Delhaize Group · Brussels Belgium ·(NYSE: DEG)(Euronext Brussels: DELB)

This Belgian's roar can be heard from Brussels to Bali to Baltimore. Food retailer Delhaize Group runs some 2,670 stores -- including flagship banner Delhaize Le Lion -- throughout North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Food retailing accounts for a lion's share of the company's profits, but it also engages in food wholesaling and non-food retailing of pet and health and beauty products. Delhaize Group's sales network consists of company-operated, affiliated, and franchised stores, 85% of which are in supermarket format. Other store formats include neighborhood, convenience, and specialty stores. US subsidiary Delhaize America is one of the largest supermarket operators on the East Coast. To read the full description, subscribe now.