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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 28, 2002

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File number 0-6080

DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(704) 633-8250
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X]     No [ ]

Outstanding shares of common stock of the Registrant as of November 11, 2002.

Class A Common Stock – 91,050,642,127
Class B Common Stock – 75,287,145

THE REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) and (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT.

DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
SEPTEMBER 28, 2002

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
For the 13 weeks ended September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001
(Dollars in thousands)

See notes to condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME/(LOSS)
(Unaudited)
For the 39 weeks ended September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001
(Dollars in thousands)

See notes to condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

See notes to condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the 39 weeks ended September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001
(Dollars in thousands)

See notes to condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1) Basis of Presentation:

On April 25, 2001, Delhaize America, Inc. (“Delhaize America” or the “Company”) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delhaize Group as a result of the Delhaize Group Share Exchange (see Note 5). This transaction was accounted for as a purchase, and in connection with this treatment, a new entity has been deemed created for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, in these financial statements, the periods prior to the date of the Delhaize Group Share Exchange relate to the “predecessor company” and the periods subsequent to the date of the Delhaize Group Share Exchange relate to the “successor company” and have been labeled herein accordingly.

The accompanying financial statements are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and, consequently, do not include all the disclosures normally required by generally accepted accounting principles or those normally made in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delhaize America. Accordingly, the reader of this Form 10-Q should refer to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001 for further information.

The financial information presented herein has been prepared in accordance with the Company’s customary accounting practices and has not been audited. In the opinion of management, the financial information includes all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation of interim results.

2) Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

Selected cash payments and non-cash activities during the period were as follows:

3) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Inventories valued using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method comprised approximately 78% and 82% of inventories on September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001, respectively. Meat, produce and deli inventories are valued on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. If the FIFO method was used entirely, inventories would have been $67.3 million and $65.6 million greater as of September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001, respectively. In connection with the final accounting for the Delhaize Group Share Exchange discussed in Note 5, the Company recorded an adjustment to the basis for the LIFO inventories in the amount of $78.6 million at April 25, 2001. Application of the LIFO method resulted in increases in the cost of goods sold of $2.6 million for the 39 weeks ended September 28, 2002 (successor company) and $0.8 million for the 17 weeks ended April 28, 2001 (predecessor company) and $1.0 million for the 22 weeks ended September 29, 2001 (successor company).

4) Reclassification

Certain financial statement items in the prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

5) Acquisition

DELHAIZE GROUP SHARE EXCHANGE

On April 25, 2001, the Company and Delhaize Group consummated a share exchange whereby Delhaize Group exchanged each outstanding share of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock not already directly or indirectly held by Delhaize Group for 0.4 Delhaize Group American Depository Shares listed on The New York Stock Exchange or, at the option of each of our shareholders, 0.4 Delhaize Group ordinary shares listed on Euronext Brussels. The Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delhaize Group as a

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result of the Delhaize Group Share Exchange. Prior to this time, Delhaize Group owned approximately 44.88% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The Delhaize Group Share Exchange was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Effective as of the April 28, 2001 fiscal period end, the Company recorded adjustments to reflect the historical basis of 44.88% owned by Delhaize Group and the fair value of the purchased net assets as the new accounting basis in the Company’s financial statements.

As consideration, Delhaize Group issued approximately 40.2 million of its ordinary shares having an aggregate value of approximately $1.9 billion for the remaining 55.12% of the Company’s stock not previously owned directly or indirectly by Delhaize Group. Additional direct costs incurred in connection with the acquisition, primarily legal and other professional fees, in the amount of $26.4 million have been included in the purchase price allocation. Additional goodwill related to prior step acquisitions by Delhaize Group in the approximate amount of $198.1 million has also been reflected in the accompanying financial statements of the Successor Company.

During the first quarter of 2002, the Company finalized its purchase price allocation. The net purchase price was allocated as follows:

The Company’s accounting for the share exchange transaction resulted in an allocation of the purchase price to the Company’s assets and liabilities, which are comprised of 44.88% of historical basis and 55.12% of new basis as of the transaction date.

Significant fair value step adjustments to property and equipment were primarily related to buildings and improvements of approximately $141.3 million and capital equipment of approximately $9.7 million. Increases to identified intangible and other non-current assets consisted primarily of economic lease values of approximately $310.7 million, trademarks of approximately $242.5 million, assembled workforce of approximately $52.7 million, distribution network of approximately $84.3 million partially offset by reductions in the fair value of the prescription files of approximately $11.7 million and reductions in the fair value of the pension asset of approximately $12.7 million. The primary changes in the values of non-current liabilities as a result of the share exchange were fair value adjustments to decrease long-term debt by approximately $4.5 million, increase capital lease obligations by approximately $63.3 million, increase deferred income tax liabilities by approximately $313.4 million and to reduce approximately $73.0 million of the deferred loss on settlement of a hedge arrangement.

