"Hannaford Supermarket parent company agrees to mediation with Migrant Justice", 27 May 2026

An international human rights complaint alleging abuses in the dairy supply chain of Hannaford Supermarket is moving forward, bringing Hannaford’s parent company into mediation with farmworkers...

In April, 2025...Migrant Justice submitted a complaint with the Dutch government alleging abuses on dairy farms supplying Hannaford Supermarket. After a year of investigation and deliberation, the National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct in the Netherlands (The Hague, Netherlands) has concluded that the complaint should move forward. In response...Ahold Delhaize – parent company of Hannaford Supermarket – has agreed to enter into mediation with Migrant Justice...

The...filing includes extensive documentation of human rights violations in Ahold’s U.S. dairy supply chain, as well as significant evidence of Ahold’s failure to exercise due diligence to stop abuses against farmworkers. The complaint points to Ahold and Hannaford’s false solutions – including a hotline that fails to investigate calls and employer self-assessments that fail to uncover violations – and urges the corporation to join Milk with Dignity...