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Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OF DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and accompanies the quarterly report on Form10-Q (the Form 10-Q) for
the quarter ended June 29, 2002 of Delhaize America, Inc. (the Issuer).

I, R. William McCanless, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Issuer, certify that, to the best of my knowledge:



| | (i)  |  | the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
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| | (ii) |  | the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Issuer.       

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|Dated: August 13, 2002                                           |  |                                                                                   
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|                                                                 |  | /s/ R. William McCanlessR. William McCanless
President and Chief Executive Officer
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|Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 13th day of August, 2002. |  |                                                                                   
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|/s/ Melinda W.
Dabbs                                             |  |                                                                                   
|Name: Melinda W. Dabbs                                           |  |                                                                                   
|Title: Notary Public                                             |  |                                                                                   
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|My commission
expires:  July 26, 2003                            |  |                                                                                   

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