A restructuring by the parent company of Hannaford Bros. will bring changes to the Scarborough company office, but a spokesman said long-term effects remain unknown.
Mike Norton said the announcement by Belgian-based Delhaize Group to streamline its American operations will lead to department shifts between Hannaford Bros. and the other supermarket chains Delhaize owns.
Changes beginning Feb. 1 include moving financial and accounting departments to corporate offices for Food Lion and Bottom Dollar stores in Salisbury, N.C.
Human resources department operations for the American companies owned by Delhaize will be shifted to Scarborough. Norton said the company has yet to determine how many jobs will be lost or gained in the next 12 to 18 months.
Norton said the changes, announced as part of the 2009 fourth-quarter earnings statement by Delhaize, reflect an effort to eliminate duplication of operations in the Hannaford Bros., Sweetbay Supermarkets, Food Lion and Bottom Dollar stores owned by Delhaize.
As part of the changes, Hannaford Bros. Chief Executive Officer Ron Hodge has been named CEO of all Delhaize America operations. Hannaford Bros. Executive Vice President Beth Newlands Campbell will become Hannaford Bros. CEO, Norton said.
Hannaford Bros. operates 171 stores in New England and New York and employs 700 to 750 employees at the company’s office in Scarborough, according to Norton.