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I don't see a reference to the accounting scandal that almost took down Royal Ahold.

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There was a major accounting scandal that almost took down Royal Ahold. I don't see any mention of it in the article. Wimfort (talk) 16:31, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Created a Comments sub-page per the box at the top of the Discussion page.

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I created a Comments section per the box at the top of the Discussion page. At the time, it said "This article has been rated but has no comments. If appropriate, please review the article and leave comments <here> to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article and how best to improve it." I clicked on the link provided and created the Comments section. I hope I did this correctly; it's the first time I have attempted this. If I've made a mistake or did not do this correctly, feel free to edit and correct, but please let me know what I did wrong so I don't repeat the error. Thank you. Wimfort (talk) 18:19, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm starting this Comments section per the box at the top of the Discussion page that says "This article has been rated but has no comments. If appropriate, please review the article and leave comments <here> to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article and how best to improve it."

There was an $880 Million accounting scandal in 2003 that nearly destroyed Royal Ahold, which at the time was the parent company of U.S. Foodservice. This was a highly visible event and was documented in great detail by the press. It was discovered that U.S. Foodservice employees had systematically inflated promotional allowances to meet earnings targets. This barely gets a mention under the heading "U.S. Foodservice taken private by investment funds" so I think that neutrality is in question.

I will create a new section to cover the facts of the accounting scandal. It certainly is a very significant event and should be included in the U.S. Foodservice article. Wimfort (talk) 18:05, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 18:05, 6 March 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 09:26, 30 April 2016 (UTC)