern conflicts in the 8 April 2026 AGM minutes. The acting individual spoke as CEO to shareholders through an official corporate meeting; the remarks occurred on 8 April 2026 and remain publicly recorded. No public evidence identified of the specified personal military-welfare donations or settlement-related advocacy activities.²

• Wiebe Draijer - Supervisory Board Chair: Searched for personal Israel-Palestine advocacy, donations, Israeli state institutional affiliations, defence directorships and settlement sponsorships. Ahold Delhaize announced his appointment in August 2025, effective as Chair from 1 October 2025. No public evidence identified of the specified Israel-Palestine-related personal activities. The chairmanship is confirmed as continuing through the company’s October 2026 leadership disclosure.^{18, 19}

• Thierry Garnier - appointed future CEO: Searched for Israel-Palestine advocacy, Israeli defence interests, personal political philanthropy and geopolitical affiliations. Ahold Delhaize announced that he will join on 11 January 2027 and become CEO on 3 March 2027. No public evidence identified of the specified personal Israel-Palestine activities. His future CEO authority had not commenced by the research date.¹⁶

• Jolanda Poots-Bijl - CFO: Searched for personal Israel-Palestine advocacy, military-welfare donations, settlement philanthropy and Israeli defence affiliations. Confirmed as a current Management Board member in October 2026. No public evidence identified of the specified personal activities.¹⁵

• Claire Peters - CEO Ahold Delhaize USA: Searched for personal Israel-Palestine statements, military-welfare donations, Israeli defence investments and relevant advocacy memberships. Confirmed as a Management Board member on 13 October 2026. No public evidence identified of the specified personal activities.¹⁵

• Margaret Versteden-van Duijn - CEO Europe & Indonesia: Searched for personal Israel-Palestine advocacy, donations, settlement organizations and geopolitical board affiliations. Confirmed as a Management Board member in October 2026. No public evidence identified of the specified personal activities.¹⁵

• Claude Sarrailh - former CEO Europe & Indonesia: Searched for Israel-Palestine advocacy, personal donations and settlement-related affiliations. Verified his 8 April 2026 AGM statement describing Ahold Delhaize’s Israeli-origin sourcing and occupied-territory policies. The acting individual spoke in his executive capacity; the recipient was the AGM audience; the communication channel was the official meeting and published minutes. His subsequent departure was announced in May 2026 and the company appointed a successor later in 2026. No public evidence identified of personal military-related financing or settlement sponsorship.^{2, 17}

• JJ Fleeman - former CEO Ahold Delhaize USA: Searched for personal Israel-Palestine advocacy, IDF-related donations, defence investments and settlement organizational affiliations. The April 2026 AGM minutes identify him as U.S. CEO at that meeting, and the October 2026 board announcement identifies Claire Peters as the incumbent successor. No public evidence identified of the specified personal activities.^{2, 15}

Named-entity search record - other Executive Committee members.

• Natalia Wallenberg - Chief Human Resources Officer: Searched for Palestine-related employee policy, public political advocacy, military donations and settlement affiliations; searched, none found. Listed on the company’s October 2026 leadership page.¹⁹

• Jan Brecht - Chief Technology Officer: Searched for Israeli military technology partnerships, defence investments and geopolitical advocacy; searched, none found. Listed on the company’s October 2026 leadership page.¹⁹

• Alex Holt - Chief Sustainability Officer: Searched for occupied-territory due diligence statements, Israel-Palestine advocacy and settlement-related partnerships; searched, none found. Listed on the company’s October 2026 leadership page.¹⁹

• Linn Evans - Chief Legal Officer: Searched for anti-BDS litigation, settlement-related legal actions, sanctions policy and geopolitical advocacy; searched, none found. Listed on the company’s October 2026 leadership page.¹⁹

Named-entity search record - Supervisory Board.

• Katie Doyle - Vice-Chair: Searched for Israeli defence affiliations, geopolitical advocacy and settlement-related philanthropy; searched, none found. Identified on the corporate leadership page.¹⁹

• Robert Jan van de Kraats - Supervisory Board member: Searched for Israeli defence-sector directorships, political donations and settlement advocacy; searched, none found. Identified on the corporate leadership page.¹⁹

• Helen Weir - Supervisory Board member: Searched for Israel-Palestine public statements, military-welfare donations and geopolitical institutional ties; searched, none found. Identified on the corporate leadership page.¹⁹

• Pauline van der Meer Mohr - Supervisory Board member: Searched for Israel-Palestine advocacy, settlement-related charity activities and defence investments; searched, none found. Her continued board appointment was confirmed at the April 2026 AGM.²⁰

• Neela Montgomery - Supervisory Board member: Searched for Israel-Palestine advocacy, political donations and Israeli defence-sector affiliations; searched, none found. Her appointment was approved at the April 2026 AGM.²⁰

