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Ahold Delhaize outlines the details of its integration strategy

The ‘Better Together’ strategy will capture the benefits of international scale and includes plans to buy more strategically, waste less, invest in own brands and develop local service in stores. The group plans to deliver €500m in synergies by 2019.

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