As of October 1, 2025, Julia Vander Ploeg is no longer on the board of directors at Ahold Delhaize and does not have any oversight authority at the company. If you have come to this website looking to learn more about Ahold Delhaize’s animal cruelty controversy, please visit this site here to learn more.

To our knowledge, Julia Vander Ploeg did not meaningfully push the company to address its use of inhumane and unsustainable battery cages. Despite numerous attempts, we never heard from Ms. Vander Ploeg in response to our organization’s concerns