• Frank van Zanten - Supervisory Board member: Searched for military or state-security affiliations, pro-Israel advocacy and settlement donations; searched, none found. Identified on the corporate leadership page.¹⁹

• Jan Zijderveld - Supervisory Board member: Searched for Israel-Palestine advocacy, Israeli military-linked board positions and settlement philanthropy; searched, none found. Identified on the corporate leadership page.¹⁹

• Per Bank - Supervisory Board member: Searched for political advocacy concerning Israel-Palestine, defence-industry affiliations and military-linked donations; searched, none found. Identified on the corporate leadership page.¹⁹

• Edmond Mesrobian - Supervisory Board member: Searched for Israeli defence-technology affiliations, relevant geopolitical advocacy and political philanthropy; searched, none found. Appointed to the Supervisory Board on 13 October 2026.¹⁵

Named-entity search record - integrated businesses.

• Albert Heijn - Dutch retail brand: Searched for settlement produce, Israeli-origin goods, boycott campaigns, store-level political expression and supplier policies. Verified subject of the April 2026 shareholder sourcing challenge, June 2026 Leiden campaign and October 2023 Amsterdam political-display incident. The corresponding acting entities and recipients are identified in the relevant sections above. Israeli-origin sourcing was acknowledged as active in April 2026; individual product-level sourcing dates remain unverified.^{2, 6, 8}

• Ahold Delhaize USA, Inc. - U.S. operating entity: Searched for Israel-Palestine lobbying, political donations and military-beneficiary financing. Verified as the connected organization of the active U.S. PAC. The PAC’s registration dates to 1987 [pre-2020] and its FEC activity continued in 2026. No public evidence identified of an Israel-Palestine-earmarked contribution.¹¹

• Food Lion - U.S. retail brand: Searched for Israeli products, employee Palestine-related controversies, FIDF donations and settlement sponsorship; searched, none found. Identified among Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. retail businesses.³

• Stop & Shop - U.S. retail brand: Searched for Israeli-origin sourcing controversies, military-welfare donations and pro-Palestine employee actions; searched, none found. Identified among Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. retail businesses.³

• Giant Food - U.S. retail brand: Searched for Israeli-origin supply-chain disputes, political advocacy and military-related corporate donations; searched, none found. Identified among Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. retail businesses.³

• The GIANT Company - U.S. retail brand: Searched for settlement sourcing, political donations and Israel-Palestine employee disputes; searched, none found. Identified among the company’s U.S. retail businesses.³

• Hannaford - U.S. retail brand: Searched for Israeli settlement products, geopolitical advocacy and military-welfare donations; searched, none found. Identified among Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. retail businesses.³

• Delhaize - Belgian retail brand: Searched for Israeli-origin produce, settlement-product campaigns, anti-BDS policies and employee controversies; searched, none found. Identified as a Belgian operating brand.³

• bol.com - Dutch online retail brand: Searched for Israel-Palestine content moderation, prohibited products, settlement-related listings and political advertising policies; searched, none found. Identified among the company’s Dutch and Belgian retail activities.³

• Mega Image - Romanian retail brand: Searched for Israeli product sourcing, settlement-related produce, military-support donations and geopolitical advocacy; searched, none found. Identified as a Romanian operating brand.³

• Albert - Czech retail brand: Searched for Israel-origin food products, settlement sourcing disputes and regional geopolitical advocacy; searched, none found. Identified as a Czech operating brand.³

• Super Indo - Indonesian joint venture: Searched for Israel-Palestine corporate statements, state partnerships and military-related financing; searched, none found. Identified as an Indonesian joint-venture business.³

• Pingo Doce - Portuguese joint venture: Searched for Israeli settlement sourcing, Palestine-related boycotts and geopolitical corporate advocacy; searched, none found. Identified as a Portuguese joint-venture business.³

Founder and family-office investigations.

The current public governance and corporate-history materials identify Ahold Delhaize as the successor to established grocery businesses. No public evidence identified of a current founder-controlled family office exercising an established controlling equity or veto position in Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., or of a founder-linked foundation making a verified donation to an Israeli military-welfare or settlement organization. No founder-controlled interest of at least 10% was established from the reviewed shareholder disclosure.^{3, 13}

Personal donations and military-linked financing.

No public evidence identified of a documented personal donation by the named current or former controlling principals to the IDF, Friends of the IDF, JNF/KKL, Regavim, Im Tirtzu, Lev Echad or a settlement-support organization. The corporate leadership disclosures establish the relevant officeholders but do not contain verified personal donation records matching these categories.^{15, 19}

Executive advocacy and settlement endorsement.

No public evidence identified of a verified public statement by the named controlling principals expressly endorsing Israeli settlements, soliciting military donations for the IDF, or calling for political suppression of Palestinian civilian advocacy. The verified executive communications most directly related to the conflict concern Frans Muller’s general reference to Middle Eastern conflicts and Claude Sarrailh’s statement on occupied-territory sourcing controls at the April 2026 AGM.²