6) Derivative Financial Instruments

On December 31, 2000, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended, which requires that all derivative instruments be recognized as assets or liabilities in the financial statements. The Company entered into interest rate hedge agreements against potential increases in interest rates prior to the offering of debt securities in April 2001, which were used to refinance short-term borrowings entered into in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Hannaford Bros. Co. (“Hannaford”). The notional amount of the hedge agreements totaled $1.75 billion. These hedge agreements were structured to hedge against the risk of increasing market interest rates based on U.S. treasury rates, with the specified rates based on the anticipated maturities of the securities that were expected to be issued. The hedge agreements were settled as planned in connection with the completion of the private offering of debt securities resulting in a payment in the amount of the unrealized loss of approximately $214 million in April 2001. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 133 at the beginning of fiscal 2001, the unrealized loss associated with these hedge agreements was recorded in other comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes, and is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the associated debt securities. The Company amortized approximately $4.0 million, net of tax, of the other comprehensive loss associated with these hedge agreements to interest expense during the period from December 30, 2001 to September 28, 2002 compared to $0.3 million for the 17 weeks ended April 28, 2001 (predecessor company) and $3.4 million for the 22 weeks ended September 29, 2001 (successor company). The unrealized loss was reduced as of the date of the Delhaize Group Share Exchange (see Note 5). The remaining unrealized loss at September 28, 2002 totaled approximately $51.7 million, net of deferred taxes. In conjunction with debt retirement, the associated unrealized loss is recorded in “Net other loss from extinguishment of debt” in the Company’s consolidated statement of income during the period of extinguishment.

The Company entered into interest rate swap agreements, during the fourth quarter of 2001 and the third quarter of 2002, to manage its exposure to interest rate movements by effectively converting a portion of its debt from fixed to variable rates. Maturity dates of the Company’s interest rate swap arrangements match those of the underlying debt. These agreements involve the exchange of fixed rate payments for variable rate payments without the exchange of the underlying principal amounts. Variable rates for our agreements are based on six-month or three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR and are reset on a semiannual basis or quarterly basis. The differential between fixed and variable rates to be paid or received is accrued as interest rates change in accordance with the agreements and recognized over the life of the agreements as an adjustment to interest expense. The notional amounts of interest rate swap arrangements at September 28, 2002 were approximately $300 million maturing in 2006 and $200 million maturing in 2011. These agreements are accounted for as fair value hedges. For the 13 weeks and the 39 weeks ended September 28, 2002, interest expense decreased by $3.2 million and $7.8 million, respectively, in connection with these agreements. These agreements met the criteria for using the

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short-cut method, which assumes 100% hedge effectiveness, as prescribed by SFAS No. 133. The fair value of the Company’s debt has been increased by $19.9 million at September 28, 2002 in connection with these agreements. The Company has also recorded a derivative asset in connection with these agreements in the amount of $24.7 million recorded in other assets.

7) Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued SFAS, No. 141, “Business Combinations”. SFAS No. 141 addresses financial accounting and reporting for business combinations and supersedes Accounting Principles Board, or APB, Opinion No. 16, “Business Combinations”, and SFAS No. 38, “Accounting for Pre-acquisition Contingencies of Purchased Enterprises”. All business combinations that come within the scope of SFAS No. 141 are to be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The provisions of SFAS No. 141 apply to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and all business combinations accounted for using the purchase method of accounting for which the date of acquisition is July 1, 2001 or later. SFAS No. 141 also sets forth new criteria for separability and in-separability of intangible assets. The application of SFAS No. 141 resulted in the Company’s identification of certain intangible assets such as assembled work force and distribution network that did not meet the separability criteria of SFAS No. 141, which were re-classified into goodwill.

On December 30, 2001, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” which required that we cease amortizing goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, and begin an annual assessment of potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets by comparing the book value of these assets to their current fair value.

The Company performed its assessment for potential impairment at each of our three operating banners, since each chain represents a separate operating segment as defined by SFAS No. 131 and a separate reporting unit as defined by SFAS No. 142. In performing its assessment, the carrying value of assets and liabilities was determined for each reporting unit and compared to the fair value of each reporting unit, which was obtained from independent appraisals. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded its fair value, an assessment of impairment was then necessary.

