By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – Carrefour SA said on Wednesday it looked to 2022 with confidence after Europe’s largest food retailer delivered record free cash flow of 1.23 billion euros ($1.40 billion) and a 7.7% rise in operating profit for 2021. Chairman and Chief Executive Alexandre Bompard said cash generation would remain above one billion euros in 2022 and good commercial momentum would continue despite inflationary pressure. He also said he would unveil his new strategic plan for the group in autumn. Strong results and cash generation allowed Carrefour to hand investors an 8% d…