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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4(F)

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                        DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC., as Issuer

             FOOD LION, LLC, HANNAFORD BROS. CO., KASH N' KARRY FOOD
        STORES, INC., FL FOOD LION, INC., RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.,
       HANNBRO COMPANY, MARTIN'S FOODS OF SOUTH BURLINGTON, INC., SHOP `N
    SAVE-MASS., INC., HANNAFORD PROCUREMENT CORP., BONEY WILSON & SONS, INC.
                                  as Guarantors

                                       AND

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                                   as Trustee

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                          THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

                          Dated as of November __, 2001

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                       $600,000,000 7.375% Notes due 2006

                      $1,100,000,000 8.125% Notes due 2011

                     900,000,000 9.000% Debentures due 2031

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                          THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

     THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Third Supplemental Indenture"),
dated as of November __, 2001, among Delhaize America, Inc., a North Carolina
corporation (the "Company"), Food Lion, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability
company ("Food Lion"), Hannaford Bros. Co., a Maine corporation ("Hannaford"),
Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Kash n' Karry"), FL
Food Lion, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FL Food Lion"), Risk Management
Services, Inc., a North Carolina corporation ("RMS"), Hannbro Company, a Maine
corporation ("Hannbro"), Martin's Foods of South Burlington, Inc., a Vermont
corporation ("Martin's"), Shop `n Save-Mass., Inc., a Massachusetts corporation
("Shop `n Save"), Hannaford Procurement Corp., a Maine corporation ("HPC"),
Boney Wilson & Sons, Inc., a North Carolina corporation ("Boney") and The Bank
of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee").

     WHEREAS, the Company and Food Lion have previously executed and delivered
to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of April 15, 2001 (the "Indenture"),
providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the
Company's securities;

     WHEREAS, the Company, Food Lion and the Trustee have previously executed a
First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of April 19, 2001 (the
"First Supplemental Indenture"), creating three new series of securities of the
Company: (i) 7.375% Notes due 2006, (ii) 8.125% Notes due 2011 and (iii) 9.000%
Debentures due 2031 (the "Securities");

     WHEREAS, the Company, Food Lion, Hannaford and Kash n' Karry have
previously executed a Second Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture whereby
Hannaford and Kash n' Karry agreed to assume the rights, duties and obligations
of a Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture) under the Indenture;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15.7 of the Indenture, any Person (as defined
in the Indenture) may assume the rights, duties and obligations of a Guarantor
under the Indenture by executing an indenture supplemental to the Indenture;

     WHEREAS, Section 9.1(2) of the Indenture provides that modifications and
amendments to the Indenture may be made and one or more indentures supplemental
to the Indenture may be entered into to evidence the addition of one or more
additional Persons as a Guarantor under the Indenture, without the written
consent of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) of the Securities;

     WHEREAS, FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Martin's, Shop `n Save, HPC and Boney
each desires to become a Guarantor under the Indenture; and

     WHEREAS, all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to
this Third Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.

     NOW, THEREFORE, THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the Company,
Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n' Karry, FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Martin's, Shop
`n Save, HPC, Boney and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each
other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities:

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                                   ARTICLE I
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     1.1. Additional Guarantors. Each of FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Martin's,
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Shop `n Save, HPC and Boney hereby agrees to assume the rights, duties and
obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture as provided for in Section 15.7
of the Indenture.

     1.2. Mutatis Mutandis Effect. The Indenture is hereby amended mutatis
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mutandis to reflect the addition of each of FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro,
Martin's, Shop `n Save, HPC and Boney as a Guarantor under the Indenture.

                                   ARTICLE II
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                                  Miscellaneous
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     2.1. Counterparts. This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in
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counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original,
but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

     2.2. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Third
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Supplemental Indenture is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby.

     2.3. Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience
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only and shall not effect the construction hereof.

     2.4. Successors and Assigns. Any agreements in this Third Supplemental
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Indenture by the Company, Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n' Karry, FL Food Lion,
RMS, Hannbro, Martin's, Shop `n Save, HPC and Boney shall bind their successors
and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

     2.5. Governing Law. THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
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A CONTRACT UNDER THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND FOR ALL PURPOSES
SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE.

