<p><strong>Los Gatos, CA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> FoodLink® and Ahold USA Inc. are announcing that they have entered into a significant long term agreement in which FoodLink will become the definitive online buying platform for all fresh produce, floral, meat, seafood and deli category, purchasing across more than 750 stores under the Giant-Carlisle, Giant-Landover, Martin’s and Stop & Shop brand banners in the U.S. FoodLink will be the retailer’s perishables buying solution for the next 10 years.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Eric Peters, CEO, FoodLink, states, “Ahold has long been an important customer for FoodLink, and this new agreement highlights not just their support of FoodLink, but also the priority Ahold places on sourcing and managing fresh, safe food across a large and complex supply chain.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> For retailers, FoodLink assists retailers in managing the fresh food category and to source the highest quality products at competitive prices while reducing waste and inefficiencies across the supply chain. For suppliers, FoodLink is a sales platform that simplifies the process of managing orders, tracking shipments, responding to change requests, and receiving payment, the press release states.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.foodlink.net" target="_new">FoodLink</a> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="https://www.ahold.com"_new">Ahold</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">