Food Lion Feeds, the hunger-relief platform of Food Lion, has launched its 2026 Feedys Awards, recognizing partners who help provide access to food and support families across the retailer’s 10-state operating area.
The awards will be presented from April through June as a series of surprise celebrations.
Food Lion Feeds presented the Grand Lion for Good, Vendor Award to Kellanova, now part of Mars Inc. The recognition took place April 16 at Food Lion headquarters in Salisbury, North Carolina. In honor of the award, Food Lion Feeds donated 10,000 meals to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina – Rowan Branch in Salisbury on behalf of Kellanova.
Kellanova has been a partner in Food Lion Feeds’ Summers Without Hunger campaign, committing $100,000 each year to the initiative for the past three years.
The company has expanded its local impact with a recent $10,000 gift and support of a food distribution event for more than 200 children at the West End Center for Youth in Roanoke, Virginia.
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Kellanova also supports Operation Homefront, a Food Lion Feeds partner that provides meals, financial assistance and other resources to military and veteran families.
The 2026 Feedys Awards will continue in the coming weeks with recognition of additional partners and community leaders across Food Lion’s communities.
Food Lion operates more than 1,100 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 and has donated more than 1 billion meals to address food insecurity.