Delhaize Group Announces First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 28, 2010 - Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels:DELB) (NYSE:DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, confirms that it will announce its first quarter 2010 results (ended March 31, 2010) on Wednesday May 5, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. CET. The press release will be available on Delhaize Group's website (www.delhaizegroup.com <http://www.delhaizegroup.com/>) immediately after its publication. The Delhaize Group management team will discuss the first quarter 2010 results during an investor conference call that will start at 03.00 p.m. CET (09.00 a.m. ET) on May 5, 2010. To participate in the conference call, please call +44 20 7108 6248 (U.K.) or +1 210 795 1098 (U.S.), with "Delhaize" as password. The conference call will also be broadcast live over the internet on May 5, 2010 at 03.00 p.m. CET (09.00 a.m. ET) at www.delhaizegroup.com. An audio replay of this webcast will be available at the same website starting at 06.00 p.m. CET (12.00 p.m. ET) on May 5, 2010. ? Delhaize Group Delhaize Group is a Belgian international food retailer present in six countries on three continents. At the end of 2009, Delhaize Group's sales network consisted of 2 732 stores. In 2009, Delhaize Group posted EUR?19.9 billion (USD 27.8 billion) in revenues and EUR 514 million (USD 717 million) in net profit (Group share). At the end of 2009, Delhaize Group employed approximately 138?000 people. Delhaize Group's stock is listed on Euronext Brussels (DELB) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEG). ? Contacts Guy Elewaut: + 32 2 412 29 48 Geert Verellen: + 32 2 412 83 62 Aur?lie Bultynck: + 32 2 412 83 61 Amy Shue (U.S. investors): +1 704 633 82 50 (ext. 2529) Barbera Hoppenbrouwers (media): + 32 2 412 86 69 [HUG#1409131] Persbericht in pdf formaat: http://hugin.info/133961/R/1409131/361772.pdf