Ahold Delhaize Sets New Waste, Health Targets

By Dieter Holger

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV said Monday that it set new targets around healthy food and eliminating waste and is on track to meet its 2020 sustainability goals.

For its brands, the Dutch grocer said it aims to increase sales of healthy food to 51% of total own-brand food sales by 2022, halve food waste from operations by 2030 and reach zero plastic waste from packaging by 2025 through cutting plastic and moving to fully recyclable, reusable or compostable plastics, among other targets. It plans for a quarter of its own-brand packaging to be from recycled materials by 2025.

"Food-related diseases and the impact of climate change are affecting billions of people, including those in our communities and our business," said Frans Muller, president and chief executive of Ahold Delhaize, in prepared remarks. "I am convinced that this will make our business stronger and more robust for the future."

Write to Dieter Holger at dieter.holger@wsj.com; @dieterholger

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February 24, 2020 06:32 ET (11:32 GMT)

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