Ahold Delhaize's local brand Delhaize opens largest wine bottling plant in the Benelux
28 Settembre 2022 - 11:00AM
- It serves multiple Ahold Delhaize brands in Europe and the
U.S.
- The plant builds on a long tradition. The first Delhaize wine
bottling plant opened in 1880.
- Capacity of bottling 18.000 bottles per hour.
- Reducing carbon emissions through bulk transportation.
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 28 September,
2022. Yesterday, in the presence of Belgian Prime Minister,
Alexander De Croo, Delhaize opened its new wine bottling plant in
Brussels. Standing at 9,500 square metres, it is the largest in the
Benelux, representing an investment of €30 million. The plant will
not only bottle wine for Delhaize customers, but also for other
Ahold Delhaize brands in Europe and the U.S. and brands outside
Ahold Delhaize. With this new plant, Ahold Delhaize strengthens its
wine expertise in a sustainable and efficient way.
In the bottling plant, wines from different vineyards from
around the world arrive in bulk, in tankers or via containers. They
are stored in large barrels in the wine cellar until they are ready
to be bottled. Before the wine is bottled or boxed and goes to the
store, the wine goes through a number of processes such as
filtering. The filtration and storage processes are still carried
out in the traditional way.
Reducing carbon emissions through bulk
transportation It is the ambition to bottle a natural
product such as wine in a sustainable way. That is why Delhaize has
invested in sustainable systems such as water and heating for
cleaning and maintaining the temperature in the building. Besides
that, the wine is stored underground as there is an almost constant
temperature in winter and summer without the need for cooling or
heating. Importing wine from all over the world in bulk, instead of
bottled wines not only halves transportation costs, it also reduces
the wine's carbon emissions.
Sharing expertiseDelhaize wants to continue to
offer affordable high-quality wine to customers. The wine that is
bottled in the new plant will not only be available in Delhaize
stores, but also at other brands within Ahold Delhaize. By doing
so, the brands are sharing expertise with a focus on innovation,
sustainability and affordable prices for customers.
Wouter Kolk, CEO Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia: "The
great local brands of Ahold Delhaize all have their own special or
local expertise. I am always proud when we can share knowledge in a
way that benefits our other brands, and their customers.Today it
becomes clear that Delhaize’s 140+ years of experience in bottling
wines is taken to an even more ambitious level. My congratulations
to the Delhaize team for this strong and sustainable
achievement!"
Art of the heritage Wine has always been an
important product for Delhaize. Shortly after Delhaize was founded
in 1867, it opened its own wine bottling plant in 1880 in Brussels.
This tradition continues with the opening of the new, high-tech
wine bottling plant which can bottle the equivalent of 14 Olympic
swimming pools per year and has a storage capacity of three million
liters of wine.
New wine bottling plant in numbers:
- Investment of €30 million
- 9,500 m² surface area
- Serves multiple Ahold Delhaize brands: Delhaize, Albert Heijn,
Gall & Gall, AB Vassilopoulos, Mega Image, Albert, Hannaford
and Food Lion.
- Storage capacity of three million liters of wine
- 18,000 bottles bottled per hour
- Four bottle lines
- 8 km of pipes in which wine is transported
- 150 different wines
- 73 employees and wine experts
- Half of the bottles sold at Delhaize come from this bottling
plant
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About Ahold DelhaizeAhold Delhaize is one
of the world’s largest food retail groups and a leader in both
supermarkets and e-commerce. Its family of great local brands
serves 55 million customers each week, both in stores and online,
in the United States, Europe, and Indonesia. Together, these brands
employ more than 413,000 associates in 7,452 grocery and specialty
stores and include the top online retailer in the Benelux and the
leading online grocers in the Benelux and the United
States. Ahold Delhaize brands are at the forefront of
sustainable retailing, sourcing responsibly, supporting local
communities and helping customers make healthier choices. The
company’s focus on four growth drivers – drive omnichannel growth,
elevate healthy and sustainable, cultivate best talent and
strengthen operational excellence – is helping to fulfil its
purpose, achieve its vision and prepare its brands and businesses
for tomorrow. Headquartered in Zaandam, the
Netherlands, Ahold Delhaize is listed on the Euronext
Amsterdam and Brussels stock exchanges (ticker: AD) and its
American Depositary Receipts are traded on the over-the-counter
market in the U.S. and quoted on the OTCQX International
marketplace (ticker: ADRNY). For more information, please
visit: www.aholddelhaize.com.
- Ahold Delhaize's local brand Delhaize opens largest wine
bottling plant in the Benelux
- Ahold Delhaize's local brand Delhaize opens largest wine
bottling plant in the Benelux
- Ahold Delhaize's local brand Delhaize opens largest wine
bottling plant in the Benelux
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