Delhaize (DEG) 20-F 2006 FY Annual report (foreign)

Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Delhaize Group (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 20-F”), we, Pierre-Olivier Beckers and Craig Owens, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of our knowledge:

(i) the Form 20-F fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii) the information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: June 29, 2007

/s/ Pierre-Olivier Beckers

Pierre-Olivier Beckers

President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Craig Owens

Craig Owens

Chief Financial Officer

A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY AND WILL BE RETAINED BY THE COMPANY AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.