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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 19, 2001

                             Delhaize America, Inc.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


        North Carolina                 001-15275                 56-0660192
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


2110 Executive Drive, P.O. Box 1330
Salisbury, North Carolina                                             28145-1330
(Address of Principal                                                 (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code                (704) 633-8250


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     This  Amendment  No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this  "Amendment")  is being filed by
Delhaize  America,  Inc., a North Carolina  corporation (the  "Registrant"),  to
amend the  Registrant's  Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 19, 2000,  filed
with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on August 25, 2000 (the "Initial
Report")  by  adding  certain  exhibits  (the  "Exhibits")  under  Item 7.  This
Amendment, the Initial Report and the Exhibits relate to our consummation of the
sale of $600  million of our 7.375%  notes due 2006,  $1.1 billion of our 8.125%
notes due 2011 and $900 million of our 9.000%  debentures due 2031.  Pursuant to
Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the complete
text of new Item 7 is set forth below.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

10.1 Indenture, dated as of April 15, 2001, by and among Delhaize America, Inc.,
     Food Lion, LLC and The Bank of New York, as trustee.

10.2 First  Supplemental  Indenture,  dated as of April 19,  2001,  by and among
     Delhaize  America,  Inc.,  Food  Lion,  LLC and The  Bank of New  York,  as
     trustee.

10.3 Registration  Rights  Agreement,  dated as of April 19, 2001,  by and among
     Delhaize America, Inc., Food Lion, LLC and Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Chase
     Securities Inc. and Deutsche Banc Alex.  Brown,  Inc., in their  respective
     capacities  as initial  purchasers  and as  representatives  of each of the
     other initial purchasers.



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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          Delhaize America, Inc.
                                          (Registrant)

Date:  April 19, 2001                     /s/ Michael R. Waller                .
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                                          Name:   Michael R. Waller
                                          Title:  Executive Vice President and
                                                  General Counsel



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