     2.6. Effect of Third Supplemental Indenture. Except as amended by this
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Third Supplemental Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall
remain in full force and effect.

     2.7. Trustee. The Trustee accepts the modifications effected by this Third
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Supplemental Indenture, but only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee assumes
no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, which
shall be taken as the statements of the Company, Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n'
Karry, FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Martin's, Shop `n Save, HPC and Boney, and
the Trustee shall not be responsible or accountable in any way whatsoever for or
with respect to the validity, execution or sufficiency of this Third
Supplemental Indenture and the Trustee makes no representation with respect
thereto.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

                                 DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.

                                 By:________________________________
                                    Name: G. Linn Evans
                                    Title: Assistant Secretary

                                 FOOD LION, LLC

                                 By: ________________________________
                                     Name: G. Linn Evans
                                     Title: Assistant Secretary

                                 HANNAFORD BROS. CO.

                                 By: _________________________________
                                     Name: Emily Dickinson
                                     Title: Vice President

                                 KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.

                                 By: _________________________________
                                     Name: G. Linn Evans
                                     Title: Assistant Secretary

                                 FL FOOD LION, INC.

                                 By: _________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

                                 RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

                                 By: ________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

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                                 HANNBRO COMPANY

                                 By: ________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

                                 MARTIN'S FOODS OF SOUTH BURLINGTON, INC.

                                 By: ________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

                                 SHOP `N SAVE-MASS., INC.

                                 By: ________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

                                 HANNAFORD PROCUREMENT CORP.

                                 By: ________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

                                 BONEY WILSON & SONS, INC.

                                 By: ________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

                                 THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

                                 By: ________________________________
                                     Name:
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10(ax)

                   FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

          AMENDMENT dated as of November __, 2001, amending the $500,000,000
     5-Year Credit Agreement dated as of January 26, 2000, as heretofore amended
     (the "Credit Agreement"), among DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC. (the "Borrower"),
     the LENDERS party hereto (the "Lenders") and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (successor
     by merger to Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York), as Administrative
     Agent (the "Administrative Agent").

                                   WITNESSETH:

          WHEREAS, Boney Wilson & Sons, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, FL
     Food Lion, Inc., a Florida corporation, Hannaford Procurement Corp., a
     Maine corporation, Hannbro Company, a Maine corporation, Martin's Foods of
     South Burlington, Inc., a Vermont corporation, Risk Management Services,
     Inc., a North Carolina corporation and Shop `n Save-Mass., Inc., a
     Massachusetts corporation are each wholly-owned direct or indirect
     subsidiaries of the Borrower; and

          WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement, as
     set forth herein;

          NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

          SECTION 1. Definitions; References. Unless otherwise specifically
     defined herein, each capitalized term used herein which is defined in the
     Credit Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit
     Agreement. Each reference to "Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York"
     and each reference to "Morgan" contained in the Credit Agreement and the
     other Loan Documents shall from and after the date hereof be deemed to be a
     reference to JPMorgan Chase Bank. Each reference to "hereof", "hereunder",
     "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference and each reference
     to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference contained in the
     Credit Agreement shall from and after the date hereof refer to the Credit
     Agreement as amended hereby.

          SECTION 2. Additional Definitions. The following definitions are added
     in alphabetical order in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement (and, where
     appropriate, amend and restate any prior definition in its entirety):

         "Additional Guaranty" means the guaranty agreement among the Additional
Guarantors and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the

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     Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to Amendment No. 3 to this
     Agreement, as amended from time to time.

          "Additional Guarantors" means Boney Wilson & Sons, Inc., a North
     Carolina corporation, FL Food Lion, Inc., a Florida corporation, Hannaford
     Procurement Corp., a Maine corporation, Hannbro Company, a Maine
     corporation, Martin's Foods of South Burlington, Inc., a Vermont
     corporation, Risk Management Services, Inc., a North Carolina corporation
     and Shop `n Save-Mass., Inc., a Massachusetts corporation.

