DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)

Class B Common Stock, $.50 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)

344775-10-1
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(CUSIP Number)

Michael E. Dillard, P.C.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100
Dallas, Texas 75201-4675
(214) 969-2800
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

September 7, 2000
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box .

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 344775-10-1

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CUSIP No. 344775-10-1

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          This Amendment No. 9 ("Amendment No. 9") is filed on behalf of Etablissements Delhaize Freres et Cie "Le Lion" S.A. ("Delhaize Le Lion") and Delhaize The Lion America, Inc. ("Detla"), with respect to their Schedule 13D filed October 15, 1976 (the "Schedule 13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed November 16, 1976 ("Amendment No. 1"), Amendment No. 2 thereto filed September 1, 1983 ("Amendment No. 2"), Amendment No. 3 thereto filed March 16, 1988 ("Amendment No. 3"), Amendment No. 4 thereto filed October 3, 1988 ("Amendment No. 4"), Amendment No. 5 thereto filed March 20, 1992 ("Amendment No. 5"), Amendment No. 6 thereto filed September 20, 1994 ("Amendment No. 6"), Amendment No. 7 thereto filed May 25, 1999 ("Amendment No. 7") and Amendment No. 8 thereto filed December 3, 1999 ("Amendment No. 8") relating to the Class B Common Stock, par value $.50 per share, of Delhaize America, Inc., a North Carolina corporation ("Delhaize America"), previously known as Food Lion, Inc. This Amendment No. 9 supplementally amends the Schedule 13D and Amendment Nos. 1 - 8 thereto. Amounts stated in this Amendment No. 9 reflect a one-for-three reverse split of the number of shares of Delhaize America's Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding effective September 9, 1999.

          On September 6, 2000, Pierre-Olivier Beckers, the Chief Executive Officer and President of Delhaize Le Lion and the Chairman of the Board of Delhaize America, delivered to R. William McCanless, Delhaize America's Chief Executive Officer, a letter setting forth Delhaize Le Lion's proposal to acquire each outstanding share of Class A and Class B Common Stock of Delhaize America not currently owned by Delhaize Le Lion and Detla in exchange for 0.35 shares of Delhaize Le Lion.

          If the proposed transaction is completed, Delhaize Le Lion and Detla will own 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Delhaize America and Delhaize America will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delhaize Le Lion (partially owned through Detla). Delhaize Le Lion anticipates that upon completion of the proposed transaction, Delhaize Le Lion will seek to cause the termination of registration of the Class A and Class B Common Stock of Delhaize America under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and cause the Delhaize America Class A and Class B Common Stock to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.

          A copy of Delhaize Le Lion's proposal is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In addition, on September 7, 2000, Delhaize Le Lion issued a press release announcing that it had submitted its proposal to Delhaize America. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

          Depending on the response of Delhaize America to the Delhaize Le Lion proposal and other factors determined to be relevant to Delhaize Le Lion, Delhaize Le Lion may decide upon other plans or make alternate proposals and take such actions with respect to its ownership interest in Delhaize America, including any or all of the actions set forth in paragraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D and any other actions as may be determined by Delhaize Le Lion. Except as set forth in this Item 4 and in furtherance of the proposed transaction, Delhaize Le Lion presently has no plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the actions set forth in paragraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

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          (a)     The number and percentage of shares of Class B Common Stock owned by each reporting person as of September 6, 2000 are as follows:

The aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person is 42,345,686 shares.

          (b)     Reference is made to pages 2 and 3 of this Amendment No. 9.

          (c)     During the last 60 days, neither Delhaize Le Lion nor Detla has effected any transactions in the Class A or Class B Common Stock of Delhaize America.

          (d)-(e)   Not applicable.

          The 1994 Shareholders' Agreement, as described in Item 4 of Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D filed by Delhaize Le Lion on September 20, 1994, was superseded on March 27, 2000 by the 2000 Shareholders' Agreement (the "2000 Shareholders' Agreement"), among Delhaize Le Lion, Detla and Delhaize America. This summary of the provisions of the 2000 Shareholders Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2000 Shareholders' Agreement, which was filed by Delhaize America with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.A to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 1, 2000, and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

          Section 1 of the 2000 Shareholders' Agreement provides for the establishment of a Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of Delhaize America for the purpose of nominating the slate of directors to be submitted to the shareholders of Delhaize America for election at the annual meeting or at any meeting of the shareholders at which a director or directors are to be elected and filling any vacancy that may arise from time to time. Section 1 requires the Bylaws of Delhaize America to be amended to provide that the composition of the Nominating Committee, the composition of each slate of directors and the other responsibilities of the Nominating Committee will be as follows:

          Section 2 of the 2000 Shareholders' Agreement sets forth a voting agreement by Delhaize Le Lion and Detla (i) to vote in favor of the slate of directors proposed by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of Delhaize America and (ii) not to participate, directly or indirectly, in any efforts to cause cumulative voting to be in effect for any election of directors of Delhaize America.

           Section 3 of the 2000 Shareholders' Agreement provides that the Bylaws of Delhaize America will provide that an affirmative vote of 70% of the directors will be required to approve certain actions by Delhaize America, including the election of directors and of the Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize America, entering into contracts requiring certain payments, certain capital expenditures, the issuance of stock or other securities of Delhaize America, the sale of assets outside of the ordinary course of business, amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or mergers, consolidations or other extraordinary corporate transactions.

          The reporting persons hereby incorporate by reference the Joint Filing Agreement previously filed by the reporting persons as Exhibit C to Amendment No. 7 to their Schedule 13D, filed May 25, 1999.

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Signature

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

          The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of this filing person), evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement; provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.

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          The directors and executive officers of Delhaize Le Lion are as follows:

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*All of the persons listed on this Exhibit are Belgian unless otherwise indicated.

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*All of the persons listed on this Exhibit are Belgian unless otherwise indicated.

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          The directors and executive officers of Detla are as follows:

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*All of the persons listed on this Exhibit are Belgian unless otherwise indicated.

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