The Company’s impairment assessment at its individual operating banners, upon adoption of SFAS 142, resulted in a non-cash impairment charge totaling approximately $288 million before taxes ($284 million net of taxes), which was recorded as a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle in the first quarter 2002 condensed consolidated statements of income/(loss). This impairment charge relates primarily to goodwill associated with the Delhaize Group Share Exchange and with the Company’s acquisitions of Kash n’ Karry and Hannaford. Impairment at the Kash n’ Karry banner is due to a combination of factors including post-acquisition capital expenditures and operating performance. The Company has seen a heightened level of competition in the Florida area, where Kash n’ Karry is concentrated. The Hannaford banner carries a significant goodwill balance due to the initial acquisition in 2000 and the allocation of goodwill to this banner related to the share exchange. The Company has experienced changes in economic conditions subsequent to these events. The Company plans to test goodwill for impairment again in the fourth quarter of 2002.

As a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 142, amortization expense of approximately $22 million and $66 million for goodwill and other indefinite life assets was appropriately not reflected in the current quarter and for the 39 weeks ended September 28, 2002, respectively.

The following schedule reconciles the Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle adjusted to exclude after-tax amortization expense in the three months and nine months ended September 29, 2001 prior to the adoption of SFAS No.142:

The carrying amount of goodwill and trademarks at each of the Company’s reporting units follows:

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As of September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001, the Company’s amortized intangible assets with definite lives consist of favorable leasehold improvements, liquor licenses, pharmacy files, and developed software. The components of its definite lived intangible assets are as follows:

     Estimated amortization expense (for amortized intangibles) for the remainder of 2002 and the five succeeding fiscal years follows:

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, which is effective for financial statements issued for years beginning after December 15, 2001. The objectives of SFAS No. 144 are to address significant issues relating to the implementation of SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of”, and to develop a single accounting model, based on the framework established in SFAS No. 121 for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, whether previously held and used or newly acquired. SFAS No. 144 was effective as of the beginning of the current fiscal year. The effect of adopting this standard did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements. Management has selected the fourth quarter as the period to conduct its annual impairment review under SFAS No. 144.

In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections.” This statement modifies the treatment of sale-leaseback transactions and extinguishment of debt allowing gains and losses to be treated as income in most circumstances. While SFAS No. 145 is effective for the Company for the fiscal year 2003, early application is encouraged.

The Company has applied the provisions of SFAS No. 145 to its early extinguishment of debt activity during the 13 weeks ended September 28, 2002 and has classified the gain related to early extinguishment in its income statement below interest expense. See the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss) for the 39 weeks ended September 28, 2002 (successor), 22 weeks from April 29, 2001 to September 29, 2001 (successor) and 17 weeks from December 30, 2000 to April 28, 2001 (predecessor). See further discussion in Managements’ Discussion and Analysis – Debt.

8) Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”. SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs, and applies to the legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal operation of a long- lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. SFAS No. 143 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The Company is currently assessing the potential effect of SFAS No. 143 on its financial statements.

SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” was issued by the FASB in June of 2002. SFAS No. 146 addresses significant issues relating to the recognition, measurement and reporting of costs associated with exit and disposal activities. SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company is currently assessing the potential effect this standard will have on its financial statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (13 weeks and 39 weeks ended September 28, 2002 compared to the 13 and 39 weeks ended September 29, 2001).

The accompanying financial statements are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and, consequently, do not include all the disclosures normally required by generally accepted accounting principles or those normally made in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, the reader of this Form 10-Q should refer to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001 for further information. Reclassifications have been made for all current and historical information presented herein from that contained in the Company’s prior annual reports to shareholders and SEC filings on forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K.

On April 25, 2001, Delhaize America, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delhaize Group as a result of the Delhaize Group Share Exchange. Effective as of the end of our April 28, 2001 fiscal period, we recorded adjustments to reflect the accounting basis of Delhaize Group in our financial statements (see Note 5). This transaction was accounted for as a purchase and in connection with this treatment, a new entity has been deemed created for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, in the financial statements, the periods prior to the date of the Delhaize Group Share relate to the “predecessor company” and the periods subsequent to the date of the Delhaize Group Share Exchange relate to the “successor company” and have been labeled accordingly. The results of the predecessor company and the successor company have been combined for the 13 and 39 weeks ended September 29, 2001, since separate results and discussions of the predecessor company and the successor company are not meaningful in comparison to the related periods of the current year.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We have chosen accounting policies that we believe are appropriate to accurately and fairly report our operating results and financial position and we apply those accounting policies in a consistent manner. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and may retain outside consultants, lawyers and actuaries to assist in our evaluation. The reader should refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal year ended December 29, 2001 for further information regarding significant accounting policies.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following tables set forth the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income/(loss) for the 13 and 39 weeks ended September 28, 2002 and for the 13 and 39 weeks ended September 29, 2001 (predecessor and successor companies combined for the 39 weeks ended September 29, 2001) for informational purposes.

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     The following tables set forth, the percentage, which the listed captions bear to net sales and other revenues for the periods indicated: