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Stop & Shop's Dutch Owner to Busy Americans: We'll Handle Dinner
- U.S. consumers spend more on eating at restaurants and diners
- Company to increase offering of ready-made meals and meal kits
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As America’s increasing disposable incomes encourage more people to eat out, the Dutch owner of Stop & Shop supermarkets is making changes to keep them dining in.
Royal Ahold NV will be placing a bigger emphasis on ready-made meals and prepared meal kits as it seeks to offer customers the convenience they crave, Chief Executive Officer Dick Boer said in an interview at Bloomberg’s New York headquarters.