ICA AB, through its subsidiaries, operates as a food retail company in Sweden, Norway, and the Baltic countries. The company primarily offers fresh foods, alternatives for allergy sufferers, healthy and organic choices, and local products; and nonfoods, such as housewares, sporting goods, and garden supplies. It operates 2,200 stores in Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The company also provides various banking and financial products and services, including current accounts and various forms of bank cards; unsecured loans; mortgages; and homeowners and auto insurance. In addition, it engages in buying land, as well as in building, managing, selling, and renting real estate properties. The company was founded in 1917 and is based in Solna, Sweden. As of April 12, 2000, ICA AB operates as a subsidiary of Koninklijke Ahold N.V.