          "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Food Lion Guaranty, the
     Kash n' Karry Guaranty, the Hannaford Guaranty and the Additional Guaranty.

          "Subsidiary Guarantees" means any of the Food Lion Guaranty, the Kash
     n' Karry Guaranty, the Hannaford Guaranty or the Additional Guaranty.

          "Subsidiary Guarantors" means any of Food Lion, Kash n' Karry, Target,
     or any of the Additional Guarantors.

          SECTION 3. Amended Subsidiary Debt Covenant. (a) Section 6.02(b)(6) of
     the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the word "and" at the end
     thereof.

          (b) Section 6.02(b)(7) of the Credit Agreement is renamed Section
     6.02(b)(8).

          (c) The following new Section 6.02(b)(7) of the Credit Agreement is
     inserted immediately following Section 6.02(b)(6) thereof, to read in its
     entirety as follows:

               "(7) Indebtedness of each Additional Guarantor under the
          Additional Guaranty and Indebtedness of each Additional Guarantor
          constituting a Guaranty of the Borrower's senior unsecured
          $600,000,000 7.375% Notes due 2006, $1,100,000,000 8.125% Notes due
          2011 and $900,000,000 9% Debentures due 2031; and"

          SECTION 4. Amended Notices. Section 9.01(a) of the Credit Agreement is
     amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          "(a) if to the Borrower or to any Subsidiary Guarantor, to it at 2110
     Executive Drive, Salisbury, North Carolina 28145-1330, Attention of Richard
     James, Treasurer/Director of Finance (Telecopy No. 704-636-5024);"

          SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby
     represents and warrants that as of the date hereof and after giving effect
     hereto:

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          (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

          (b) each representation and warranty of the Borrower and each
     Subsidiary Guarantor set forth in the Loan Documents after giving effect to
     this Amendment is true and correct as though made on and as of such date,
     except for any such representation and warranty made as of a specific date,
     which are true and correct as of such specific date.

          SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and
     construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

          SECTION 7. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be signed
     in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the
     same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
     instrument. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof
     when each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

          (a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly executed counterparts
     hereof signed by the Borrower and the Majority Lenders (or, in the case of
     any party as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been received,
     the Agent shall have received telegraphic, telex or other written
     confirmation from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof by such
     party);

          (b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly executed counterparts
     of the Additional Guaranty (as defined in the Credit Agreement as amended
     hereby) substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit A hereto;

          (c) receipt by the Administrative Agent of an opinion of Akin, Gump,
     Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
     to the Administrative Agent; and

          (d) receipt by the Administrative Agent of all documents it may
     reasonably request relating to the existence of the Borrower and each
     Additional Guarantor (as defined in the Credit Agreement as amended
     hereby), the corporate authority for and the validity of the Credit
     Agreement as amended hereby and the Additional Guaranty referred to above,
     and any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance
     satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

          The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the
     Lenders of the effectiveness of this Amendment, and such notice shall be
     conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
     be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and
     year first above written.

                                   DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, individually and as
                                   Administrative Agent

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

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                                   CITIBANK, N.A.

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   BBL INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LIMITED

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   BNP PARIBAS (HOUSTON)

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

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                                   DEUTSCHE BANK, AG, BRUSSELS BRANCH

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   FORTIS (USA) FINANCE LLC

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-
                                   BOERENLEENBANK B.A., "RABOBANK
                                   INTERNATIONAL", NEW YORK BRANCH

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

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                                   CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   COBANK, ACB

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                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   THE DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK, LTD.

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   BNP PARIBAS (BRUSSELS)

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY

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                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   CREDIT COMMERCIALE DE FRANCE S.A.

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   DEXIA BANK S.A

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   FLEET NATIONAL BANK

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, NA

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   CIBC INC.

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                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   BANCA DI ROMA -- NEW YORK BRANCH

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                   By:

                                          Name:
                                          Title:

Acknowledged and Agreed to by:

FOOD LION, LLC

By:

       Name:
       Title:

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KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.

By:

       Name:
       Title:

HANNAFORD BROS. CO.

By:

       Name:
       Title:

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