Share your experience working at Hannaford
Hannaford employees across America are concerned about low pay, poor management, unfair treatment, and low morale. We are surveying employees on their experiences and raising awareness about their concerns. Join us to push for meaningful change.
Employees deserve better.
While Hannaford claims to foster a culture of belonging, many employees tell a different story—a story of low pay, inadequate benefits, poor treatment, and management that is indifferent to their struggles. Although workers at Giant and other grocers owned by the same parent company have unions, Hannaford workers lack this important protection. They describe facing anti-union messaging and significant challenges when advocating for better working conditions.
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working at Hannaford
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Employee Experiences*
What are the problems?
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In online forums, Hannaford employees frequently express frustration with low wages, understaffing, and inconsistent hours. Many claim they are paid less than new hires or workers at comparable companies. They say benefits are minimal and that some have even been reduced, and that management lies to them about compensation.
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Hannaford employees have described their workplace as abusive, with complaints of favoritism, unfairness, dishonesty, and harassment. There are concerns of micromanagement, and some report managers who treat them as if they were stupid, fail to support their teams, and don’t respect workers’ rights. The result is low morale and a stressful atmosphere.
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Many workers online report being overworked and overwhelmed due to understaffing and poor management practices. They allege managers fail to provide relief or assistance, leading to burnout among staff who feel unsupported and undervalued. Some employees even claim they are not allowed to have water at their work stations without a doctor’s note.
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Hannaford’s reputation for union busting is well known amongst its employees, and the company goes to long lengths to keep workers from organizing. This includes distributing a twenty-page, confidential anti-union guide for managers that has been leaked online. Meanwhile, corporate parent, Ahold Delhaize, allows unionized workplaces in other regions, adding to perceptions of inequality across the company’s workforce.
Hannaford is owned by a foreign entity
Hannaford is owned by Ahold Delhaize, a Dutch multinational conglomerate that owns grocery store chains worldwide, including Hannaford, Giant, Stop & Shop, and Food Lion. While Ahold Delhaize prides itself on progressive standards in the Netherlands—where its flagship brand Albert Heijn has unionized workplaces and offers better pay and benefits—these standards don’t extend to Hannaford employees in the United States.
Unlike Stop & Shop and Giant, which both have unionized workforces providing employees with stronger protections, Hannaford workers lack these critical supports. Despite being owned by the same parent company, Hannaford employees report facing anti-union messaging and challenges in advocating for better working conditions.
At the helm of Ahold Delhaize is CEO Frans Muller, who resides in the Netherlands and earns $6 million annually. Meanwhile, many Hannaford employees struggle with low pay and substandard benefits.
The Center for Responsible Food Business advocates for responsible standards in the food sector. We engage industry leaders to advance practices that benefit all stakeholders from the farm to the dinner table – including those who work at the nation’s largest grocery stores.
The Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Pennsylvania.