Press Release

     Ahold announces
     restructuring and
     related charges for
     U.S. Foodservice

     Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 30, 2005 - Ahold today announced the
     amount of restructuring and related charges that it expects to record in
     the fourth quarter of 2005 at its U.S. Foodservice subsidiary related to
     the long-term strategy for U.S. Foodservice as announced on November 29,
     2005. The charges are expected to range between USD 50 million and USD 60
     million and reflect expenses associated with planned workforce reduction,
     asset impairments, lease expenses related to facilities to be exited,
     termination of contractual obligations and other miscellaneous charges. The
     workforce reduction initiative will result in the elimination, on a net
     basis, of nearly 700 positions at the company's facilities across the
     United States, including approximately 500 administrative positions.

     The amounts above are preliminary and may be subject to change.


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     Forward-Looking Statements Notice
     Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements
     within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. These statements
     include, but are not limited to, statements as to the expected range of
     restructuring and related charges and the timing of recording such amounts,
     statements regarding expected asset impairments, statements regarding plans
     to reduce the workforce, exit facilities and incur related lease expenses,
     terminate contractual obligations and take other actions expected to result
     in miscellaneous charges, and statements regarding the expected number of
     total eliminated positions and administrative eliminated positions. These
     forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
     factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
     future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many
     of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond the
     Company's ability to control or estimate precisely and such factors
     include, but are not limited to, any estimates, assumptions or judgments
     made or used in estimating the expected restructuring and related charges,
     the ability of U.S. Foodservice's management to implement and complete
     successfully its long-term strategy or delays or additional costs
     encountered in connection with its implementation, the effect of general
     economic conditions and competition, fluctuations in exchange rates or
     interest rates, actions of competitors, vendors, customers, unions,
     contractors, government agencies and other third parties, unanticipated
     disruptions to U.S. Foodservice's operations, unanticipated increases in
     operating expenses, increases in energy costs and transportation costs, any
     reduction in the purchasing power of end-customers, the benefits and cost
     savings from and resources generated by U.S. Foodservice's long-term
     strategy being less than or different from those anticipated, and other
     factors some of which are discussed in Ahold's publicly filed reports.
     Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
     statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Neither
     Ahold nor U.S. Foodservice undertakes any obligation to publicly release
     any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
     circumstances after the date of this press release, except as may be
     required by applicable securities laws. Outside The Netherlands,
     Koninklijke Ahold N.V., being its registered name, presents itself under
     the name of "Royal Ahold" or simply "Ahold."

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