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Hannaford: Company type: Subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize: Industry: Retail grocery store: Founded: 1883 (141 years ago) () in Portland, Maine, U.S. Founder: Arthur Hannaford: Headquarters: Scarborough, Maine, U.S.
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Arthur Hannaford sells high-quality fruits and vegetables from a one-horse produce cart on the Portland, Maine, waterfront.
Edward Hannaford succeeds his brother, Howard, as president. He served in this capacity for 34 years – the longest of any Hannaford president to date.
A leading produce wholesaler in Northern New England, Hannaford relocates to a five-story, state-of-the-art warehouse on Cross Street in Portland.
Hannaford begins a long-standing partnership with the United Way; in 2007, associates raise and donate more than $1.8 million to help fund United Way programs.
At the suggestion of Vice President Stewart Taylor, Hannaford joined the Clover Farm Group, a national organization of independent grocers, allowing the company to increase variety and inventory while reducing operating costs.
Hannaford expands into the wholesale grocery business with the purchase of H. S. Melcher Co., parent company of Red & White stores throughout Maine.
Stewart Taylor was rewarded for his business acumen by being named Edward Hannaford's successor as president of the company.
Hannaford ventures into retailing for the first time under a unique equity partnership arrangement with William T. Cottle, owner of Cottle's Supermarkets.
Continuing a strategic shift from wholesale to retail, Hannaford merges with T. R. Savage Co. of Bangor, laying the groundwork for future retail expansion in Northern Maine.
To service an expanding retail business, Hannaford opens a modern 200,000-square-foot warehouse in South Portland, Maine; Walter Whittier is appointed president of the company.
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Hannaford Bros. was founded in 1883 by brothers Howard, Arthur, and Edward Hannaford. The Hannafords were farmers in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where they grew a variety of fruits and vegetables. They opened their first shop on the Portland, Maine, waterfront as an outlet for the produce they grew on the farm.
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Hannaford Bros. made its debut in 1883 when Arthur Hannaford left the family farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, with a cart loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables and made his way six miles east...
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Contact information. 79 Bicentennial Drive, Manchester, NH 03104. Phone: Fax: Website. www.hannaford.com. Hannaford Supermarket. A lot has changed since 1883, the year Arthur Hannaford began selling high-quality fruits & vegetables from a produce cart on the Portland, Maine, waterfront.
