Hannaford Bros: Declares Quarterly Dividend

                                                                              
            
                                                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                        October 14, 1998

                                                        CONTACT:
                                                        Charles H. Crockett
                                                        Assistant Secretary





              HANNAFORD DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Scarborough, Maine,  October 14, 1998:  Hannaford Bros. Co. (NYSE-HRD), a
multi-regional food retailer, today declared a regular quarterly dividend on
its Common Stock.  The quarterly dividend of $.15 per share will be paid on
December 23, 1998, to shareholders of record at the close of business  on
December 11, 1998.



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